The Ripple v. SEC lawsuit continued in January 2025, with key developments including the SEC's appeal, Ripple's request for more time, and Gensler’s resignation.

XRP drops 5.15%, underperforming the crypto market as SEC appeal fears mount. Traders await clarity on Ripple’s legal battle.

Meanwhile, a new project, PlutoChain ($PLUTO) is winning over headlines for a completely different reason — its Layer 2 network could completely change Bitcoin’s lack of use cases.

A federal judge ordered Allen Stanford to pay a $5.9 billion fine in his Ponzi scheme case and the SEC appointed new staff members to fill vacant positions.

Asset management firm 21Shares has filed its S-1 registration statement for the Polkadot ETF offering with the US Securities ...