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The FTX Scandal: Accountability and Regulatory Clarity Are What We Need Now

By John E Deaton I started CryptoLaw to provide everyday investors with a “clearinghouse of information, news and analysis on key U.S. legal and regulatory developments for digital asset holders”. After the massive fraud at FTX was exposed, something that unfolded right under the nose of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), I am only […]
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The Ethereum Free Pass, Fair Notice and the Fight Ahead

By John E. Deaton, Founder and Host, CryptoLaw. I believe we have reached a turning point in the fight against the Securities and Exchange Commission’s unfair and abusive treatment of XRP holders in its lawsuit against Ripple. So much evidence has come out in this case that exposes the outrageous actions of the SEC and […]
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From Ripple and XRP to Filecoin: The SEC is Simply Illogical

By John Deaton. May 26, 2023. (Blockworks). If the crypto industry hadn’t yet appreciated the scale of the danger posed by the SEC’s legal theory at the heart of its long-running lawsuit against Ripple and the XRP token, it seems to have finally hit home for many when news broke about Grayscale’s attempted SEC registration […]
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The SEC’s High-Stakes Vendetta Leaves the Country Worse Off

By Jared Whitley. May 23, 2023. (Townhall). Blockchain technology is the next generation of technical evolution born from American innovation – much like the first radios, computers, or the once quaintly named world wide web. The technology likely won’t replace the U.S. dollar but it will transfer a lot more power over financial transactions into […]
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Ripple Wins Battle For ‘Hinman Documents’ in Bitter SEC Case

By Sebastian Sinclair. May 17, 2023. (Blockworks). Ripple has secured a small victory against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — shutting down the agency’s motion to seal internal files known as the “Hinman Speech documents.” Those documents consist of SEC drafts and emails relating to a speech given by William Hinman, former Director […]
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