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Better Markets CEO Says SEC Has 90% Chance of Winning in Ripple Appeal — Criticizes Judge’s XRP Ruling

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Dennis Kelleher, CEO of Better Markets, says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a 90% chance of winning an appeal in the Ripple lawsuit over XRP. He criticized the court ruling as flawed, arguing that the judge in the Ripple case misapplied the law. Better Markets CEO on SEC Appeal Against Ripple Dennis … Read more

Financial Nonprofit Better Markets: Approving a Spot Ether ETF Would Threaten ‘the Broader Financial System’

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Better Markets, a financial nonprofit organization, has lashed out against approving a spot ether ETF product, stating that it would endanger the broader financial system. In a supplemental comment letter sent to the SEC, the organization states that approving these spot ether ETPs would “interweave the crypto industry with traditional finance,” aggravating systemic risks introduced … Read more

House Financial Services Committee Advances Bill to Repeal SEC Bulletin Preventing Banks From Offering Crypto Custody Services

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The House Financial Services Committee of the U.S. Congress has advanced a resolution that seeks to disavow SEC SAB 121, a bulletin that leaves banks and financial institutions out of the cryptocurrency custody provider market. However, the resolution, advanced with bipartisan support, is unlikely to be passed at a vote on the House floor, according … Read more

Fed’s Powell Scrutinized for Owning Bonds of the Same Type the Central Bank Bought During Pandemic

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As a number of Federal Reserve presidents have been criticized for their 2020 stock moves, Fed chairman Jerome Powell has been cast into the limelight for owning $1.5 million municipal bonds like the ones the U.S. central bank purchased in 2020 during the pandemic. All Eyes Are On Jerome Powell’s Municipal Bond Portfolio Three days … Read more