"Crypto-currency firm Ripple has been charged with conducting investments without proper licences by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
The SEC asserted that Ripple's XRP token is a tradable asset, known as a security, and thus subject to its regulations.
The firm argues that XRP is a currency and therefore does not have to be registered as an investment contract.
The value of XRP fell by more than 30% on the news.
Digital currencies are governed by another US regulator - the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) - which has different rules.
Ripple's chief executive Brad Garlinghouse, and former chief executive Chris Larsen, have both been charged with violating the Securities Act."
Crypto-currency firm Ripple charged by US watchdog - BBC News
All tulipcoins should be charged the same way!
The SEC asserted that Ripple's XRP token is a tradable asset, known as a security, and thus subject to its regulations.
The firm argues that XRP is a currency and therefore does not have to be registered as an investment contract.
The value of XRP fell by more than 30% on the news.
Digital currencies are governed by another US regulator - the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) - which has different rules.
Ripple's chief executive Brad Garlinghouse, and former chief executive Chris Larsen, have both been charged with violating the Securities Act."
Crypto-currency firm Ripple charged by US watchdog - BBC News
All tulipcoins should be charged the same way!
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