Ripple to Drop Cross-Appeal Against SEC, Ending Years-Long Legal Battle With SEC

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The years-long legal battle between Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears to have finally come to an end, after Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced Friday that the company plans to drop its cross-appeal in the case. “Ripple is dropping our cross appeal, and the SEC is expected to drop their […]

Bloomberg Analysts See 90% Chance SEC Clears Most Crypto ETFs Filings

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Odds are stacked that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approves most of the filed crypto exchange-traded funds, including the various XRP ETFs, by their respective deadlines, according to Bloomberg Analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas. “We are raising our odds for the vast majority of the spot crypto ETF filings to 90% or higher,” […]

SEC Delays XRP, DOGE ETF Decisions

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Crypto Ally Paul Atkins Sworn In to Replace Gary Gensler Atop U.S. SEC

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Paul Atkins has taken the oath to formally become chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which returns Mark Uyeda to his previous role as a Republican Commissioner after three busy months of service as the agency’s stand-in chief. Atkins permanently replaces the former chair, Gary Gensler, who the crypto industry had widely seen […]

Republican States Pause Lawsuit Against SEC Over Crypto Authority

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A federal judge agreed to pause an ongoing lawsuit between 18 state attorneys general and a decentralized finance lobbyist group against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday, after the parties noted the SEC’s new leadership. The state AGs, all Republicans, filed the lawsuit alongside the DeFi Education Fund last November after Donald […]

Atkins Confirmed By U.S. Senate to Take Over SEC Formerly Run by Gensler

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Paul Atkins is just one oath away from taking over the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the nation’s securities sector — including whatever role the crypto sector plays in that. A swearing-in ceremony will soon put the former SEC commission in charge of the high-profile regulator — a […]

SEC Staff to Reassess Biden-Era Crypto Guidance Amid Regulatory Shakeup

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Staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are reviewing past crypto-related guidance to determine whether it still reflects the agency’s current priorities, according to a statement from acting chairman Mark Uyeda, posted on social media platform X. Among several key documents, the SEC staff’s statement on funds registered under the Investment Company Act […]

U.S. SEC Staff Clarifies That Some Crypto Stablecoins Aren’t Securities

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has no business with certain stablecoins or their issuers, the regulator’s staff declared in the latest statement outlining the corners of the crypto sector for which it doesn’t have a legal interest. Since the agency was taken over by President Donald Trump-appointed leadership and formed a Crypto Task Force […]

U.S. SEC Nominee Atkins Gets Confirmation Nod From Senate Banking Committee

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The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has voted to advance the confirmations of President Donald Trump’s picks to run the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — both key positions for the future U.S. regulation of the crypto sector. The nominations of Paul Atkins to permanently take over the […]