Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer, Stuart Alderoty, reignited debate over regulatory clarity in the cryptocurrency space, criticizing a pivotal 2018 speech by former SEC Director William Hinman as a “fairy tale.”
Alderoty argued that Hinman’s speech, which suggested cryptocurrencies could “magically morph” between securities and non-securities, has created confusion in the market.
Alderoty’s comments came in the wake of a recent court ruling in the SEC’s case against Binance, which echoed a previous decision regarding Ripple’s XRP token. In both cases, the judges rejected the SEC’s …
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Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer, Stuart Alderoty, reignited debate over regulatory clarity in the cryptocurrency space, criticizing a pivotal 2018 speech by former SEC Director William Hinman as a “fairy tale.”
Alderoty argued that Hinman’s speech, which suggested cryptocurrencies could “magically morph” between securities and non-securities, has created confusion in the market.
Alderoty’s comments came in the wake of a recent court ruling in the SEC’s case against Binance, which echoed a previous decision regarding Ripple’s XRP token. In both cases, the judges rejected the SEC’s …
The post Is the Howey Test Still Relevant? Ripple’s Alderoty Questions SEC’s Approach appeared first on Coin Edition.