# Ripple legal team opposes SEC appeal over XRP decision

# Ripple legal team opposes SEC appeal over XRP decision

Lawyers argued the SEC’s grounds for an appeal was based on “dissatisfaction” with a July court decision that the XRP token did not largely qualify as a security. Lawyers representing Ripple in its lawsuit with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have suggested the regulator hasn’t met the requirements to request an appeal….

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# Binance excludes Banco de Venezuela from P2P payments

# Binance excludes Banco de Venezuela from P2P payments

Banco de Venezuela, one of the largest financial institutions in the country, was acquired by the sanctioned government in 2009. The world’s largest crypto exchange Binance has removed Banco de Venezuela as a payment method on its peer-to-peer (P2P) trading service. This follows similar moves with sanctioned Russian banks last week, and is likely part…

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# SEC charges podcaster in first unregistered securities sales claim against NFT offering

# SEC charges podcaster in first unregistered securities sales claim against NFT offering

Impact Theory produces entertainment and educational podcasts and was “trying to build the next Disney” when it invited investors to purchase its NFTs. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a media and entertainment company with conducting unregistered securities sales when it sold nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to investors between October and December…

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# Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers push for temporary release, object to prosecutors’ proposed deal

# Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers push for temporary release, object to prosecutors’ proposed deal

The U.S. Justice Department has produced “millions of pages of documents” related to SBF’s criminal case, which his lawyers claimed was too much to access from jail before trial. Lawyers representing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, or SBF, have claimed the “extraordinary accommodations” offered by authorities were insufficient in order for him to prepare for…

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