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SEC, Ripple Ink $50M Settlement Agreement, Ask NY Judge for Green Light

District Judge Analisa Torres ordered Ripple to pay the SEC a $125 million fine last year. Under the new settlement agreement, Ripple will get the majority of that money back.

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple Labs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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El Salvador's Top Crypto Regulator Meets With U.S. SEC: 'It Was Very Refreshing'

El Salvador’s CNAD met up with the SEC’s Crypto Task Force on April 22.

Juan Carlos Reyes of the National Commission of Digital Assets in El Salvador (CNAD)

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PGI Global Founder Hit With Fraud Charges in Alleged $200M Crypto Ponzi Scheme

According to the SEC, Ramil Palafox misappropriated more than $57 million in customer funds, using it to buy Lamborghinis and luxury products.

Scales of Justice (Getty Images/Caption Photo Gallery)

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SEC Walks Away From Case Against HEX Founder Richard Heart, Attorney Says

Attorney says dismissal marks only crypto case tossed in full by a federal judge.

Richard Heart (CoinDesk Archives)

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Unicoin CEO Rejects SEC’s Attempt to Settle Enforcement Probe

In a letter to shareholders on Tuesday, Unicoin CEO Alex Konanykhin said the SEC’s investigation has inflicted “multi-billion-dollar damages” on its investors and token holders.

Unicoin CEO Alex Konanykhin (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Republican States Pause Lawsuit Against SEC Over Crypto Authority

Crypto lobbyists also dropped a lawsuit against the IRS.

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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SEC Delays Decisions on In-Kind Redemptions, Ether ETF Staking

The regulator delayed two important decisions until June.

Paul Atkins has been confirmed by the Senate to take over the Securities and Exchange Commission as chairman. (Senate Banking Committee)

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SEC, Binance Ask Judge to Extend Pause in Ongoing Case

The parties previously asked a judge to pause the case for 60 days.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Ripple and SEC File Joint Motion to Pause Appeals

The filing signals a possible end to a high-profile dispute that has gripped the payments upstart industry since December 2020 for its sale of XRP tokens.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Helium Issuer Nova Labs Agrees to Pay SEC $200K to Settle Allegations It Lied to Investors

As part of the settlement agreement, the SEC agreed to drop its claims that three of Nova Labs’ tokens, including the native HNT token, were securities.

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