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Markets

Bitcoin Nears $86K as Trump Calls for Rate Cuts, XRP Gets U.S. Futures After SEC Resolution

XRP jumped as high as 12% before paring gains, as closely-related Ripple Labs ended its long-standing battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stating Wednesday that the case had “come to an end.”

Bitcoin bulls are out ((Unsplash/Peter Lloyd)

Policy

Solana's Biggest Protocol Jito Leans In on a Changed DC

JitoSOL is not a security, the protocol claimed in a new research paper.

jito

Policy

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on the New Crypto Task Force

The longtime SEC commissioner explains how she wants to reshape the agency's approach to digital assets regulation.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto ETFs Likely Won't Be Approved Until New SEC Chair Is Sworn In

President Donald Trump named Paul Atkins as his pick to lead the agency but no hearing has been scheduled yet to confirm him.

Paul Atkins, Donald Trump's nominee for SEC chair, on the left (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Sees Relief Run to $82K; SEC Delays XRP, DOGE, LTC ETF Filings

Gains in BTC came as Senator Cynthia Lummis reintroduced the BITCOIN Act, pushing for the U.S. to scoop up 1 million BTC as a strategic reserve.

July has brought rising relief to the crypto market. (Digital Vision/Getty Images)

Finance

Tokenized Asset Manager Superstate Registers Transfer Agent with SEC

Superstate Services will first support the firm's two funds with plans to expand services to other issuers as the market for tokenized securities grows.

Robert Leshner, CEO of Superstate (Superstate)

Policy

SEC Agrees to Drop Enforcement Suit Against Cumberland DRW, Firm Says

The suit is the latest in a string of dropped enforcement cases by the SEC.

DRW's Don Wilson (DRW)

Policy

Staff of SEC’s Crypto Task Force Includes Former Big-Law Crypto Lawyer

Mike Selig, the newly-appointed chief counsel for the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, was previously a New York-based partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.

A federal judge ruled for the SEC in its case against LBRY on Monday. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Plans to Drop Its Case Against Kraken, Firm Says

Kraken called the SEC’s decision to drop the case a “turning point for the future of crypto in the U.S.” in a Monday blog post

Kraken CEO Dave Ripley (Kraken)