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Musk blamed the SEC and the Biden Administration for constant scrutiny into his Twitter acquisition while expressing his confusion and frustration in the matter. On Thursday, October 5, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Elon Musk in order to force him to testify about the acquisition of Twitter last year. In a legal document filed in the Northern District of California, SEC lawyers have accused Elon Musk of non-compliance with a subpoena mandating his appearance for a...

TL;DR XRP wallets surpass 4.8 million, driven by Ripple’s recent court victories against the SEC. Ripple and its XRP token gained significant attention following a key court win in July. Despite speculation, Ripple did not announce an IPO or settlement with the SEC at their recent NYC party. Inching Towards 5 Million The total number of XRP wallets has recently surpassed 4.8 million. The latest surge of the figure comes amid another dose of enthusiasm among the Ripple...

Former BlackRock managing director Steven Schoenfield, who now serves as the CEO of MarketVector Indexes, predicts that the U.S. SEC will approve a Spot Bitcoin ETF within three to six months. Schoenfield shared this estimate during a panel discussion on ETFs at CCData’s Digital Asset Summit in London, where he was joined by another ex-BlackRock director, Martin Bednall, now CEO of Jacobi Asset Management. SEC’s ETF Approval Could Come Sooner Schoenfield’s response came after...

This ruling marked a crucial victory for Ripple, instantly boosting XRP’s price by almost 5%. When Ripple achieved its first victory, although a partial one, in July, the price of XRP spiked from $0.46 to $0.93 in just 10 hours, a stunning 100%+ increase. A federal judge in the United States, Analisa Torres, rejected the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) appeal in a significant legal battle against Ripple, the company associated with the XRP token. The judge dismissed the SEC’s...

By mid-day, the ETFs had seen less than $2 million in trading volume. According to the analyst, this was “about normal” for a new ETF but low when compared to BITO, the first Bitcoin futures ETF, which did $200 million in the first 15 minutes of trading. The highly anticipated launch of nine new Ethereum futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has come to a seemingly underwhelming end. The new products went to market on October 2 and are designed to track futures contracts tied to the value...

Lawyers representing the investors submitted a notice of voluntary dismissal of the lawsuit against Terraform Labs and Do Kwon in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The class-action lawsuits against Terraform Labs and its co-founder Do Kwon alleging fraud, were abruptly withdrawn, leaving the reasons undisclosed. Terraform Labs, renowned for its Terra stablecoin, started operations in 2018. However, a sudden crash in May 2022 occurred when the Terra...

John E Deaton – a US attorney who represents thousands of Ripple investors in the lawsuit against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – launched another bashing manifest towards the agency’s Chairman – Gary Gensler. The latter has been criticized for his negative approach to the cryptocurrency industry, with some arguing that the Commission’s stance could push talent outside the States. Gensler Must Go Deaton took it to X (Twitter) to claim that the Chairman of...

The launch of EFUT marks the company’s second foray into the futures ETF market. US-based investment manager VanEck has officially announced the launch of the long-awaited Ethereum (Ether) futures exchange-traded fund (ETF), exposing traditional investors to the world of cryptocurrencies. According to a press release on Monday, the fund named VanEck Ethereum Strategy ETF (CBOE: EFUT) is structured as a C-Corporation. The investment vehicle is designed to be the sole ETF focused on ETH...

While the recent price surge brought joy to long-term investors and HODLers, short sellers are notably facing a different fate. On October 1, the crypto market witnessed spectacular price increases, with Bitcoin (BTC) exceeding $28,000 and Ethereum (ETH) surging past $1,700, prompting more than $70 million in short positions to be liquidated in a matter of minutes. The Surprising Bitcoin Price Pump According to data from TradingView, the crypto market’s upheaval began when Bitcoin...

Binance Labs – the investment side of the world’s largest and most popular digital currency exchange – has placed $5 million into the new Curve DAO token that powers the Curve blockchain network. Binance Puts a Lot of Dough into Curve At the time of writing, Curve is valued at roughly $2.4 billion and witnesses a daily trading volume of more than $215 million on its investment platform, which seeks to help fans of decentralized finance (defi) trade assets for the...