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Ripple Spent $200 Million to Defend Itself Against the SEC Lawsuit

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated that Ripple will have spent $200 million to defend itself from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit. The SEC filed a lawsuit against Ripple and accused CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Co-founder Chris Larsen of breaching SEC laws by selling XRP without registering it with

May 8, 2023 1 min read

U.S SEC Awards $279 Million Payout to Anonymous Whistleblower

The $279 million payout is the highest whistleblower award ever made by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Typically, the SEC will give between 10% and 30% of any fines collected that are more than $1 million. The whistleblower must disclose information that directly aids the SEC in imposing

May 6, 2023 1 min read

Top Exchange Is Under Investigation; Possing Next Challenge for Crypto Market?

The U.S. Justice Department’s national security division is investigating Binance Holdings to determine whether the cryptocurrency exchange was illegally utilized to allow Russians to move funds through it in violation of US sanctions related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as per the Bloomberg report. This is not the first time

May 6, 2023 1 min read

SEC Launches Investigation into First Republic Bank Executives

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is launching an investigation into First Republic Bank executives over allegations of insider trading. The investigation centers on the conduct of executives before the bank’s seizure and subsequent sale to JP Morgan Chase & Co. According to Bloomberg, the SEC is specifically investigating

May 6, 2023 1 min read

SEC To Settle Ripple Case, Attorney Says With Histories Behind

In broadening the crypto market, the crypto investors turn their predictions optimistic over the second quarter of 2023. Meanwhile, the verdict of the Ripple case with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (U.S. SEC) awaits the result.  Deaton’s Analysis Of the Ripple Case John E Deaton, the founder of

May 2, 2023 2 mins read

Coinbase Fights Back Against the SEC’s Wells Notice with Its Response

The crypto exchange Coinbase responded to the SEC’s Wells notice. Coinbase provided written and video submissions to the SEC and discussed those submissions with the SEC a few days ago. Today, to provide greater transparency in our long-standing engagement with the SEC, we are sharing our response to the Wells

April 28, 2023 1 min read

John Deaton’s Bullishness on XRP Despite Market Volatility and Litigation

Legal conflicts with the SEC over whether XRP is a security have caused market volatility for Ripple’s token. Despite this, John Deaton, founder of CryptoLaw, is certain that XRP will be adopted for international transactions. Good thing I don’t care what you think. But if you’re interested go back to

April 27, 2023 2 mins read

Bittrex Global CEO Denies Serving US Customers, Plans to Fight SEC Accusations

On April 17, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused Bittrex, a Seattle-based exchange, of violating securities law by neglecting to register with the financial regulatory agency in various jurisdictions. The charges came at a time when the exchange was already planning to wind up its operations in the

April 27, 2023 1 min read

XRP Holders to Face Class Certification Hearing, Will This Be Against Ripple?

A Summary Judgement from the district court is still pending in the significant battle between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple Labs. John E. Deaton, an attorney for the XRP community, stated today that he will be participating in a Zoom hearing. The court overseeing the case will not

April 26, 2023 1 min read

SEC Chair Gensler’s Stance Against “Crypto” Leads Him to Unrest

The regulatory uncertainty is already having an impact on the cryptocurrency market. As evidenced by the widely publicized new lawsuit between Coinbase and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is now gaining steam in the community. Following the exchange’s stance against the SEC, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong starts

April 26, 2023 1 min read