Category Archives: Commodity

XRP price tags 10-month high — Can a 35% pullback be avoided?

By Cointelegraph By Yashu GolaMarch 29, 2023Binance, Bitcoin, btc, CFTC, Commodity, eth, Ether, Litecoin, LTC, Ripple, SEC, SEC vs. Ripple, XRP price today

A U.S. regulator called Bitcoin, Ether, and Litecoin commodities in its court filing against Binance. It did not mention XRP anywhere.

CFTC declares Ether as a commodity again in court filing

By Cointelegraph By Luke HuigslootDecember 14, 2022Alameda, Benham, btc, Commodity, eth, Gensler, Howey, USDT, Warren

The community is hopeful that the assertion by the CFTC will put to bed claims that staked coins are securities according to the Howey Test.

Belgium says BTC, ETH and other decentralized coins are not securities

By Cointelegraph By Brayden LindreaNovember 25, 2022Belgium Financial Services and Markets Authority, Commodity, european parliament, european union, Financial Instrument, gary gensler, Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation, security

Belgium's take on what conditions must be met in order for a crypto asset to be classed as a security are in contrast to the views of U.S. Securities Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler.

Ether staking could trigger securities laws — Gensler

By Cointelegraph By Luke HuigslootSeptember 16, 2022BlockFi, Commodity, Gensler, Gurbacs, Howley, staking

Though he did not specify any particular crypto, SEC chair Gary Gensler said proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies could be subject to securities laws.