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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse

Policy

Ripple to Meet With SEC in First Pretrial Conference on Feb. 22

Ripple and the SEC will meet over video call, according to a court order from the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse

By Colin Harper

Dec 30, 2020 at 3:21 p.m. UTC

Dec 30, 2020

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Markets

Coinbase to Suspend XRP Trading Following SEC Suit Against Ripple

Coinbase said it will suspend trading of XRP, the cryptocurrency at the heart of an SEC lawsuit against Ripple Labs.

Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO, speaks at Davos 2020.

By Nikhilesh De Zack Seward Lawrence Lewitinn

Dec 28, 2020 at 10:30 p.m. UTC

Dec 28, 2020

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Markets

SEC Disapproves BOX Security's Request to Report Stock Trading Data on Ethereum Blockchain

BOX proposed a rule change to the SEC for using the Ethereum blockchain to record and publishing end-of-day securities ownership balances.

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By Daniel Cawrey

Dec 28, 2020 at 8:06 p.m. UTC

Dec 28, 2020

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Policy

SEC Obtains Emergency Asset Freeze Against Virgil Capital

Stefan Qin, the 23-year-old founder of Virgil Capital, has been accused by the SEC of “fabricated records” for failing to redeem $3.5 million in investments and attempting to...

SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission

By Kevin Reynolds

Dec 28, 2020 at 5:20 p.m. UTC

Dec 28, 2020

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SBI Holdings

Markets

XRP Is a Crypto Asset in Japan, Not a Security, Ripple Partner SBI Claims

The SBI Holdings statement refers to a research article by Sadakazu Osaki of the Nomura Research Institute indicating that under Japanese law XRP is a "cryptocurrency asset" a...

SBI Holdings

By Daniel Cawrey

Dec 28, 2020 at 2:53 p.m. UTC

Dec 28, 2020

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Bitstamp CEO and founder Nejc Kodrič

Markets

Bitstamp to Halt XRP Trading, Deposits in US Due to SEC Lawsuit

Bitstamp is the first major U.S.-based crypto exchange to respond to the SEC lawsuit against Ripple.

Bitstamp CEO and founder Nejc Kodrič

By Kevin Reynolds

Dec 25, 2020 at 4:40 p.m. UTC

Dec 25, 2020

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Finance

Coinbase, Other Big Exchanges 'Between Rock and a Hard Place' on Delisting XRP

The question of whether or not to delist XRP isn’t a black-and-white one for crypto exchanges.

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By Nikhilesh De

Dec 24, 2020 at 3:31 p.m. UTC

Dec 24, 2020

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Markets

Roisman Named Acting SEC Chairman, Peirce Tweets

The news comes a day after former Chairman Jay Clayton announced that yesterday was his last day.

By Kevin Reynolds

Dec 24, 2020 at 3:16 p.m. UTC

Dec 24, 2020

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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton

Policy

SEC Chairman Clayton Says Wednesday Is His Last Day in Office

Clayton announced in November he would be leaving by the end of the year but hadn't specified a date.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton

By Kevin Reynolds

Dec 23, 2020 at 11:38 p.m. UTC

Dec 23, 2020

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rangebound as XRP Plummets After SEC Lawsuit

Bitcoin continues trading below $24,000 as legal action by the SEC rattles the XRP market.

BTCUSD four-hour price action

Dec 23, 2020 at 9:29 p.m. UTC

Dec 23, 2020

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