SEC | ForkLog - Part 66

ForkLog 15 19.01.2021

Ripple co-founder sold 28.6 million XRP for the first time since the SEC lawsuit

Jed McCaleb, Ripple co-founder and former chief technology officer, liquidated 28.6 million XRP. This drew the attention of researcher Leonidas Hadjiloizou.

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ForkLog 16 18.01.2021

Gary Gensler nominated to chair the SEC

On January 18, the elected U.S. president Joe Biden nominated financier Gary Gensler to the post of chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), The New York Times reported.

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ForkLog 9 18.01.2021

Wireline to pay $650,000 to settle SEC dispute

Blockchain startup Wireline has agreed to pay $650,000 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The regulator accused the project of an illegal token sale.

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ForkLog 15 13.01.2021

Gatehub extends XRP support as SEC lawsuit unfolds

The Gatehub cryptocurrency platform announced its support for XRP until a final decision is made in the SEC lawsuit.

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ForkLog 14 13.01.2021

Former CFTC chief Gary Gensler to head the SEC

The post of the head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be filled by financier Gary Gensler, Reuters reports, citing sources.

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ForkLog 14 30.12.2020

U.S. court sets date for preliminary hearings in SEC case against Ripple

The Southern District of New York will hold preliminary hearings in the Securities and Exchange Commission's case against fintech company Ripple on February 22, 2021.

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ForkLog 8 30.12.2020

Ripple: SEC ‘muddying the waters’ for exchanges, traders and market makers

The California fintech company Ripple described the SEC's lawsuit as an attack on the entire cryptocurrency industry in the United States and urged the community to view the situation from a different angle.

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ForkLog 10 29.12.2020

SEC freezes assets of Virgil Capital crypto hedge fund

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has secured the freezing of assets of the Virgil Capital cryptocurrency hedge fund and its subsidiaries amid alleged securities fraud.

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ForkLog 14 25.12.2020

SEC reaches $25m settlement with Tierion to reimburse ICO investors

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reached an agreement with the blockchain project Tierion to reimburse ICO participants and buy back rewards paid to network miners.

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ForkLog 9 25.12.2020

Elad Roisman named acting chair of the SEC

Republican Elad Roisman has become Acting Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Commissioner Hester Peirce congratulated him on the appointment.

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ForkLog 9 24.12.2020

SEC accuses founder of two cryptocurrency hedge funds of fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accused Stefan Qin of cryptocurrency arbitrage fraud and of failing to return investors' funds. Qin is the founder of Virgil Sigma funds in New York and VQR Multistrategy in the Cayman Islands.

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ForkLog 19 24.12.2020

Lawyer sees likely outcome in SEC-Ripple lawsuit

The fintech company Ripple is likely to lose the US SEC case, according to GMT Legal managing partner Andrey Tugarin.

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