RT BSCN (@BSCNews)SEC AND RIPPLE DROP APPEALS, END FOUR-YEAR LEGAL BATTLE- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple Labs have jointly asked a federal appeals court to dismiss their respective appeals, closing a legal dispute that began in December 2020.- The SEC had accused Ripple of conducting an unregistered securities offering through XRP sales. The case became a landmark test of how U.S. securities laws apply to digital assets.- In July 2023, Judge Analisa Torres ruled that XRP sales on pu ...

COMMENT: The case became a pivotal test of the application of U.S. securities laws to digital assets.BSCN (@BSCNews):SEC AND RIPPLE DROP APPEALS, END FOUR-YEAR LEGAL BATTLE- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple Labs have jointly asked a federal appeals court to dismiss their respective appeals, closing a legal dispute that began in December 2020.- The SEC had accused https://t.co/RuND8X3HgP ...

Legal & Regulatory Landscape - SEC and Ripple jointly requested to dismiss their appeals, ending a four-year legal battle that began in December 2020 [1] - The SEC had accused Ripple of conducting an unregistered securities offering through XRP sales [1] - In July 2023, a judge ruled that XRP sales on public exchanges were not securities, but institutional sales violated securities laws [2] - Ripple was fined $125 million, significantly less than the $2 billion sought by the SEC [2] - The ruling enabled XRP to return to major exchanges, removing SEC oversight from secondary sales [2] - The SEC's decision to withdraw its appeal follows multiple case dismissals under President Trump's second term, which has seen a rollback of "regulation by enforcement" in crypto [3] Business Strategy & Market Focus - Ripple will focus on expanding its business in global markets [3] - Programmatic sales of XRP are now legal, and XRP itself is not a security [3]

RT MartyParty (@martypartymusic)New @solana Treasury Company: iSpecimen (NASDAQ: ISPC)iSpecimen to Establish $200m Corporate Treasury Built Around #Solana Cryptocurrency with BlockArrowWoburn, MA – August 7, 2025 – iSpecimen Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPC), a technology-enabled company modernizing the way human biospecimens are sourced for scientific research, today announced a major strategic initiative aimed at integrating digital assets into its business model. The company is looking to build an up to $200 million c ...

Market Trends - The U S is moving toward making crypto 401(k)-eligible, marking a turning point for American retirement plans [1] - Digital assets are becoming integral to people's financial journeys, from first savings to future pensions [1] Industry Recognition - The development signifies global recognition of digital assets as serious long-term finance [1] - Bitcoin is about to enter one of TradFi's most sacred rooms [1]

Policy & Regulation - US President Trump signed an executive order allowing 401(k) investors to access alternative assets, including digital assets [1] Investment Opportunity - The executive order potentially opens up investment opportunities in digital assets for 401(k) investors [1]

📊 NEW: The number of crypto professionals paid in crypto has tripled in 2024, with 9.6% now receiving salaries in digital assets.Circle's USDC leads at 63% of all crypto payrolls, per Pantera Capital report. https://t.co/pR2JUkpmKB ...

Investment & Acquisition - Bakkt to acquire a 30% stake in Japanese yarn maker Marusho Hotta for $115 million [1] Business Strategy - Marusho Hotta will be rebranded as "bitcoin.jp" [1] - The company will pivot toward a crypto treasury business focused on Bitcoin and digital assets [1]

“We’re able to do very complex transactions across multiple chains, with multiple steps, jurisdictions, and pieces of data.”At @blockchain_rio, @SergeyNazarov joins Bruno Grossi, Head of Digital Assets at Banco Inter (@interbr), a leading financial institution serving over 34 million customers, to discuss how Chainlink is powering the DREX trade finance initiative with Banco Inter and other major institutions, global tokenization trends, and the key catalysts for mainstream digital asset adoption.Watch now ...

RT CoinDesk Indices (@CoinDeskMarkets)“Digital assets are no longer living on the fringe of the global financial system — they are becoming central to its future and to the movement of value through the capital markets and payments rails,” says Reba Beeson of @AlphaPointLivehttps://t.co/oELxDG4SLM ...