At meetings with crypto trading platforms as recently as 2019, SEC staff did not indicate it may have considered XRP a security, Ripple says.
March 7, 2021The response notes that the DOJ, FinCEN and regulators in the UK, Singapore and Japan have all concluded that XRP is a virtual currency not subject to securities regulation.
February 1, 2021The lawsuit will allege that Ripple, its CEO and its Co-founder sold unlicensed securities that should be registered with the SEC.
December 23, 2020The exchange will offer trading services from fiat currencies to four of the top digital currencies in circulation, as well as capital raising through STOs.
October 28, 2020The majority of the stolen funds belonged to clients and were held in hot wallets. Crypto exchanges in Japan are required to hold client assets offline in segregated cold wallets.
July 16, 2019Transactions involving digital tokens or cryptocurrencies that function or are intended to function as a medium of exchange will be exempt from GST.
July 9, 2019SWIFT, Ripple, Accenture, Barclays, BBVA, Deutsche Börse and R3 are among the 105 founding members of the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications.
April 15, 2019In Japan, SBI Ripple Asia's new MoneyTap app will enable real time payments through bank accounts, phone numbers and QR codes.
September 28, 2018Following limited launch by SBI Holdings in June, cryptocurrency exchange VCTRADE has now begun accepting retail investors; no applications allowed from corporate or institutional investors.
July 19, 2018Regulation Asia sat down with Sagar Sarbhai, Head of Government and Regulatory Relations for APAC and the Middle East at Ripple, to discuss the company’s business proposition and the regulatory challenges it faces across the region.
May 22, 2018