On Tuesday, the SEC approved orders to permit in-kind creations and redemptions by authorized participants for crypto asset ETFs. The orders approved “reflect a departure from recently approved spot Bitcoin and Ether ETPs, which were limited to creations and redemptions on an in-cash basis,” the Commission stated. With today’s approval orders, crypto ETFs will be […]
Ripple has just announced that it will drop its cross-appeal against the SEC, signaling the end of a years-long legal siege. CEO Brad Garlinghouse declared: “We’re closing this chapter once and for all.” With the SEC expected to reciprocate, XRP surged by 5% at one point to $2.2. But beneath the modest green candle lies […]
TL;DR US District Judge Analisa Torres has ruled against the SEC and Ripple in their joint motion filed earlier this year. The legal case between the two, which started over four and a half years ago, has yet to reach a conclusive end despite Garlinghouse’s announcement in March. JUST IN: Judge Torres has denied @Ripple […]
The case between Ripple Labs and the US Securities and Exchange Commission received a long-awaited updated on June 16th, as the institution submitted a status report, which more or less asks for an extension of a previous deadline. Ripple vs. SEC Lawsuit Update As CryptoPotato reported earlier this month, both parties managed to reach an agreement regarding […]
Nasdaq has submitted a 19b-4 filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking approval to list the 21Shares SUI ETF. The filing, which is now published in the SEC’s public register, initiates the formal beginning of the regulatory review process and follows 21Shares’ S-1 registration statement, which was filed in April. Bringing SUI […]
“The American values of economic liberty, private property rights, and innovation are in the DNA of the DeFi movement,” said SEC Chair Paul Atkins at the regulator’s latest Crypto Task Force Roundtable on decentralized finance on June 9. Atkins criticized applying “century-old regulatory frameworks” to DeFi and blockchain innovation, noting that current securities rules were […]
On May 29, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance provided its views on staking on networks that use proof-of-stake as a consensus mechanism. The Division concluded that protocol staking activities do not constitute securities offerings under federal securities laws and no registration is required. “Accordingly, it is the Division’s view that participants in Protocol Staking […]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against New York-based crypto exchange Unicoin, along with several top executives, alleging a scheme to defraud investors through misleading claims tied to the sale of rights certificates and company stock. The SEC has accused Unicoin of falsely claiming to have raised over $3 billion through […]
TL;DR Just as the XRP Army celebrated the official ending of the legal case against the SEC, Judge Analisa Torres has denied the joint motion for an indicative ruling on their settlement. XRP’s price reacted with an immediate price drop, but Ripple’s CLO said the company has nothing to worry about. Judge Torres Rejects The […]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Ramil Palafox, the founder of the crypto company PGI Global, with orchestrating a massive $198 million Ponzi scheme that misled investors worldwide. Palafox is accused of defrauding investors by promoting PGI Global as a legitimate crypto asset and foreign exchange trading business from January 2020 through October […]