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Court Fines Ripple Labs $125M For Securities Law Violations

Court Fines Ripple Labs $125M For Securities Law Violations

Judge Torres found that Ripple’s institutional sales of XRP comprised unlicensed securities sales.
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SEC Amends Binance Lawsuit, Drops Security Claims for Solana and Other Cryptocurrencies

The SEC’s lawsuit against Binance had classified SOL, ADA, MATIC, FIL, ATOM, SAND, MANA, ALGO, AXS, and COTI as securities.
SEC Drops Investigation into Stablecoin Issuer Paxos

SEC Drops Investigation into Stablecoin Issuer Paxos

The move comes just two weeks after a U.S. federal judge ruled that BUSD does not comprise a security.
CFTC Chair Asserts At Least 70% of Crypto Assets Are Not Securities

CFTC Chair Asserts At Least 70% of Crypto Assets Are Not Securities

Behnam urged Congress to grant the agency more authority over digital assets.
Crypto Celebrates Court Dismissing SEC Claims That Secondary BNB Sales Aren't Securities

Crypto Celebrates Court Dismissing SEC Claims That Secondary BNB Sales Aren't Securities

Legal experts describe the ruling as a significant victory over the SEC for the web3 sector.
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SEC Targets Ethereum Liquid Staking

The lawsuit alleging Lido and Rocket Pool are violating securities laws comes less than two weeks after the SEC dropped its Ethereum investigation.
Consensys Says SEC Is Ending Investigation Into Whether ETH Is A Security

Consensys Says SEC Is Ending Investigation Into Whether ETH Is A Security

Consensys sued the SEC in pursuit of a court ruling establishing that Ether is a commodity asset and not a security in April.
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U.S. Senator Tells Gary Gensler Crypto Desperately Needs Resources

Senator Patrick Hagerty grilled SEC Chairman Gensler over the agency's lack of prioritization of a “constructive industry.”
Gary Gensler Says Spot Ether ETF Launch Will Take Time

Gary Gensler Says Spot Ether ETF Launch Will Take Time

Gensler accused crypto exchanges of trading against their customers.
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SEC Commissioner Proposes Cross-border Sandbox for U.S. and U.K. Crypto Industries

Hester M. Peirce suggests a collaborative effort toward building out a regulatory framework.