The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must now thoroughly "explain itself" for refusing to grant Coinbase.'s formal request that the agency write regulations for how the industry should assess whether crypto assets are securities or not, accord

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must explain why it denied Coinbase's petition for specific rules for crypto, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said in an opinion posted on Monday. The court called the SEC's decision to igno

XRP looks poised to rise 60% in the coming days after breaking out of its prevailing symmetrical triangle pattern. The upside outlook aligns with a series of developments in Ripple’s ongoing legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commissio

This column was co-written by Frank Chaparro, director of special projects at The Block, and Laura Vidiella of MNNC Group. The views expressed in this column are their own and do not reflect the opinions of their employers.Risk is reemerging in the c

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam is set to step down in less than two weeks, and he still has a message for regulators and lawmakers looking to address concerns about digital assets.In prepared remarks for a Jan. 8 f

Departing U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said he is proud of the work the agency has done and says there is still "work to be done" less than two weeks before he is set to leave the agency.During a Bloomberg TV interview o

America’s leading crypto exchange Coinbase has managed to score a massive legal win in its longstanding brawl with Gary Gensler’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Coinbase has been granted permission to pursue a rare interlocutory appeal whil

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase won a small victory in its civil case against the US Securities and Exchange Commission after a federal judge granted an order for an interlocutory appeal.In a Jan. 7 filing in the US District Court for the Southern D

Coinbase Inc. has been given an unusual chance to skip ahead in a U.S. federal court dispute with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when a judge granted the company's request to chase a narrow appeal of the regulator's accusations about tr

Opinion by: James Toledano, chief operating officer of Unity Wallet2024 is the year crypto grew up. Throughout the industry’s short but turbulent history, this year marked a turning point for the legitimacy, integration and growing global acceptance

TL;DRIs XRP Gearing up for a Breakout?The cryptocurrency market has experienced a substantial revival since the start of 2025, with numerous leading digital assets charting impressive gains. Ripple’s XRP is among the best performers, witnessing a pri

Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump is widely expected to be a positive catalyst for the crypto market, but his promises are already bumping business for locally-based crypto firms.Financial firm Ripple Labs, which offers payment rails and the RLUSD

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said that 75% of the company’s open job positions are now based in the U.S., owing to positivity in the sector about Donald Trump’s incoming administration.“Say what you want, but the 'Trump effect' is already making cryp

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has revealed that 75% of the company's open job offers are in the U.S. This is a stunning reversal compared to the previous years, during which the enterprise blockchain company conducted the majority of hiring abroad. As

TL:DR;Cardano’s ADA and Ripple’s XRP posted notable gains after the US elections in November, with analysts and experts expecting similar or even more impressive performances in 2025.But which has the chance to do better? Here’s ChatGPT’s answer.Why

According to Polymarket odds, there’s an 85% chance that the SEC will approve a Solana ETF in 2025. Markets currently favor the position that it will happen before August, but only by a narrow margin.The platform gave the ETF remarkably better odds t

Fred Thiel, the CEO of Marathon Digital (MARA), the largest Bitcoin miner, suggests investing a little bit in Bitcoin every month. In the latest interview with Fox Business, Thiel shared extremely bullish and optimistic 2025 for the largest cryptocur

Less than a month before a new United States presidential administration and Congress are set to be sworn into office, many figures in the digital asset industry are speculating the change in leadership could lead to more favorable regulations and la

Less than a month before a new United States presidential administration and Congress are set to be sworn into office, many figures in the digital asset industry speculate the change in leadership could lead to more favorable regulations and laws.For

TL:DR;Ripple’s native cross-border token was among the top performers in the crypto market, especially in Q4 after the US presidential elections.The question now arises of whether the asset soared by triple digits due to ‘buy-the-rumor’ speculations