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Recent News About Coinbase
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Grewal: 'The SEC has violated due process, abused its discretion and abandoned its own earlier interpretations of the securities laws'
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., has filed a motion urging the District Court for the Southern District of New York to dismiss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's lawsuit against the company.
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Ripple's Alderoty: XRP court 'ruling will play well' in the Coinbase and Binance cases
On July 12, Judge Analisa Torres of the Southern District of New York determined that when sold to members of the public, Ripple's XRP token does not constitute an "investment contract" and therefore is not a security.
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New York Congressman: 'Judge Torres resoundingly rejected the regulatory overreach of the SEC'
Democrat Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) said in a letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler that the judge's ruling in SEC vs. Ripple demonstrates that Gensler's claim that all digital assets except bitcoin are securities is false. Judge Analisa Torres of the Southern District of New York determined on July 12 that when sold to members of the public, Ripple's XRP token does not constitute an "investment contract" and therefore is not a security.
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Garrison: ‘Most market participants want to comply and will do so when provided with clear rules’
Coy Garrison, a partner at Steptoe and Johnson LLP and former counsel to Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester Peirce, recently commented on the future of the digital asset ecosystem.
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Ava Labs CEO Sirer: Blockchain can give regulators ‘greater visibility than ever before'
Dr. Emin Gun Sirer, founder and CEO of Web3 solutions company Ava Labs, said during a House Financial Services Committee hearing last week that blockchain technology can be beneficial to regulators by increasing the transparency of the “actions and activities,” of crypto industry participants.
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Former CFTC commissioner: 'SEC should be working with Congress and responsible, U.S.-based crypto companies to provide clarity – not deepen the confusion'
Former CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz, now the head of policy at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, is calling on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to stop its barrage of lawsuits against cryptocurrency companies and instead work with legislators to establish clear regulatory guidelines for the industry.
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U.S. Rep. Thompson: 'Regulation by enforcement is not an appropriate way to govern a market'
The chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture earlier this week said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) recent lawsuits against crypto exchanges are "regulation by enforcement" and "not an appropriate away to govern a market."
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'Regulation by enforcement, and lawsuit by media': Despite calls for smart regulation, SEC sues crypto industry leaders
Following the announcement the US Securities and Exchange Commission had sued Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, prolific crypto legal commentator John Deaton criticized the SEC’s tactics of “regulation by enforcement” and “lawsuit by media” to address cryptocurrencies.
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Coinbase chief legal officer on SEC litigation: 'We have not been told how the SEC believes the law applies to our business'
Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the U.S., has filed a narrow action in federal court seeking an answer from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to a petition Coinbase filed last summer.
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Hill: Subcommittee 'is on the cutting edge of crafting an effective functional regulatory system for the digital assets ecosystem'
Many crypto industry insiders have been calling on U.S. lawmakers and regulators to establish clear regulations for the industry, warning that a failure to do so will only increase the flood of innovators and entrepreneurs moving out of the U.S. to more crypto-friendly jurisdictions.
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Largest crypto exchanges support lawmakers’ call for ‘clearer regulations’
During a House Financial Services Committee hearing last week, lawmakers raised concerns about the regulatory approach to digital assets in the U.S. and highlighted the lack of a clear regulatory regime for trading platforms.
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Crypto exchange co-CEO on winding down U.S. operations: 'Not economically viable for us to continue to operate in the current U.S. regulatory and economic environment'
Richie Lai, the co-founder and CEO of Bittrex, a Seattle-based cryptocurrency exchange, announced March 31 that due to the regulatory and economic climate in the U.S., the company is shutting down its domestic operations.