Ripple’s XRP token saw a 5% surge in value, reaching $0.53018, following the company’s significant victories during the reporting period. Ripple’s subsidiary, Ripple Markets APAC Pte Ltd, secured a Major Payments Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to provide digital payment token services in the country. Additionally, Judge Analisa Torres rejected […]
Banque de France has embraced the global perspective on the central bank digital currency (CBDC) discussion, touting it as a foundation of the new international monetary system. Denis Beau, First Deputy Governor at Banque de France, believes that CBDCs could improve cross-border payments by enabling the build-up of a new international monetary system. He sees […]
Binance, the crypto exchange giant, has teamed up with the Royal Thai Police and other international law enforcement agencies to take down a massive crypto scam that defrauded thousands of victims. The operation, codenamed “Trust No One”, resulted in the arrest of five key syndicate members and the seizure of $277 million worth of assets. […]
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is continuing with the sentencing of the key individuals behind the AirBit Club cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. On October 3, Scott Hughes, Cecilia Millan and Karina Chairez were sentenced to 18 months, five years and one year and one day in prison respectively. All […]
Cardano (ADA) has been making impressive strides in the ever-volatile cryptocurrency market, with its value reaching a month-high of $0.26 on October 2nd. The development team, led by Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), has been hard at work, with 1,287 active projects and 572 events in its GitHub repositories in September. The team has also […]
The United Kingdom is set to launch its second crypto sandbox in the first quarter of 2024. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Head of Capital Markets, Helen Boyd, revealed the news during her speech at the CCData’s Digital Asset Summit. The Digital Securities Sandbox, which will be under the purview of the HM Treasury, will […]
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has outlined a roadmap for the future of the blockchain network. Despite the differing perspectives of the Ethereum community, Buterin has mapped out a path for the evolution of the platform. Buterin has proposed a series of upgrades to the Ethereum network, including the implementation of sharding, a scaling […]
Ripple achieved another legal victory as a federal judge dismissed the SEC’s appeal to a July ruling. Following this win, XRP’s price surged to nearly $0.55 amid a broader cryptocurrency market decline, marking its second significant price increase in response to legal developments.The trial in the lengthy lawsuit between Ripple and the SEC is scheduled […]
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been dealt another setback in its ongoing legal battle against Ripple Labs. District Court Judge Analisa Torres has dismissed the SEC’s interlocutory appeal motion. On October 3, Judge Torres based her decision on the regulator’s failure to convincingly demonstrate “controlling questions of law” and “substantial grounds […]
The SEC filed a motion to oppose Coinbase’s motion to dismiss the case on October 3. Coinbase’s chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, said that the agency has no grounds for their claims as crypto assets have not been legally deemed as securities by Congress. Coinbase filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on August 4, […]
