There might be as many opinions about crypto as there are cryptocurrency tokens. And with tens of thousands of digital assets populating the crypto market, that’s certainly a lot of opinions. That sheer scale of noise is in part why it can be so challenging to get a clear view of the Web3 landscape —
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that Ripple Lab’s planned new stablecoin qualifies as an “unregistered crypto asset.” In a new court filing, the regulatory agency says that not only has Ripple been selling XRP – the digital asset used to operate the XRP Ledger – as an unregistered security since 2013, but
Ladan Stewart, the SEC’s former top crypto enforcer Copyright White & Case LLP Ladan Stewart is a partner at White & Case LLP in the firm’s Global White Collar/Investigations Practice, where she focuses on SEC and other regulatory enforcement matters, white collar investigations, civil litigation and trials. Before joining White & Case, Ladan served for
In a controversial report, Forbes unveiled a list of 20 “crypto billion-dollar zombies,” Layer 1 (L1) tokens, which the news outlet defines as crypto assets with substantial valuations but “limited utility beyond speculative trading.” These cryptocurrencies and projects include Ripple, XRP, Ethereum Classic (ETC), Tezos (XTZ), Algorand (ALGO), and Cardano (ADA), among others. XRP And
The upcoming Lisbon Blockchain Conference is gearing up to offer founders an avenue to pitch their startups to potential investors. In an April 22 statement, the conference organizers said one of the side events will be a “closed door” pitching competition, allowing crypto startups to showcase their ideas to potential investors. Distinguished judges for the
Bitcoin was modestly lower early Saturday following the so-called halving, an event that sharply cut the issuance of the world’s largest cryptocurrency. The price of Bitcoin has fallen 1.3% to $63,676 over the past 24 hours, holding above $60,000 that it traded at earlier this week amid worries over inflation and the outlook for interest
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has said that the digital asset market cap will double to reach $5 trillion by the end of 2024. Indeed, Garlinghouse spoke to CNBC, where he discussed his anticipation and projections for the cryptocurrency market heading into the end of this year. Currently, the digital asset market has a market cap
Will this be the year that cryptocurrency’s market capitalization surpasses the $5 trillion mark? Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse seems to think so. Speaking to CNBC Sunday (April 7), Garlinghouse said he expects the value of the crypto market to double in 2024, thanks to factors like the approval of the first U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETFs) and the upcoming
Ripple’s XRP XRP has struggled to keep pace with the wider bitcoin and crypto market’s price boom this last year—though XRP has still climbed 20% as the Federal Reserve primes traders. Subscribe now to Forbes’ CryptoAsset & Blockchain Advisor and “uncover blockchain blockbusters poised for 1,000% plus gains” ahead of bitcoin’s looming halving earthquake! The
It is now doubtful that the Ripple Labs cryptocurrency, XRP, would be able to hit the much-anticipated $1 price objective this month as its pricing has taken a negative swing today. The market’s general unease over the impending Bitcoin halving and a significant transfer of XRP tokens by a whale also correspond with this fall.