By Aaron Nicodemus2023-07-18T21:06:00
A federal judge ruled the digital asset token XRP does not intrinsically possess the characteristics of a security that must be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a blow to the agency’s argument regarding the regulation of digital assets.
But experts believe the decision has not cleared the uncertainty that remains around the regulation of digital assets.
On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Analisa Torres ruled roughly half of the sale of approximately $1.3 billion worth of XRP by issuer Ripple Labs from 2012-20 did not violate securities law. She allowed the SEC to continue to pursue its allegation the sale of $728 million of XRP during that same period did violate the law.
2024-01-22T18:08:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds will provide investors with the same access to bitcoin, bought for cash on the spot market, as they currently have to other investments—for better or worse.
2023-09-08T18:31:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Commissioner Caroline Pham of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed the agency develop a regulatory pilot program for digital asset markets where new initiatives could be introduced and refined.
2023-08-18T14:01:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s two Republican commissioners dissented from an agency order against transfer agent DST Asset Manager Solutions they deemed to be an example of regulation by enforcement.
2025-08-01T22:31:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking its pro-crypto messaging on the road, planning a series of events for its Crypto Task Force that will be held across the U.S. starting on Aug. 4.
2025-08-01T20:07:00Z By Aly McDevitt
The DOJ is warning that simply scrubbing DEI-related words from policy documents or training materials—and replacing them with thinly veiled proxies—will not protect federally funded organizations from legal scrutiny.
2025-07-31T20:37:00Z By Neil Hodge
When growth slows, governments often cut rules to attract investment, as the U.K. has in its financial services sector, which contributes 8.8% of GDP, but easing the “compliance burden” raises concerns about oversight, governance, and prioritizing profits over safety.
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