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Ripple acquires a custody company!
Today, we are proud to announce Ripple has acquired @metaco_sa, becoming the sole shareholder of the Swiss-based provider of digital asset custody and tokenization technology.
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Today, we are proud to announce Ripple has acquired @metaco_sa, becoming the sole shareholder of the Swiss-based provider of digital asset custody and tokenization technology.
— Ripple (@Ripple) May 17, 2023
Learn more: https://t.co/GrI3u13iDT
Release the Kraken! Uh, I mean the Hinman emails.
#XRPCommunity #SECGov v. #Ripple #XRP Update on timing regarding when we should see the documents ordered unsealed.
According to the Courtโs 9/12/2022 Order, the parties have 21 days to file public, redacted versions of Summary Judgment documents consistent with the sealingโฆ
#XRPCommunity #SECGov v. #Ripple #XRP Update on timing regarding when we should see the documents ordered unsealed. According to the Courtโs 9/12/2022 Order, the parties have 21 days to file public, redacted versions of Summary Judgment documents consistent with the sealingโฆ pic.twitter.com/doV5fUxDG5
— James K. Filan ๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ช (@FilanLaw) May 17, 2023
#UNSEALED! Victory in unsealing the Hinman Documents in the @Ripple case! ย Thank you Judge Torres for agreeing that the public should see them. #FOIA #TRANSPARENCY #PUBLICINTEREST #XRPArmy
#UNSEALED! Victory in unsealing the Hinman Documents in the @Ripple case! Thank you Judge Torres for agreeing that the public should see them. #FOIA #TRANSPARENCY #PUBLICINTEREST #XRPArmy pic.twitter.com/q0HSILTp8R
— Roslyn Layton, PhD (@RoslynLayton) May 17, 2023
The only capital formation the SEC has facilitated has been in the UAE ๐ฆ๐ช, U.K.๐ฌ๐ง, Hong Kong ๐ญ๐ฐ, Bermuda ๐ง๐ฒ or anywhere other than the United States ๐บ๐ธ
And donโt get me started on investor protection. ๐ ๐ฏ
1/ On the topic of the SEC response to Coinbase today, I wanted to try to cut through the noise to get to some of the salient points for those in the ecosystem based on what the SEC has been willing to put in writing. Note that this is my first impression of the thing after
— Austin Campbell (@CampbellJAustin) May 16, 2023
The only capital formation the SEC has facilitated has been in the UAE ๐ฆ๐ช, U.K.๐ฌ๐ง, Hong Kong ๐ญ๐ฐ, Bermuda ๐ง๐ฒ or anywhere other than the United States ๐บ๐ธ
— John E Deaton (@JohnEDeaton1) May 16, 2023
And donโt get me started on investor protection. ๐ ๐ฏ https://t.co/gtyoY2UY1l
Bitcoin Ben blows it yet again
Ben managed to keep is word for almost 7 whole days. But according to Ben this is okay. ย (they always have excuses)
On a recent spaces chat, he claimed he's new to meme coins and just didn't understand, shortly after bragging about being the most influential guy in crypto. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
How it started: How it's going: pic.twitter.com/wNwlParQKd
— Green Eggs-n-Sam (@HamEggsnSam) May 17, 2023
So every one is clear on the deal @eth_ben and I are making on $BEN & why I sold my original tokens
Itโs for 1000 $ETH and $250k paid in stablecoins over 6 months.
We have a backer who is having to move funds from traditional accounts and itโs taking longer than I want.
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So every one is clear on the deal @eth_ben and I are making on $BEN & why I sold my original tokens
— Ben Armstrong (@Bitboy_Crypto) May 17, 2023
Itโs for 1000 $ETH and $250k paid in stablecoins over 6 months.
We have a backer who is having to move funds from traditional accounts and itโs taking longer than I want.
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The Supreme Court says that Congress does not delegate deciding the fate of โextraordinaryโ cases which deal with matters of significant political and economic impact to federal agencies, such as the EPA or SEC.

The Supreme Court says that Congress does not delegate deciding the fate of โextraordinaryโ cases which deal with matters of significant political and economic impact to federal agencies, such as the EPA or SEC.https://t.co/RTe38OUbLh
— Michael Branch (@Michael63140627) May 16, 2023
History tends to repeat, and back in 1875, Samuel Benner precisely predicted future events with an astoundingly accurate forecast.
This analysis is crazy accurate! Made in 1875 by Samuel Benner it shows periods of panic, as well as periods when to make money ๐ณ
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ฃ (@AgilePeter) May 17, 2023
The 150-year-old Benner Cycle has predicted almost all major crises since the mid-1920s. It accurately foresaw the Great Depression, WW2, the Dotโฆ pic.twitter.com/Z677hgsZfd
History tends to repeat, and back in 1875, Samuel Benner precisely predicted future events with an astoundingly accurate forecast. https://t.co/nNKDL1pVF5
— Chip โ onthechain.io (@stephenchip) May 17, 2023
โ ๏ธ Are Ledger wallets compromised?? โ ๏ธ
@Ledger is under fire for a new account recovery feature that critics are calling a "backdoor" into its hardware wallets.
What's happening? ๐งต๐
โ ๏ธ Are Ledger wallets compromised?? โ ๏ธ@Ledger is under fire for a new account recovery feature that critics are calling a "backdoor" into its hardware wallets.
— Bankless (@BanklessHQ) May 16, 2023
What's happening? ๐งต๐
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission Is Unfit to Regulate Crypto
The US Securities and Exchange Commission Is Unfit to Regulate Crypto https://t.co/n3YxUZA7Y7
— Crypto & Policy (@cryptolicy) May 15, 2023
Zooming into a cup of coffee
Zooming into a cup of coffee pic.twitter.com/Y69J6BWxC3
— Microscopic pictures (@_Microscopepic) May 12, 2023
It's strange that people don't appear to be as worried about Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) as they are about their Ledger wallets.
It's strange that people don't appear to be as worried about Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) as they are about their Ledger wallets.
— Chip โ onthechain.io (@stephenchip) May 17, 2023
๐ณ๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐น ๐พ๐จ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ป๐บ ๐พ๐ป๐ญ
๐ณ๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐น ๐พ๐จ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ป๐บ ๐พ๐ป๐ญ pic.twitter.com/Xcpp1T6Moa
— ANT1 (@ANT159694954) May 17, 2023