This Week on Crypto Twitter: XRP Scores Courtroom Victory Against SEC, Cryptoverse Explodes

The universe gave crypto fans a lot to chew on this week. Some of it good, some of it outrageous, and all of it highly entertaining.

• 2023-07-17
• securities laws blockchain wallet Twitter Eleanor Terrett the SEC Ritchie Torres XRP Arkham CEO Miguel Morel Cynthia Lummis

Classifying Crypto Tokens as Securities Will Hamper Some Blockchains’ Decentralization Efforts, Bernstein Says

The core issue is whether countries should use securities law framed decades ago to categorize crypto tokens, without realizing the efforts of blockchain networks’ to transform existing financial systems, the report said.

• 2023-06-13
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SEC sues Coinbase as pressure on crypto world rises

The new lawsuit from the SEC is the latest of several high-profile clashes between US regulators and the crypto world.

• 2023-06-06
• securities laws Coinbase SEC crypto world cryptocurrency Binance crypto exchange

Crypto Traders Suffer $320M Losses in Liquidations as SEC Lawsuit Against Binance Spurs Market Plunge

Cryptocurrency prices nosedived Monday as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued the crypto exchange and its chief executive for multiple federal securities law violations.

• 2023-06-06
• securities laws liquidations unregistered securities Binance

Securities or not, crypto in the US needs new regulations and clearer guidance

CFTC and SEC disagree over whether cryptocurrencies are securities, and two big lawsuits clouding the industry's future invoke laws that long predate the digital era.

• 2023-05-02
• securities laws CFTC crypto assets regulatory approach the SEC Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulation