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What Ripple's Latest Win Means for Its Ongoing Fight With the SEC

The crypto payments firm scored a procedural victory last week in part of its legal defense against the SEC. But it may not help its case.

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Kim Kardashian Settles SEC Probe for $1.26M for Hyping EthereumMax Without Disclosing Payment

The reality TV star also agreed not to tout any cryptocurrencies for three years.

Kim Kardashian settles SEC's "token hype" probe. (Raymond Hall/GC Images)

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SEC Accuses 2 Firms of Crypto Pump-and-Dump Scheme

The complaint alleges the two companies pumped the price of their cryptocurrency by falsely claiming they had acquired $10 billion in gold bullion to back it.

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Breaking Down the SEC and CFTC’s Autumn Wave of Enforcement Actions

Critics claim the regulators’ enforcement-first approach sets dangerous precedents in the absence of clear guidance for projects.

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SEC Charges the Hydrogen Technology Corp With Market Manipulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against the Hydrogen Technology Corporation and its former CEO Michael Ross Kane for allegedly creating a manipulated market for its crypto asset securities called “Hydro.” CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the charges and what this means for crypto regulation.

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Crypto Exchange Bitkub, 4 Others Sued by Thai SEC Over Fake Volume Claims

The move comes after the regulator fined crypto exchange Bitkub's CTO $250,000 for insider trading.

Thai SEC clamps down on artificial trading on two Bangkok exchanges. (Waranout Joe/Unsplash)

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Tether's Former Auditor Fined $1M by SEC for Sloppy Accounting

Friedman LLP, a New York-based accounting firm that provided auditing services for the stablecoin issuer in 2017 is accused of “serial violations of the federal securities laws” and “improper professional conduct.”

Friedman LLP lied about some of its accounting practices, the SEC said Monday. (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Is Capitol Hill’s Last ‘Bipartisan Issue,’ Coinbase Exec Says

Faryar Shirzad, chief policy officer at Coinbase, joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss the state of crypto in the U.S. and a need for clear regulation.

Coinbase CPO Faryar Shirzad (CoinDesk)

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SEC Doesn't Have the Power to Remake the Law, Only Congress Can Do That: Ripple General Counsel

Ripple General Counsel Stu Alderoty speaks to the hosts of "First Mover" about the latest in the SEC's ongoing case against Ripple Labs. Alderoty said the SEC is "seeking to remake the law, and they don't have the power to remake the law. Only Congress can remake the law."

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SEC Wants to ‘Remake the Law,’ Rather Than ‘Apply it,’ Says Ripple General Counsel

After two years of litigation, Stuart Alderoty, general counsel at Ripple, told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” he sees “the beginning of the end” because the SEC’s case has fallen short.

Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty on CoinDesk TV