Ripple nearly shut down after SEC lawsuit, CEO reveals
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the company seriously considered closing after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued it in December 2020. He said he and co-founder Chris Larsen d
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Goldman Limits Prediction-Market Bets: Why Compliance Walls Are Coming for Event Trading
If you work at a desk, trade your own account on the side, or build in Web3, you’ve probably felt the ground shifting under prediction markets this summer. The short version: banks are tighte
LAB token falls 97% after ZachXBT links selling to team-funded wallets
LAB token has fallen 97% after blockchain investigator ZachXBT linked large token sales to wallets funded by the project's team, triggering a severe loss of market confidence. TLDR: KEY TAKEA
Robinhood Burns 109M SHIB, Will Shiba Inu Escape the Bearish Triangle?
Robinhood burned 109 million SHIB, driving a sharp spike in token burn activity. SHIB remains trapped inside a bearish triangle despite record on-chain burn growth. Weak derivatives data sugg
Crypto Price Prediction for Today, July 12: XRP, Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH)
Crypto’s taking a pause after a good run last week. The Crypto market is at $2.19 trillion, down a tiny 0.20% in the last day. Bitcoin’s around $64,000. But here’s the good part: big money is
Ripple’s Resilience: Battling Legal Turmoil to Safeguard Operations
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Ripple CEO reveals $150 million legal battle with SEC over XRP status
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has revealed that the company considered shutting down after facing a lawsuit from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2020 over its XRP token. Gar
Ripple Nearly Shut Down After SEC Lawsuit, CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says
Brad Garlinghouse said Ripple considered shutting down after the SEC lawsuit but continued operating to protect employees. David Schwartz said early legal advice favored settling, believing R
LAB crashes 56% as insider dumps $18.3 million worth of tokens
LAB fell about 56% after a wallet first funded by the LAB team sold 18.4 million tokens worth roughly $18.3 million through Aster. On-chain investigator ZachXBT said the sales happened over 4
Ripple Lawyers Once Told Executives to Walk Away From the Company
TL;DR Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen revealed that lawyers once advised company executives to abandon Ripple, calling the business “unsavable.” Despite early legal and regulatory hurdles, Rip
Bonzo Lend's $9M Oracle Exploit: Why Verifier Assumptions Are DeFi's Weak Link
Picture this: a borrower shows up with 250 SAUCE worth a few bucks, submits a price update, and seconds later they walk out with millions in stablecoins and wrapped HBAR. Not a fat finger. No
Japan’s Shocking XRP Pivot. Here’s the Latest
Japan’s approach to digital assets is once again becoming a major topic of discussion after comments from one of the country’s top financial executives renewed expectations for regulatory cha