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CoinspeakerXRP Price Goes Parabolic Following Big Win of Ripple against SEC This great win of Ripple in its battle against the SEC can be viewed as a reminder that the existing regulatory frameworks may not always fit the unique characteristics of cryptocurrencies and may require modification or refinement.  XRP Price Goes Parabolic Following Big Win of Ripple against SEC

XRP is booming after Judge Analisa Torres’s ruling on Thursday that most sales of the Ripple-issued cryptocurrency do not constitute securities transactions. The ruling brings a conclusion to a three-year-long lawsuit that is expected to set a firm precedent for many crypto issuers’ legal standing in the United States going forward. Let’s dig into the details of the ruling, and examine how it could impact other cryptocurrencies in the near term. Institutional Sales VS Other...

CoinspeakerBREAKING: SEC Sued Alex Mashinsky Former CEO of Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Network The problems with Celsius Network and Mashinsky first surfaced in June of last year when the platform abruptly froze withdrawals, leaving users anxious about the security of their cash. BREAKING: SEC Sued Alex Mashinsky Former CEO of Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Network

The price of Ripple’s XRP has exploded minutes following reports that a judge has ruled in favor of Ripple in the case against the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States. According to reports, a Judge has ruled that Ripple’s sale of XRP doesn’t constitute an offer of investment contracts. This seems to be a major win for the company, as the case has been ongoing for more than three years. According to data by CoinGecko, XRP’s price exploded by approximately...

CoinspeakerBlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF Could Unlock $30T Worth of Capital Over the past decade, the SEC has rejected as many as 30 spot Bitcoin ETF applications from firms such as Gemini, Fidelity, and WisdomTree.     BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF Could Unlock $30T Worth of Capital

LBRY Inc – the firm responsible for developing the LBRY protocol – has announced it will close operations after receiving a final judgment in its case with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday. Since the announcement, LBRY token (LBC) has collapsed 14% in value. A federal judge sided with the SEC in ruling that LBRY violated Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 in its issuance of LBC. As such, it has permanently restrained and enjoined from further...

Coinbase’s shares spiked to almost $90 following the news that exchange operator Cboe Global Markets filed amended applications of three spot BTC exchange-traded funds, adding surveillance-sharing agreements with Coinbase. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has yet to decide on the launch of such a product. It remains unknown whether the lawsuit filed against Coinbase by the watchdog will affect its final ruling. Rising to Almost One-Year High Cboe Global Markets – an...

Crypto investment company Paradigm has filed an amicus brief in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) case against Bittrex, claiming that the regulator is “wrongfully attempting to lay claim over crypto secondary markets.” The brief filed on July 7th stated that the case against the US-based crypto exchange should be dismissed. It argued that the SEC cannot support extending the Howey test to determine that secondary market sales are investment contract...

Grayscale, the owner of the world’s largest Bitcoin fund, has grown even more frustrated with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the regulator approved a leveraged Bitcoin futures ETF last month. The firm has taken its complaint to the court, arguing that the approval strengthens its case that the SEC’s denial of its Bitcoin spot ETF application is “discriminatory.” 2X Futures VS Spot: What’s Riskier? In a letter to the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit...

Jay Clayton – former Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – believes the agency should approve a spot Bitcoin ETF in America if the interested companies prove the safety of the product. However, he could not predict when such a green light would come. Multiple behemoths, including BlackRock, Invesco, and Fidelity Digital Assets, have recently filed to launch such a fund. The SEC has previously given its nod to a futures BTC ETF but has been reluctant to...