Done Deal? — XRP Price Explosion to $10 In The Cards As SEC May ‘Completely’ Lose Out In Ripple Fight

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Grayscale Looks To Score Major Win Against SEC Over Its Spot Bitcoin ETF — How It Could Play Out In Court

Grayscale’s application for a Bitcoin ETF was scuttled by the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) but the company will not be backing down without a fight.

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Ripple Accuses SEC of Taking "Extreme Position" on Expert Reports

Ripple and SEC fight it out over expert witness reports as suit rages on

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The founder of Dizer Capital said that the SEC’s fight with Ripple is good

Yassin Mobarak, founder of Dizer Capital, said that the SEC’s fight with Ripple is good. Yassin Mobarak, founder of Dizer Capital, said on Twitter that the SEC’s fight with Ripple is a good thing: The @SECGov could have gone after...

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SEC vs. Ripple: Fight for Hinman Emails Continues

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says that it may seek additional discovery if Ripple decides to assert additional defenses

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XRP Price Surges – Is Ripple Winning The Fight Against SEC?

Ripple, a Fintech company, makes substantial headway in its legal fight with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The XRP (the world’s seventh-largest cryptocurrency) issue will be resolved soon, according to CEO Brad Garlinghouse, who is optimistic about the case’s conclusion date.

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Cardano Exceeds ETH in Transaction Volume, $40 Million Worth of XRP Withdrawn from Binance, XRP Army Gives SEC Hardest Fight: Crypto News Digest by U.Today

What’s new in the crypto industry? Read U.Today’s news digest to find out!

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A Bullish Q4 - Bitcoin warms up and Coinbase picks a fight with the SEC

Andy Pickering is here with a weekly crypto market update where we look through the volatile world of crypto Twitter to tease out the most important narratives and data points.

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Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Now Fighting for Bitcoin ETF Approval

Former SEC chairman Jay Clayton has had a major role reversal as he now fights for a Bitcoin ETF approval. Clayton Joins Fight for Bitcoin ETF Approval While the newly-appointed SEC chairman, Gary Gensler continues to work toward establishing a regulatory framework for digital assets, his predecessor, Clayton finds himself on the opposite side ofRead More

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New Head of SEC Enforcement Quits Week After Starting Job but Fight Against Ripple Continues

Recently appointed SEC’s enforcement chief resigns abruptly, leaving it to lead the war against Ripple to someone else

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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Feels “Really Good” About Legal Fight with SEC

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has denied harassing the SEC

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SEC Names New Director of Enforcement as Fight with Ripple Continues

Veteran lawyer Alex Oh has been appointed to the SEC's top investigative post

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XRP Holders Attempt to Intervene In Ongoing SEC v Ripple Standoff; India Feels Threatened by XRPL

The XRP crypto community seems to have had enough of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) fight against Ripple as they have once again filed to intervene in the case. The XRP holders have asked to jump in the ring, as they believe both the SEC and Ripple do not represent their interest, per […] The post XRP Holders Attempt to Intervene In Ongoing SEC v Ripple Standoff; India Feels Threatened by XRPL first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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XRP Community Files Motion to Intervene in Ripple’s Fight with SEC

XRP holders claim the SEC doesn’t represent their interest in motion to intervene

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SEC vs. Ripple: US Judge Orders Both Parties from the XRP Lawsuit to Hold a Discovery Conference

In a fresh twist to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s fight against Ripple Labs, US judge Sarah Netburn has directed both parties to hold “a telephonic discovery conference on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.

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MoneyGram's Finances in Dire State Without Ripple's Millions

Strapped for cash, MoneyGram is open to resuming its partnership with Ripple if it prevails in its fight with the SEC

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Will Ripple Go to Supreme Court to Fight SEC? Lawyers Weigh In

Will there be the "Ripple test" instead of the Howey test?

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Ripple Hiring Managing Director in Europe Amid Legal Fight with U.S. SEC

Ripple is hiring a managing director for the RippleNet network in Europe

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Acting SEC Enforcer Leading Ripple Lawsuit to Step Down; XRP Fights to Stay on Exchanges

Marc Berger, the SEC’s Acting Enforcement Director, will leave the agency at the end of January. The policymaker will be remembered for leading the SEC’s potentially damaging fight against Ripple Labs and XRP.

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XRP supporters ask the federal government to view XRP as a currency

XRP supporters have come forth to fight for the digital asset as it performs poorly after the SEC filed a lawsuit against it. To this end, a person with the initials J. W filed a petition. Through this move, the proponent seeks to collect signatures from supporters to help XRP overcome the lawsuit, in which the SEC claims the coin is a security.

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BREAKING: New Pro-Crypto SEC Chairman Appointed

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a new boss who will lead the agency's fight against Ripple

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XRP Crashes As SEC Plans a Lawsuit Against Ripple, Crypto Community Reacts

Ripple announced on Monday that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would file a lawsuit against the company, citing allegations of selling unlicensed securities, XRP. Is XRP a Security? Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, and Chris Larsen, co-founder, were named as defendants in the lawsuit.

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Kin Foundation Publishes First Transparency Report Amid SEC Court Fight

The Kin Foundation is offering a peek under the hood of its operations with a new transparency report published with Messari.

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SEC’s Fight With Telegram Forces The TON Project to Shut Down And Not Distribute Grams

After a long-running battle with the U. S. Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC), Telegram’s blockchain and crypto project, TON and Grams, is officially over according to a post by CEO, Pavel Durov.

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Telegram Abandons TON Blockchain Project After Court Fight With SEC

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says the company is abandoning its TON blockchain project after losing an initial court fight with the SEC.

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Telegram’s Fight Against SEC Will Help Push Cryptocurrency Legislation, Says Trade Group

Telegram’s ongoing court battle with the SEC over its $1.7 billion token offering could put pressure on Congress to move cryptocurrency regulation forward, according to the Blockchain Association.

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Kik Backs Away From Jury Trial Request in SEC Fight Over $100M Token Sale

Kik had previously asked for a jury trial to make its case against the SEC. Now it's seeking a summary judgment.

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TON Developers, Investors Back Telegram in SEC Fight

A new organization composed of TON developers and investors has filed an amicus brief supporting Telegram in its fight against the SEC.

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Federal Judge Orders Kik Technical Advisor to Sit for Deposition With SEC

Kik technical advisor Tanner Philp must sit for another deposition in the company's ongoing legal fight with the SEC over its 2017 token sale, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

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Kik (Again) Asks for Trial in Legal Tussle With SEC Over Token Sale

Kik is hoping to go to trial in the ongoing legal fight with the SEC over its 2017 kin token sale.

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Telegram Tries to ‘Clarify’ Gram Crypto Project Amid Ongoing SEC Fight

Telegram will not integrate a crypto wallet into its messaging app, at least until it gets the green light from U.S. regulators, the company said Monday on its official website.

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Kik would need $10 to $20 million dollars if they intend to fight the SEC says Stephen Palley

Stephen Palley, a well-known lawyer in the crypto-space spoke to CNBC’s CryptoTrader Ran NeuNer and opined his views on the lawsuit against Kik by the SEC. Kik’s issue with the SEC was made public when the company announced that they were planning to fight against the lawsuit brought forth by the SEC.

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Did Kik Just Place a Target on the Backs of its Form-D ICO Peers?

By CCN: Kik might very well have good intentions by inviting a fight with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. If the litigation, which the securities regulator has filed against the company, goes Kik’s way, it will set a precedent for other blockchain startups that have taken a similar approach to raise funds in an initial coin offering (ICO).

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SEC’s complaint against Kik is based on ‘flawed legal theory,’ claims Kik Interactive’s General Counsel

Kik Interactive Inc. , a messaging service, responded to the enforcement actions taken against it by the  U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC]. In a press release, Chief Executive Officer of Kik, Ted Livingston, said that they had been expecting this and now, they “welcome the opportunity to fight for the future of crypto.

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Does Kik Stand a Chance Against the Goliath of the SEC in a US Court?

Why Kik’s fight with the SEC could end up creating a new Howey test for crypto

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Need to Know: Kik’s $5 Million Fund to Fight the SEC

On May 28, 2019, during the Unchained podcast, the co-founder of the social media platform Kik and its cryptocurrency arm Kin Foundation, Ted Livingston, announced the launch of a $5 million fund to fight Kin’s ICO case with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Kik Fortifies War Chest to Battle SEC Lawsuit Over $100 Million ICO

By CCN: Canadian mobile-messaging company Kik is preparing to fight the SEC tooth-and-nail when the agency sues the firm over its $100 million ICO. Many companies settle to avoid a protracted and expensive legal war.

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Kin Appeals to Crypto Space for Help with Legal Fees to Fight SEC for Regulatory Clarity

Kin, the cryptocurrency project launched by the firm behind the messaging application Kik, has asked the crypto asset space for donations to fund a potential legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Kin Picks a Fight with the SEC in Hopes of Inspiring a New Howey Test

By CCN: The Kin Foundation is attempting to take crypto regulation into its own hands. In an interview with Laura Shin on the Unchained podcast, Ted Livingston, founder of the Kin Foundation and Kik CEO, unveiled the Defend Crypto fund, which is designed to “fight the SEC in court.

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Kik raised $98M with a potentially illegal ICO. Now it wants your money to fight the SEC

Kik, the embattled messaging startup behind the Kin cryptocurrency, is now crowd-sourcing donations to help fund its legal battle with US regulators. The Defend Crypto Fund is said to be tailored specifically to fight the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “on behalf of the future of crypto in the [United States].

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Kik is Crowdfunding $5 Million in Crypto to Help Fight SEC

Messaging app firm Kik has launched a crypto crowdfunding campaign to support a likely court battle with the U.S. SEC over its ICO token, kin.

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Under Fire: Kik Is Gearing Up for a Fight With the SEC

Kik opposes potential regulatory action from SEC, saying its 2017 Kin token sale followed all the right rules

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Canadian Startup Kik Plans to Fight a Legal Battle Against the SEC Over an ICO Case

Kik Interactive Inc. , a social media startup based in Waterloo, Ontario is planning to fight the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in court. The startup’s 2017 initial coin offering is at the center of the controversy, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.

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Chat App Kik Says It Will Fight SEC Over Possible ICO Action

Messaging app company Kik says it will stand up to the SEC over an expected enforcement action relating to its 2017 initial coin offering

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Moonday Mornings: Kik preps to fight the SEC over ICO

It’s Monday Morning, you should know how this works by now. Dive in for a wrap up of the weekend’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news. 1. Peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading website, Localbitcoins.

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Crypto Mom’s Crusade: Inside the SEC, Hester Peirce Is Putting Up a Fight

Having worked over a decade in government before becoming a commissioner to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Hester Peirce is a regulator well-versed in matters of both rulemaking and securities law.

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VanEck, Cboe and SolidX Meet With SEC to Discuss a Bitcoin ETF

Having met the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in August 2018, officials of VanEck, SolidX and Cboe BZX Exchange have met with the Commission again, in the latest attempt to convince the regulator to approve the nation's first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to an official presentation submitted to the SEC.

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“We Did This With Gold”: Could VanEck Be Bitcoin’s Best Bet for an ETF?

Gabor Gurbacs is confident that the approval of a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF) is inevitable. And he’s optimistic that the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Strategy will be the first to deliver one to the world.

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Ripple Files to Move Securities Lawsuit from State to Federal Court

Ripple’s legal team in their ongoing securities suit is attempting a new tack: to have the claim proceed at the federal level. In a move that legal commentator Jake Chervinsky described as “seriously crafty,” Ripple has filed a formal notice-of-removal motion to have their most recent securities suit, Zakinov et al v.

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