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Ripple CEO Says 2021 Was the Strongest Year for the Company

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A year ago, on December 22, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) started a lawsuit against the blockchain company Ripple and its executives Chris Larsen, and Brad Garlinghouse. The regulator says XRP, the native crypto of Ripple, is unregistered security, and Ripple Labs wasn't allowed...

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SEC and Ripple Requested to Extend Expert Deposition Time

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One of the most crucial events in the crypto industry, the lawsuit between the SEC and Ripple continues. On Dec. 10, the parties filed a motion, requesting from the Court to extend the deadline of an expert discovery by three days. For now, the discovery is set to close on January 14, 2022. In the...

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Ripple CEO Talked About Crypto and the Lawsuit Ripple Faces

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During his recent interview on CNBC, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse talked about inflation, crypto regulations, the dispute with the SEC, and what future developments he expects. The entrepreneur says currently the US sees inflation which it hasn't seen for decades. Being concerned to hold fiat...

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Judge Asks Whether All People Selling XRP Violated the Law

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John Deaton, the owner of the Deaton Law Firm, tweeted on the SEC against Ripple lawsuit, presenting records from the court. The case, started in December 2020, with the regulatory authority accusing Ripple Labs of the XRP token sale, saying it was unregistered security, takes new turns. During...

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Ripple Released Its Approach to Crypto Regulation

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Blockchain-based payment protocol that developed the XRP coin, Ripple, published its vision of how the crypto industry must be regulated. The team sees the necessity to build a new regulatory system. In the release titled "A Real Approach to Cryptocurrency Regulation", the firm says the...

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Digital Pound Foundation and Ripple Partner to Build a CBDC

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Digital Pound Foundation, a separate forum engaged in the development of the U.K's central bank digital currency (CBDC) announced its launch today (October 14). The DPF is formed by tech, innovation, and regulation specialists. Its Chair is Jeremy Wilson, former Vice President of London-based...

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XRP Holders Can Take Part in the Suit as “Amici”

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The SEC against Ripple lawsuit continues. On October 4, U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres announced that XRP token holders can’t take part in the suit as defendants. At any rate, they can assist as amicus curiae, a friend of the court to provide their opinions on legal questions. Token owners...

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Ripple to Start $250 Million Fund for NFTs

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Ripple Labs, the blockchain company standing behind the development of XRP cryptocurrency, initiated a $250 M fund to encourage creators of NFTs. The firm said on Sept. 29, that Creator Fund will encourage NFT originators by supporting financially, technically and promotions. Digital artists and...

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XRP Price Surges While the SEC vs Ripple Case Continues

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In the last 24 hours, the price of XRP went up by around 5%, reaching $1.32. The surge happens, while the SEC vs Ripple case continues. The latest update of the lawsuit is that US magistrate judge Sarah Netburn ordered Ripple to handle 1 million missing Slack messages among employees that the...

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Ripple Announced On-Demand Liquidity in Japan. XRP Surges

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On July 27, payments network Ripple standing behind the development of the cryptocurrency XRP revealed cooperation with Japan's leading money transfer operator SBI and its subsidiary SBI VC Trade to carry out currency exchanges from Japan to the Philippines. Ripple will set an On-Demand Liquidity...

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Ripple Wants Former SEC Executive to Testify on XRP

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The US SEC vs Ripple Labs case is going on. According to the document published on July 9 by Magistrate Judge Hon. Sarah Netburn, the deposition of the US SEC former executive William Hinman will take place on July 19. Ripple insists on getting the SEC’s explanation of why the regulatory views...

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Ripple CTO offered to launch a sidechain based on XRP

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Ripple CTO David Schwartz has posted a proposal to launch federated sidechains powered by XRP Ledger. The solution will allow you to connect smart contracts and create decentralized applications using the native network token. According to Schwartz, smart contracts are one of the most requested...

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The SEC's Request to Access Ripple's Legal Concerns Refused

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SEC vs Ripple lawsuit is in the process. On May 30, another decision on the case was published, where the US Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn announced denying the SEC's request to access Ripple Lab's legal counsel records. The government agency found the step would bring more clarification. Per the...

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Ripple's Going Public After the SEC's Lawsuit, the CEO Says

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In a recent meeting, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated the firm aims to go public when the SEC's lawsuit will be over. The legal actions started in December 2020, when the SEC started a $1.3 billion lawsuit against Ripple claiming XRP, the cryptocurrency developed by the company is security. The...

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Ripple Partners With the Leading Bank of Egypt

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Ripple, the blockchain company that developed XRP cryptocurrency revealed a collaboration with the National Bank of Egypt. As stated in a paper published on May 18, the cooperation between Ripple, NBE, and the remittance firm based in the United Arab Emirates, LuLu Exchange aims to deliver...

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XRP Sales Grew by 97% in the Q1

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Ripple Lab's native cryptocurrency XRP has seen a 97% sales growth in the first quarter of this year. On May 6, Ripple released the company's market report for Q1 which shows that the entire sales net of the token's trades reached $150.34 M compared to the Q4 2020 when it was $76.27 M. XRP's sales...

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SEC threatens lawsuits for XRP token holders

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If holders of the altcoin XRP interfere with the process against Ripple, then the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) can sue them. This is stated in the appeal of the regulator to the US judicial authorities. Recall that at the end of last year, the SEC initiated a lawsuit against Ripple,...

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CoinShares launches physically backed ETP in XRP

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CoinShares has announced the launch of an ETP powered by Ripple's XRP token. Each CoinShares Physical XRP share is physically backed by 40 XRP. Initially, the ETP under the ticker XRPL will be traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange, Switzerland's largest stock exchange, and will have a base commission of...