XRP Price Skyrockets Past $1 as SEC Faces Legal Troubles And Favorable Regulatory Shift Looms
The price surge is consistent with the recent bullish positioning in the options market.
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Trump Names Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton to DOJ Office, the Same Office That Prosecuted SBF
President-elect Donald Trump said former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton would be his U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, heading up the state’s Department of Justice branch.
Republican State AGs and DeFi Lobby Sue SEC Over Crypto Enforcement Actions
A group of state attorneys general and the DeFi Education Fund filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and its five commissioners alleging the regulatory agency was overstepping its bounds in bringing enforcement actions against crypto exchanges.
SEC Seeks to Dismiss Three of Kraken’s Key Defenses in U.S. Lawsuit
A motion filed earlier this week rejected several of Kraken’s defenses and complained that the exchange was “trying to re-litigate the same issues repeatedly.”
Binance, CZ’s Lawyers File Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint in SEC Lawsuit
Lawyers representing Binance and former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao have made a fresh attempt to dismiss the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against them.
SEC Goes After Another Crypto Firm, Slaps Immutable With Wells Notice
Web3 gaming firm Immutable has been issued a Wells notice by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said in a statement on Friday.
Crypto.com v. SEC Is a Bold, ‘Bet the Company’ Case
If the company’s case can clear one procedural hurdle, it will have the SEC on its heels in Texas.
FBI Arrests Alleged SEC Hacker Linked to Fake Tweet Saying Bitcoin ETFs Were Approved
A fake SEC tweet briefly roiled the bitcoin market in January. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Bitnomial Exchange Sues U.S. SEC, Alleging Regulatory Overreach
Bitnomial’s action follows a similar suit filed by Crypto.com on Tuesday.
Ripple Plans ‘Cross-Appeal’ in SEC Case
The SEC announced it was filing an appeal last week.