Ripple

The XRP judge got the securities law wrong
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11 August, 2023

The XRP judge got the securities law wrong

In the summary judgment, the judge in the Ripple case said that selling XRP tokens to institutional buyers constituted a...
Is Bitcoin (BSV) a Security?
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10 August, 2023

Is Bitcoin (BSV) a Security?

The memo sets the starting point for considering whether Bitcoin is a security: it highlights a speech given by SEC...
The question of ‘offering’ in the securities law
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10 August, 2023

The question of ‘offering’ in the securities law

The Howey test is a standard method to determine whether an asset is a security or not, but one must...
Judge in SEC v Ripple was wrong to say secondary sales aren’t securities, court rules
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1 August, 2023

Judge in SEC v Ripple was wrong to say secondary sales aren’t securities, court rules

The federal judge in charge of looking at the SEC v Ripple case dismissed the prospect that secondary market and...
Institutional sales of XRP were securities, court rules
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14 July, 2023

Institutional sales of XRP were securities, court rules

The question of whether XRP was an illegal securities offering is over: the court says it was an illegal securities...
SEC and ‘crypto’—the first domino
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19 June, 2023

SEC and ‘crypto’—the first domino

With the latest SEC lawsuits, Binance and other exchanges are in hot water, legally and business-wise, as most reasonable investors...