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Why XRP Is Skyrocketing Today

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XRP is surging today due to the arrival of a key deadline in a legal case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) against Ripple Labs -- the company that created the cryptocurrency. The cryptocurrency was up 12.6% over the previous 24 hours of trading as of 11:30 a.m. Start Your Mornings Smarter!

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SEC's Gensler May Face an Unbeatable Foe in Crypto

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Securities and Exchange Commission, gave a stinging indictment of crypto in congressional testimony this week, proclaiming, "I've been around in finance for 44 years now, I guess, and I've never seen a field that's so rife with misconduct – it's just daunting." Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S.

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Warren Buffett's 4th-Quarter Trades Will Be Revealed Today, but Won't Show His Favorite Stock to Buy. Here's Why.

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14 deadline for institutional money managers with at least $100 million in assets under management to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Thanks to Form 4 filings with the SEC, we know Buffett has been gobbling up shares of satellite-radio operator Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ: SIRI).

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The Ultimate Cryptocurrency to Buy With $1,000

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Legal challenges and market perception If you've heard of Ripple at all, it's probably because of the legal challenge it's facing. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched a lawsuit against Ripple Labs and some of its top executives in December 2020. Here's why. It's a high-stakes challenge.

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If You'd Invested $1,000 in Ripple (XRP) 5 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against the Ripple Labs organization in December 2020, throwing a spanner in its growth plans. crypto exchanges had frozen their clients' Ripple balances and halted trading of the token. Soon, all the U.S. But the bumps have evened out over time.

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The Single-Most Important Catalyst Taking Bitcoin and the Crypto Market Higher

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Yesterday's highly awaited decision from a federal appeals court appears to have paved the way for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund ( ETF ) to finally be launched. The SEC views futures-based ETFs (which are currently allowed) as safer for investors. Who will win the race to list the first spot Bitcoin ETF?

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Should You Buy XRP While It's Under $1?

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At the beginning of August, the long-running Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) court case against Ripple (the company behind the XRP token) finally wrapped up, and it looks like the worst of XRP's regulatory headaches is over. The SEC claimed it was a security, while Ripple claimed it was a cryptocurrency.