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The moment has come. Apparently, the SEC is ready to sue Ripple for issuing XRP as a non-registered security.After several years of uncertainty, it seems that U.S. regulators would be willing to answer once and for all the most crucial question that any member of the XRP Army has ever asked. Is XRP a security?According to Fortune, the American company received a notice on Monday that it would be sued by the SEC. Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple’s CEO, did not deny the news and, in fact, spoke out on...
Read More »SEC Director Who Said Ethereum is Not a Security Leaving the Watchdog
William Hinman, a director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) known for his statements in favor of greater clarity for the crypto ecosystem and other ICOs and fintech, announced his intentions to leave his post in the upcoming months. Since 2017, Hinman has served as a director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, an office responsible for giving investors material information to help them come with good financial decisions. His office also provides...
Read More »Kik and The SEC Reach a $5 Million Agreement to End Their Legal Battle
The story of the legal battle between Kik and the SEC seems to be coming to an end. Today, the SEC filed a motion with the Southern District Court of New York to close the case with a $5 million fine. Kik was being sued for issuing and selling unregistered securities through the ICO of its KIN token. The accusation came when the SEC also attempted similar proceedings against TON’s ICO, the Telegram blockchain. However, the agreement with Canada’s Kik is much softer than the...
Read More »Another One Bites The Dust: SEC Brings Charges Against Another ICO
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the US is tightening the noose around initial exchange offerings (ICOs). In yet another step against them, the Commission has brought charges against one more allegedly fraudulent ICO of unregistered digital asset securities.The SEC Is Getting Serious About ICOsThe SEC has pressed charges against defendants Sergii “Sergey” Grybniak and Opporty International, Inc. Per the complaint, the defendants Opporty and its sole owner, Grybniak, conducted a...
Read More »Telegram’s Clash With SEC Continues: Internal Correspondance Suggests TON Is Security
The critical situation between Telegram and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took another step forward. The market regulator now claims that the popular messaging company saw its upcoming Gram token as securities and thus should fall under established regulations.Is Gram Token A Security?Telegram’s controversy regarding its TON blockchain and its native cryptocurrency, Gram, continues. The SEC has recently filed another claim with the court in the Southern District of New...
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