Ripple to pay $125m penalty and avoids SEC calls for $1bn

In the ongoing case between Ripple Labs and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the cryptocurrency exchange has been ordered to pay $125m in civil penalties.  Analisa Torres, District Judge of the Southern District of New York, found that Ripple Labs’ native XRP token has violated 1,278 institutional sale securities laws.  Torres also ruled … Continue reading Ripple to pay $125m penalty and avoids SEC calls for $1bn