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Markets

Crypto Hedge Fund Founder Stefan Qin Accused of Fraud by SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is accusing the founder of hedge fund Virgil Capital of fraud.

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Finance

MoneyGram Takes Wait-and-See Approach as SEC Sues Partner Ripple

"MoneyGram will continue to monitor the situation" following an SEC lawsuit against its part-owner, Ripple, a spokesperson told CoinDesk.

MoneyGram

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Recovers to Nearly $24K; Ether Rides Bitcoin’s 'Coattails'

Bitcoin recovers from Monday’s small-scale market sell-off to nearly $24,000, and ether follows bitcoin’s positive trend.

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Markets

An SEC Victory in Ripple Case Would Render XRP 'Untradeable,' Market Pros Say

Already, CrossTower, a small exchange that opened in June, has delisted the cryptocurrency.

Is this the future of the market for XRP?

Videos

‘Too Slow and Too Ambiguous’ SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Crypto Regulation

Hester Peirce is an SEC Commissioner and fierce advocate for smart, pro-innovation regulation of the crypto industry.

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Videos

‘Too Slow and Too Ambiguous’: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Crypto Regulation

Hester Peirce is an SEC Commissioner and fierce advocate for smart, pro-innovation regulation of the crypto industry.

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Markets

Promoters of Rapper TI's 2017 ICO Ordered to Pay $103K Penalty

The associates are also barred from selling digital securities for five years.

Rapper T.I.

Finance

Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust Granted SEC Reporting Company Status

Institutional bitcoin investors are looking at "how else they can diversify within the asset class," said Michael Sonnenshein.

Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein

Policy

Ripple's Larsen Says US Risks Losing Stewardship of Global Financial System to China, Disses SEC

Chris Larsen said China's "itching" to be the one that designs the next financial system, and that the U.S. is "woefully behind."

Ripple Executive Chairman Chris Larsen

Markets

SEC Registered Broker-Dealer Is Launching a Security Token-Friendly Platform

As a registered broker-dealer, Watchdog Capital said it is in a position to offer a whole host of SEC-exempted offerings for security tokens.

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