Bitcoin's Crypto Market Dominance Slides by Most in 13 Months as XRP Court Ruling Spurs 'Alt Season' Talk

Bitcoin's share of the crypto market tanked on Thursday while altcoins rallied after a U.S. court threw a spanner in the SEC's plans to regulate digital assets.

• 2023-07-14
• XRP Ripple Labs Bitcoin the SEC District Court securities law SEC Noelle Acheson

XRP Ruling a ‘Landmark’ Judgment, Weakens SEC's Stance Against Crypto: Bernstein

The court’s decision weakens the SEC’s stance that the securities law is clear and no separate clarity is required for digital assets, the report said.

• 2023-07-14
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What investors want to know about the SEC's crypto crackdown

What do the SEC's two lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase mean for the industry?

• 2023-06-11
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Come in and Register? These Firms Say They Found an SEC-Friendly Crypto Path

The beginnings of a fully compliant U.S. crypto infrastructure may be forming on the industry’s fringes as a watchdog backed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) quietly issues significant approvals for companies trying to stick to the securities rulebook.

• 2023-05-23
• Aaron Kaplan securities law digital assets OTC Markets crypto SEC the SEC broker-dealer Prometheum Capital national securities exchange

Crypto Scammers Used AI to Create Fake CEO, Regulators Say

California regulators are stamping out alleged AI-tinged crypto scams—including a firm that supposedly generated a fake CEO for YouTube.

• 2023-04-22
• Maxpread Technologies Artificial intelligence Ponzi schemes Visque Capital California securities law

Gitcoin’s Owocki Says Crypto Can Regenerate the World. Just Don’t Call Him Starry-Eyed

A programmer by training, Owocki's view of securities law is not based in any formal legal training but crypto optimism, evolutionary science, economics and legal theory, with a focus on the principal-agent problem.

• 2023-03-08
• Kevin Owocki Gary Gensler securities law Gitcoin Owocki

SEC fines former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce for crypto push

Former Boston Celtics player Paul Pierce will be subject to a hefty fine as he settles charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

• 2023-02-18
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South Korea’s Crypto Firms Will Have to Self-Regulate Under New Guidance

Crypto firms will conduct their own self-assessments before regulators step in, a lawyer in South Korea told CoinDesk.

• 2023-02-15
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Kraken pays $30 million to settle SEC charges over staking program

Crypto exchange Kraken will pay $30 million to settle charges with the SEC the company violated securities rules by failing to register its staking service with the SEC.

• 2023-02-10
• Gary Gensler SEC securities law Kraken