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The Ripple Effect: Is This Ruling a Turning Point for Cryptocurrency Regulation?

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After bouncing around a few advisory and executive roles, he took the CEO office at Ripple Labs in 2015. Every Ripple investor worth their salt is aware of the organization's legal challenges. I'm no lawyer and you shouldn't take my analysis as legal advice on any level. Image source: Getty Images.

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Is Ethereum Still a Millionaire-Maker Crypto?

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Since its launch in July 2015, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) has skyrocketed in price from just $0.31 Competitive landscape When Ethereum launched back in 2015, it stood alone as the only smart contract blockchain platform. That type of competition simply did not exist back in 2015. to $3,000 today.

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Victory at Victor, Fund II Closes at Oversubscribed $310 Million

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Victor Capital was founded in September 2015 and is led by Mr. Korn along with partners David Affinito and Matthew McLain. Lincoln International Private Funds Advisory was the placement agent for this fund raise and Kirkland & Ellis provided legal services. © 2024 Private Equity Professional | October 18, 2024

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Should You Buy Ripple (XRP) Right Now While It's Below $1?

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It's even older than Ethereum , which was introduced in 2015. Whether you're an expert in legal disputes like this, it's almost impossible to know how things will play out. Valuable use case Ripple Labs, formerly known as OpenCoin, launched XRP as far back as 2012, so this is one of the earliest cryptocurrencies to hit the market.

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Alliance Consumer Growth Closes Fifth Fund

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Aqueduct Capital Group was the placement agent for Fund V and Willkie Farr & Gallagher provided legal services. With the close of Fund V, ACG has now raised over $1 billion in aggregate capital commitments since its founding in 2011. © 2024 Private Equity Professional | July 12, 2024

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Why Is XRP Down After a Year of Growth?

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If you're an XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) investor, the good news is that Ripple Labs (the company behind the XRP token) is finally starting to put its legal and regulatory issues in the rearview mirror. Legal and regulatory risk The best answer is that Ripple may not be as free and clear of regulatory issues as people would like to think.

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Compass Group closes second oversubscribed fund with a $408m cap

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Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Since its first investment in 2015, Compass Group has invested in 14 portfolio companies, more than 230 bolt-ons and has completed four exits.