Consensys Sues SEC Over ‘Unlawful Seizure Of Authority’ Over Ethereum
By offering their MetaMask wallet software, the SEC says Consensys is acting as an unregistered securities broker.
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Apr 25, 2024 at 6:36 p.m. UTC
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Ripple Says $10M Penalty Enough, Rejects SEC’s Ask of $1.95B Fine in Final Judgment
The court had found Ripple violated federal securities laws by making institutional sales of XRP but dismissed other allegations brought by the SEC.
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Apr 23, 2024 at 7:32 a.m. UTC
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Coinbase Seeks to Take Core Question in U.S. SEC Case to Higher Court
The crypto exchange is trying to appeal part of a judge's recent denial of its motion to dismiss, focusing on whether the SEC can treat secondary trades as investment contract...
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Apr 13, 2024 at 12:13 a.m. UTC
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SEC Seeks $1.95B Fine in Final Judgment Against Ripple
Stuart Alderoty, Ripple Labs’ chief legal officer, criticized the SEC and wrote that the company will file its response to the SEC’s motion next month.
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Mar 26, 2024 at 5:56 a.m. UTC
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Why the SEC Shouldn’t Classify ETH as a Security
Reports suggest the agency may be about to categorize ETH as a security, with huge implications for the blockchain’s future. Here’s why the SEC would be wrong.
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Mar 20, 2024 at 7:17 p.m. UTC
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Meme Coins Going Legit Is the Worst Thing for Meme Coins
Institutions like Franklin Templeton are taking meme coins increasingly seriously this cycle. But will these joke-y projects run afoul of regulators?
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Mar 15, 2024 at 5:51 p.m. UTC
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Prometheum Taps Morgan Stanley Exec as CFO Just Before Opening Doors
The much-debated crypto firm hired an experienced Wall Street hand who handled regulatory policy in his last job and also worked for Goldman Sachs and Fidelity.
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Mar 4, 2024 at 3:56 p.m. UTC
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U.S. Judge Enters Default Ruling Against Ex-Coinbase Insider, Says Secondary Market Sales Are Securities Transactions
In May 2023, the SEC settled charges with Ishan Wahi and Nikhil Wahi in what it has called the "first-ever insider trading case involving cryptocurrency markets."
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Mar 4, 2024 at 5:58 a.m. UTC
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Ether’s Prometheum Test
The “only U.S.-registered crypto securities platform" is listing ETH in a bold test of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's thesis that most cryptocurrencies are secu...
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Feb 8, 2024 at 10:17 p.m. UTC
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Citi Alumni-Founded Startup to Offer Bitcoin Securities That Don't Need Green Light From SEC
Receipts Depositary Corp. aims to address the institutional desire for bitcoin investments that may not be satisfied by a spot ETF.
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Jan 4, 2024 at 12:13 p.m. UTC
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