By Aaron Nicodemus2025-05-09T20:08:00
The Securities and Exchange Commission has offered to settle its long-running lawsuit against cryptocurrency firm Ripple Labs for $50 million, the latest in a series of pullbacks by the agency on ongoing crypto lawsuits.
The proposed joint settlement, announced Thursday by the SEC, would fine Ripple Labs $50 million and allow the remaining $75 million of the $125 million in escrow set aside in the original judgment, issued by the court in an August 2024, be returned to Ripple.
2025-05-30T17:14:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The Securities and Exchange Commission dropped its case against cryptocurrency exchange Binance, just the latest in a string of dismissals that highlight the SEC’s change of course under the crypto-friendly Trump administration.
2025-05-13T18:42:00Z By Ian Sherr
The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission promised new sets of rules around cryptocurrency assets, saying his team intends to lay out regulatory frameworks around custody and “qualified custodians,” as well as guidelines around issuing and trading. The expected move marks the latest step in the U.S. government’s embrace ...
2025-05-01T21:38:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), led by Superintendent Adrienne Harris, doesn’t intend to let up on cryptocurrency enforcement, even in the face of pullback from the federal government.
2025-10-03T21:24:00Z By Adrianne Appel
While the Trump administration may have shifted away from pursuing small, white-collar, financial crimes, its focus on health care fraud cases is as hot as ever.
2025-10-01T21:10:00Z By Neil Hodge
The U.K’.s financial regulator has given a strong indication that financial firms’ use of unauthorized devices and apps is under scrutiny and that policies around off-channel communications need to be tightened up.
2025-09-29T19:09:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Regulatory relief from anti-money laundering rules is in the cards for casinos, insurance companies and other non-bank financial institutions, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said Monday.
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