SEC vs Ripple Twist: Court Rejects $50M Settlement, Upholds Penalty on XRP Sales

The long-running legal battle between the SEC and Ripple just took another twist. Today, June 26, U. S. District Judge Analisa Torres rejected a joint request from both sides to change the final judgment.

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XRP Lawsuit Extends Into Q3 as Judge Torres Denies Ripple–SEC Joint Motion

Judge Torres denies Ripple–SEC joint motion, keeping XRP sales restricted and leaving the lawsuit unresolved heading into Q3 2025. The post XRP Lawsuit Extends Into Q3 as Judge Torres Denies Ripple–SEC Joint Motion appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Ripple, SEC seek approval to end case; meanwhile, this crypto is stealing XRP investors

Ripple Labs and the US Securities and Exchange Commission urgently petition Judge Analisa Torres. They filed a joint motion on June 17th seeking approval for a settlement agreement. This settlement aims to resolve their lengthy legal battle concerning XRP sales.

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XRP court ruling clarifies crypto status, counters claims by Bitcoin advocates

Ripple’s long-running legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) marked a key turning point last year when Judge Analisa Torres issued a decision on XRP’s legal status. The ruling clarified that retail sales of XRP do not constitute investment contracts, effectively placing them outside the SEC’s jurisdiction. This decision has been pivotal […]

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Coinbase to face lawsuit over unregistered securities sales, judge rules

Coinbase said the judge’s opinion “narrowed the scope of discovery in this case,” adding, “We look forward to vindicating the remaining claims” in court.

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XRP Lawsuit: SEC Nears Ripple Appeal Deadline as Congress Pressures Gensler for Crypto Laws

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a deadline of October 7 to appeal Judge Analisa Torres’s ruling that XRP secondary sales are non-securities. Judge Torres’s landmark ruling in July 2023 marked a major development in the years-long tussle between Ripple and the US securities regulator.

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Ripple hit with $125m fine for securities violations; XRP surges 18% post-ruling

U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres has imposed a $125 million fine on Ripple Labs for violating securities laws. In a judgment delivered on Aug. 7, Judge Torres found that 1,278 institutional sales of Ripple (XRP) went against section 5 of…

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When Do Secondary Token Sales Violate Howey?

A federal judge overseeing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against Binance ruled that most of the case can proceed, but dismissed charges tied to the sale of BUSD and secondary sales of BNB.

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U.S. Judge Lets Most of SEC Case Against Binance Proceed, Dismisses Secondary Sales Charge

A federal judge ruled the SEC had plausibly alleged Binance, Binance.US and Changpeng Zhao violated federal securities laws.

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US Treasury Approved Exchange Announces XRP Listing

The XRP price could be headed for greater heights with the latest development coming out of the community. While the altcoin has been trading on leading crypto exchanges since Judge Analisa Torres’s rules that programmatic sales did not qualify as securities sale, it has moved a step forward with an announcement from an exchange approved […]

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Coinbase advocates for reevaluation of crypto as securities in legal clash with SEC

Coinbase’s legal team has approached U. S. District Judge Katherine Failla with a request to overlook a prior judgment that defined secondary sales of crypto assets as securities transactions.

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U.S. Judge Enters Default Ruling Against Ex-Coinbase Insider, Says Secondary Market Sales Are Securities Transactions

In an insider trading case involving Coinbase's former product manager Ishan Wahi, his brother Nikhil Wahi and their friend Sameer Ramani, a U.S. court ruled on March 1, 2023, that the trading of certain crypto assets on a secondary market, which Coinbase is, are securities transactions.

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Nifty News: Reddit NFTs surge into OpenSea top 10, judge likens NFTs to ‘luxury’ property and more

Reddit’s NFT collections have taken some of the top 10 spots on OpenSea and seen millions in sales volume over the past week.

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Ripple vs. SEC — XRP Eyes Monster Rally As Judge Approves Two Firms To Step In

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Nvidia wins legal battle over $1B in sales of crypto mining hardware after 3 years

Top GPU manufacturer Nvidia is celebrating after a judge nixed the lawsuit accusing it of misleading investors by “understating” GPU sales to crypto miners.

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Canadian Drug Dealer Ordered to Forfeit $1.4 Million in Bitcoin

As part of an ongoing criminal case, a judge in Canada has ordered that a local online drug dealer must forfeit about 281. 41 bitcoin (worth about $1. 4 million) after it was found that he used the cryptocurrency to fund his illegal activities.

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Canada Orders Convicted Dark Web Narcotrafficker to Forfeit $1.8 Million in Bitcoin

By CCN. com: As CCN previously reported, Canadian Matthew Phan has been fighting to keep his cryptocurrency holdings out of the hands of the government after his arrest in 2015 and subsequent conviction.

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Blockvest ICO Being Sued By SEC

Blockvest is being sued the Securities and Exchange Commission for making false claims that the regulator’s approval for its planned ICO. The regulator is looking for an injunction against the defendant in return for all the financial gains of its ICO activities.

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