The SEC has spent a considerable time in court on crypto matters, and its record of judgements is – so far – a mixed bag. It lost badly in disputes with Ripple and Grayscale (leading to the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds), but it’s prevailed in others, including a recent ruling in an insider-trading case tied to a former Coinbase employee. In that case, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington decided the crypto assets in that matter were unregistered securities.
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Is In a ‘Bore to Death’ Phase. When Will the BTC Rally Resume?
The current period resembles the action from April through September of 2023 when bitcoin was stuck in the $25,000-$30,000 range...