Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have agreed to call it quits on one of the most closely watched legal battles in crypto. Both sides are dropping their appeals, bringing an end to nearly five years of courtroom drama over the status of XRP. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse confirmed the decision publicly, saying…
A US judge doesn’t think Ripple should get to walk back the civil penalty from its XRP lawsuit just because the new leadership regime at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now sides with the payments firm. Ripple and the SEC first filed a joint request in May for an “indicative ruling” to see…
Ripple’s new Permissioned DEX on XRPL limits trading access to allowlisted, regulation-compliant participants only. Each permissioned DEX ties to a unique domain, restricting trades within that specific approved group. Ripple has rolled out a new Permissioned Decentralized Exchange (DEX) on the XRP Ledger, announced publicly on June 25. The company described the development as, It’s…
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In an effort to curb the misuse of cryptocurrency ATMs, Australian authorities have identified 90 individuals, many of them scam victims or unwitting money mules, following a months-long investigation led by AUSTRAC’s cryptocurrency taskforce. The operation was conducted in collaboration with federal and state law enforcement agencies and marks a significant step in understanding how…
The banking titan JPMorgan is piloting a US dollar-backed permissioned deposit token on the Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling solution built by the American crypto exchange Coinbase. In a statement, Coinbase says that JPMorgan is launching the token called JMPD on Base through its blockchain business unit Kinexys. “These are USD-denominated and backed 1:1 by deposits—combining…
Web3 conglomerate Animoca Brands has struck a strategic partnership with popular blockchain-based TCG Cross The Ages, supporting the release of their upcoming action-RPG Arise, and purchasing $CTA tokens from the open market. In addition, Animoca will leverage their network and expertise to bolster the wider Cross The Ages ecosystem. This includes marketing support for Blast…
A renowned analyst has disclosed that the ongoing consolidation phase of XRP could end next month, marking the beginning of a new rally. Another analyst has predicted that a $2000 investment in XRP could generate a profit of $50,000 by the end of the year. A popular crypto analyst identified as Egrag Crypto has pointed…
Looks like Meta isn’t done poaching talent from OpenAI. Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported that Meta had hired influential OpenAI researcher Trapit Bansal, and according to The Wall Street Journal, it also hired three other researchers from the company. Now The Information is reporting four more Meta hires from OpenAI: Researchers Shengjia Zhao, Jiahui Yu,…
