SEC | ForkLog - Part 64

ForkLog 22 30.03.2021

SEC Files Suit Against Blockchain Startup LBRY

The SEC has filed a lawsuit against the decentralized content-publishing platform LBRY. The regulator accuses the blockchain startup of selling unregistered securities in the form of the LBC token.

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ForkLog 15 21.03.2021

SEC: Exchanges are not violating rules by listing XRP

Aside from Ripple and its employees, no investors, exchanges or other platforms violate the SEC guidance by selling XRP tokens. This was stated by the regulator's lawyer in court, according to attorney Jeremy Hogan.

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ForkLog 20 18.03.2021

SEC begins review of VanEck’s bid to launch a Bitcoin ETF

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will decide on VanEck's application to launch a Bitcoin-based ETF within the next 45 days.

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ForkLog 23 15.03.2021

XRP holders seek to intervene in SEC case against Ripple

John Deaton, founder of the Deaton Law Firm, prepared a motion on behalf of 6,000 XRP token holders to participate in the Ripple case.

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ForkLog 35 12.03.2021

SEC Seeks Ripple Executives’ Personal Financial Information

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking information on the personal financial dealings of two Ripple executives in connection with a lawsuit over unregistered XRP token sales totaling $1.3 billion.

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ForkLog 29 11.03.2021

Simplify files for ETF with Bitcoin exposure via Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

New York-based firm Simplify Exchange Traded Funds has filed to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF). It is expected to invest up to 15% in Bitcoin via the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust.

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ForkLog 13 11.03.2021

U.S. Senate Banking Committee approves Gary Gensler nomination as SEC chair

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee voted to approve financier Gary Gensler's nomination as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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ForkLog 36 10.03.2021

SEC accuses Ripple of distracting the court with untenable defence arguments

In a letter addressed to Judge Analisa Torres, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Ripple is seeking to avoid liability for an unregistered securities offering by distracting the court with defence arguments about the vagueness of securities-law standards.

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ForkLog 10 08.03.2021

SEC urges court to deny XRP holders’ motion

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a motion to deny the XRP holders' petition against Ripple. The filing was submitted to the U.S. District Court for Rhode Island.

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ForkLog 18 04.03.2021

Exodus Wallet Team Seeks SEC Approval for Regulated $75 Million Token Sale

Exodus cryptocurrency wallet developers have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a regulated $75 million token sale.

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ForkLog 20 04.03.2021

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse calls SEC lawsuit regulatory overreach

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, and Ripple's co-founder Chris Larsen prepared court filings in response to the SEC's amended complaint. The regulator singled out individual accountability for top executives.

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ForkLog 14 03.03.2021

Gary Gensler, SEC chair candidate, calls Bitcoin a ‘catalyst for change’.

Nominated by President Joe Biden to head the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler spoke positively about blockchain, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

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