Japanese Exchange GMO to Offer XRP Users Yen for Delayed Songbird Airdrop
The handouts are part of a token airdrop whose snapshot took place in 2020.
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Phishing Attack on Cloud Provider With Fortune 500 Clients Led to $15M Crypto Theft From Fortress Trust
A phishing attack on Retool led to the theft, which helped spur Fortress Trust’s agreement to sell itself to Ripple, sources said.
The Protocol: The CFTC Is Cracking Down on Crypto
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission placed a trio of decentralized crypto platforms into its crosshairs last week. An aggressive set of charges from the CFTC – which zeroed in on how the trading platforms handle certain kinds of third-party token swaps – contrasted with the regulator’s more lenient image.
Defiant Gensler Returns to Crypto Grievances Ahead of Senate Testimony
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler is doubling down on his crypto objections in his first remarks following the second recent court setback in his agency’s sweeping legal fight with the industry.
SEC Counters Ripple in Effort to Appeal Groundbreaking XRP Ruling
Whether or not Ripple violated securities law in making XRP available to retail investors by putting it on crypto exchanges is absolutely a question that needs appeals court intervention, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) argued Friday.
Ripple Acquires Crypto-Focused Chartered Trust Company Fortress Trust
A person with knowledge of the matter said the figure was less than the $250 million price tag for custody firm Metaco, which Ripple acquired in May.
SEC Hasn’t Met Requirements to Argue for an Appeal, Ripple Says
Ripple made its case to a federal judge for why the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shouldn’t be able to appeal her ruling on its programmatic sales of XRP on Friday.
XRP Ruling Needs Appeals Court Review, SEC Says
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked for permission to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that XRP sales through exchanges didn’t violate securities law, a day after the judge said the SEC could present its argument.
SEC Can Try to Appeal Groundbreaking XRP Ruling, Judge Rules
A federal judge will let the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission file a motion that, if granted, would allow it to appeal a ruling that XRP transactions through exchanges didn’t violate securities laws.
Mastercard Deepens Tie to CBDCs as Nations Mull Issuing Digital Currencies
Payments giant Mastercard has created a forum where crypto industry players can discuss and collaborate on central bank digital currencies, injecting its influential voice into the CBDC conversation as nations around the world consider whether to digitize their money.