US ‘dominates’ crypto startup funding in Q2: Report

Despite facing regulatory scrutiny in the United States, crypto firms continue to innovate, with nearly half of all capital investments flowing towards U.S. crypto businesses, according to a recent report. Published by crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital on July 14, the report stated that US-based crypto start-ups had a significant share of interest from venture capital firms. “US-based crypto startups accounted for more than 43% of all deals completed and raised more than 45% of the capital invested by VC firms.” This was followed by the United Kingdom claiming 7.7%…

SEC could be waiting ‘years’ to file appeal in Ripple case: Brad Garlinghouse

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will face a prolonged process before having the chance to appeal Judge’s Torres favorable ruling in the case against Ripple.  On July 13, Judge Torres ruled partially in favor of Ripple Labs in a case brought forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2020, ruling that the XRP (XRP) token is not a security regarding retail sales on digital asset exchanges. However, Torres ruled that XRP is a security when sold to institutional investors, as it…