Securities and Exchange Commission

Ripple

Ripple Granted Access to SEC Documents on Bitcoin, Ether in Ongoing XRP Fight

Ripple is hoping to find evidence the regulator defined XRP as being similar to bitcoin and ether.

News  ·  7 April 2021
XRP

Crypto Exchanges Discussed XRP’s Status With SEC Ahead of Listings, Ripple Says

The SEC did not tell crypto trading platforms it viewed XRP as a security, Ripple claimed in a new filing.

News  ·  5 March 2021
Opinion

The Node: SEC Worried About Default Bitcoin ETFs

Gary Gensler could take charge of the SEC. Will he be open to more innovation, like bitcoin exchange-traded products?

People  ·  2 March 2021
CoinFlash

Nigeria’s SEC Puts Plans to Regulate Crypto on Hold in Light of Central Bank Ban

The Nigerian cryptocurrency community has been turning to peer-to-peer exchange platforms to continue trading.

News  ·  12 February 2021
Tether

SEC Should Monitor Tesla’s Elon Musk for Market Manipulation: Roubini

The NYU economist also warned bitcoin could "collapse" if Tether and Bitfinex are indicted this year.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 February 2021
Japan

Japan Rallies Behind XRP as Ripple Faces US Litigation

Unlike the U.S., Japan considers XRP to be a cryptocurrency, not a security.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 January 2021
CoinFlash

Gary Gensler Confirmed as Joe Biden’s SEC Chair Pick

Gary Gensler has taught courses about blockchain at MIT.

News  ·  18 January 2021
XRP

Kraken to Halt XRP Trading for US Residents

Clients residing outside the U.S. will be unaffected.

Markets  ·  15 January 2021
XRP

Asia’s Retail FOMO Could Be Behind XRP’s Rally Despite SEC’s Lawsuit

Data and traders reveal the source of XRP's recent price rally could be Asia.

Markets  ·  8 January 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission

VanEck Proposes ETF for Bitcoin, Once Again

So far, the SEC has considered many applications for bitcoin-based ETFs and rejected them all.

Markets  ·  30 December 2020
XRP

Crypto.com to Delist, Suspend XRP in the US After SEC’s Ripple Suit

The announcement came hours after Coinbase and OKCoin took similar actions.

Markets  ·  29 December 2020
ICO

Tierion to Repay ICO Investors Up to $25M Plus Interest in SEC Settlement

The SEC order effectively blows up 1 billion TNT tokens.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 December 2020
Fraud

Crypto Hedge Fund Founder Stefan Qin Accused of Fraud by SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is accusing the founder of hedge fund Virgil Capital of fraud.

News  ·  24 December 2020
XRP

MoneyGram Takes Wait-and-See Approach as SEC Sues Partner Ripple

"MoneyGram will continue to monitor the situation" following an SEC lawsuit against its part-owner, Ripple, a spokesperson told CoinDesk.

Business  ·  23 December 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Recovers to Nearly $24K; Ether Rides Bitcoin’s ‘Coattails’

Bitcoin recovers from Monday’s small-scale market sell-off to nearly $24,000, and ether follows bitcoin’s positive trend.

Markets  ·  22 December 2020