Ripple Labs news and trends

Ripple Co-Founder Chris Larsen Reports Personal XRP Accounts Hacked
Cryptocurrency // January 31, 2024

Ripple Co-founder and Executive Chairman Chris Larsen said Wednesday (Jan. 31) that some of his personal XRP accounts were hacked on Tuesday (Jan. 30). He said this in a post on X in response to a post speculating that the Ripple network might have been...

Court Ruling Forces SEC to Reconsider Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF Application
Bitcoin // August 29, 2023

Grayscale Investments, a prominent crypto asset manager, has won a court ruling that requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reconsider its application for the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). This ruling is seen as a setback for SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s efforts to regulate the...

Judge Allows SEC to File Motion for Appeal in Ripple Labs Case
Legal // August 17, 2023

A U.S. district judge has granted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permission to file a motion for leave to file an interlocutory appeal in its case against cryptocurrency platform Ripple Labs. This decision by Judge Analisa Torres allows the SEC to bring the case...

Coinbase Global Announces Relisting of XRP Following Court Ruling
Cryptocurrency // July 13, 2023

Coinbase Global announced Thursday (July 13) that the digital token XRP, which is owned by Ripple Labs, will be relisted on the crypto exchange. The announcement follows a ruling from a U.S. District Court judge that XRP is not a security when sold to the general...

Interviews & Exclusives
An American Revolution — How US Crypto Policy Diverges From Rest of World

July 04, 2023
There will be no fireworks for the digital asset sector this July Fourth.  It’s looking like the course du jour being cooked on the grill this Independence Day could be the cryptocurrency industry itself, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) being sure to turn the heat up as high as possible.  That’s because the Gary […]

Quick Reads
Cryptocurrency Super PACs Among Top Fundraisers for 2024 Elections

May 06, 2024
Cryptocurrency sector-backed super political action committees (PACs) have become one of the top three fundraisers in the 2024 election season.  With more than $102 million raised, these groups are behind only the super PAC backing Ron DeSantis’ failed presidential campaign and the one backing Democratic Senate candidates, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen said in a report released […]

Ripple Co-Founder Chris Larsen Reports Personal XRP Accounts Hacked

January 31, 2024
Ripple Co-founder and Executive Chairman Chris Larsen said Wednesday (Jan. 31) that some of his personal XRP accounts were hacked on Tuesday (Jan. 30). He said this in a post...

Court Ruling Forces SEC to Reconsider Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF Application

August 29, 2023
Grayscale Investments, a prominent crypto asset manager, has won a court ruling that requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reconsider its application for the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF)....

Judge Allows SEC to File Motion for Appeal in Ripple Labs Case

August 17, 2023
A U.S. district judge has granted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permission to file a motion for leave to file an interlocutory appeal in its case against cryptocurrency platform...