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Howey Test – DIGIT INFO https://www.digit.info Bookmarking Crypto Insights Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:43:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.digit.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-61589-32x32.png Howey Test – DIGIT INFO https://www.digit.info 32 32 Advocacy group urges SEC rethink crypto probes and lawsuits from ‘day one’ https://www.digit.info/advocacy-group-urges-sec-rethink-crypto-probes-and-lawsuits-from-day-one/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:43:24 +0000 https://www.digit.info/advocacy-group-urges-sec-rethink-crypto-probes-and-lawsuits-from-day-one/

The Digital Chamber issued a crypto agenda for the incoming SEC leadership to repair its “troubled relationship” with the crypto industry.

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SEC defends amended suit against Binance, CZ over securities claims https://www.digit.info/sec-defends-amended-suit-against-binance-cz-over-securities-claims/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 21:15:27 +0000 https://www.digit.info/sec-defends-amended-suit-against-binance-cz-over-securities-claims/

In the latest round of the SEC suit against Binance, Binance.US and CZ, the agency has largely repeated itself in a form more acceptable to the court.

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Ripple files Form C, appeals SEC ruling on XRP institutional sales https://www.digit.info/ripple-files-form-c-appeals-sec-ruling-on-xrp-institutional-sales/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:36:34 +0000 https://www.digit.info/ripple-files-form-c-appeals-sec-ruling-on-xrp-institutional-sales/

Ripple challenges SEC’s ruling on institutional XRP sales, claiming the Howey test was misapplied.

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SEC Appeals Ripple Case, Citing Errors in Final Judgment https://www.digit.info/sec-appeals-ripple-case-citing-errors-in-final-judgment/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:10:58 +0000 https://www.digit.info/sec-appeals-ripple-case-citing-errors-in-final-judgment/ Read more]]> SEC Appeals Ripple Case, Citing Errors in Final JudgmentThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a formal notice of appeal against Ripple Labs in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The appeal follows a district court’s ruling in August, which the SEC argues contained significant legal errors. SEC Challenges Ripple Labs Ruling in U.S. Court of Appeals On […]

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Kraken denies SEC claims, argues digital assets aren’t securities https://www.digit.info/kraken-denies-sec-claims-argues-digital-assets-arent-securities/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 08:24:34 +0000 https://www.digit.info/kraken-denies-sec-claims-argues-digital-assets-arent-securities/

Kraken firmly disputes SEC allegations, citing the lack of clarity in federal securities law and overreach in its regulatory scope.

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Judge denies SEC attempt to hamper Tron’s defense amid dismissal ploy https://www.digit.info/judge-denies-sec-attempt-to-hamper-trons-defense-amid-dismissal-ploy/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 04:41:01 +0000 https://www.digit.info/judge-denies-sec-attempt-to-hamper-trons-defense-amid-dismissal-ploy/

Justin Sun and his associated companies are “not challenging the ‘common enterprise’ element of the Howey test,” ruled the New York District Judge.  

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SEC likely still believes SOL is a security, say crypto execs https://www.digit.info/sec-likely-still-believes-sol-is-a-security-say-crypto-execs/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 04:41:41 +0000 https://www.digit.info/sec-likely-still-believes-sol-is-a-security-say-crypto-execs/

Many crypto observers may be “overreading” the security regulator’s latest filing for its Binance lawsuit, meaning Solana and other tokens may not be off the hook yet.

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DraftKings kills NFT business, citing ‘legal developments’ https://www.digit.info/draftkings-kills-nft-business-citing-legal-developments/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 01:51:15 +0000 https://www.digit.info/draftkings-kills-nft-business-citing-legal-developments/

It comes four weeks after a federal judge found DraftKings NFTs fell “within the meaning” of the Securities Act and Exchange Act and thus could be securities.

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What Is the Howey Test? Understanding Its Role in Crypto Regulation https://www.digit.info/what-is-the-howey-test-understanding-its-role-in-crypto-regulation/ Sat, 25 May 2024 03:37:48 +0000 https://www.digit.info/2024/05/25/what-is-the-howey-test-understanding-its-role-in-crypto-regulation/ Read more]]> What Is the Howey Test? Understanding Its Role in Crypto RegulationThis year, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) increasing enforcement on businesses accused of offering unregistered crypto securities to American investors, regulators, attorneys, and judges have been utilizing the Howey Test to ascertain whether specific crypto assets constitute an “investment contract” and thereby fall under U.S. securities laws. Below is an in-depth exploration […]

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Coinbase, SEC spar over investment definition in appeal attempt https://www.digit.info/coinbase-sec-spar-over-investment-definition-in-appeal-attempt/ Fri, 24 May 2024 17:44:57 +0000 https://www.digit.info/2024/05/24/coinbase-sec-spar-over-investment-definition-in-appeal-attempt/

The SEC is evading the real issue, and the court was wrong to take its side, Coinbase claims in a defense of its interlocutory appeal.

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