President-elect Donald Trump is on the verge of taking office and all signs point to his administration revolutionizing the U.S. government’s stance on crypto.Less cracking down and more collaboration are the expectations across the crypto sphere, wh

Jaime Lizárraga of the US Securities and Exchange Commission should be leaving the financial regulator as a new presidential administration prepares to take power.The SEC commissioner announced in November that he planned to step down on Jan. 17 from

President-elect Donald Trump is on the verge of taking office and all signs point to his administration revolutionizing the U.S. government’s stance on crypto.Less cracking down and more collaboration are the expectations across the crypto sphere, wh

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's top lawyer, General Counsel Megan Barbero, will step away next week, joining the exodus of top agency officials who had been responsible for the SEC's legal battles with the crypto industry in recent year

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says an earlier district court decision got it wrong when it decided that some sales of XRP to retail investors did not violate securities laws. In a brief filed late on Wednesday, the SEC said it disagreed

Solana’s native token, SOL , saw a 22.5% decline between Jan. 6 and 13, testing the $169 level for the first time in 10 weeks. A subsequent 15% recovery by Jan. 15 couldn’t push SOL above $200, causing traders to fear that the drop in decentralized a

By Elsa Ohlen and Janet H. ChoXRP price jumped to an all-time high Wednesday.The price of the popular altcoin, used to facilitate and settle transactions on the Ripple payment platform, soared 14% to $2.99 over the past 24 hours, beating its previous

Once the US Securities and Exchange Commission is under new management in 2025, it could reportedly consider dropping certain crypto enforcement cases.According to a Jan. 15 Reuters report citing “people briefed on the matter,” the SEC may review its

On Jan. 20, 2025, the United States will start a new chapter in more ways than one. While the nation will be focused on President Trump's inauguration as our 47th President, the U.S. financial sector will be celebrating the resignation of Joe Biden's

Kaum eine Kryptowährung stand in den vergangenen Jahren derart unter Beschuss vonseiten der amerikanischen Regierungsbehörden wie Ripple. Dessen Coin XRP sei ein Wertpapier und daher von Beginn an genehmigungspflichtig gewesen, argumentierte die amer

Today in crypto, Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) listings and stablecoin proposals, while the government is cracking down on Polymarket for alleged illegal gambling activities,

Pro-cryptocurrency Representative Tom Emmer has been named vice chair of the House Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence."I am honored to have been selected," Emmer wrote on X Tuesday. “With President Trump

XRP is the best-performing asset in the crypto top 50 by market capitalization, with a gain of more than 13% on the day. As a result, the cross-border payment token reached an intraday high of $2.87 during trading in Asia on Wednesday morning.XRP has

Today in crypto, outgoing Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler downplayed the influence of crypto interest groups on the 2024 US presidential election, despite funds raised from the crypto sector.Global banking giant JPMorgan has pro

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has "never said" that bitcoin and ether are securities, outgoing Chair Gary Gensler told Yahoo Finance on Tuesday. That assertion follows back and forth on whether the world's second-largest cryptocurrency

Though party leadership at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will change hands on Jan. 20, the regulator appeared to be moving forward with its current lineup of enforcement cases in court.In a Jan. 14 X post, Ripple chief legal officer

To say that the spot bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) exceeded expectations in their first year on the market is an understatement at best. Instead, it might be more accurate to say that they’ve shocked the industry to its core.“Just how big was

US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, scheduled to leave the regulatory body in six days, said the outcome of the 2024 presidential election didn’t come down to money from crypto interest groups.In a Jan. 14 interview with CNBC‘s

XRP’s price has wiped the losses in recent days, jumping 11.30% in the past 24 hours to reach its monthly high of $2.60 on Jan. 14.Key catalysts propelling XRP prices higher today include indications of easing inflationary pressures and the potentia

Gary Gensler’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) branded Binance.US “a cauldron of fraud,” and used its power and influence to choke off the firm’s banking relationships and USD fiat ramps, despite failing to produce any evidence to back up it