Judge clarifies that assets and transactions on exchanges are not securities

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The judge clarified that the scenario she was addressing was not the one involving exchanges and the buying and selling of assets
Assets themselves are not securities, and transactions on exchanges involving those assets are not securities transactions
The SEC's argument of conflating initial sales with secondary sales is contradicted by judicial decisions in cases like kick, telegram, and library
The Ripple case distinguishes between the investment contract and the token itself, stating that XRP is not an investment contract
The telegram court determined that ton (the token) is computer code, not a security
The library case did not classify the library token itself as a security

A U.S court has ruled that XRP is not a security, and if XRP is a security then what implications does this have for other tokens?

Joining us today is Paul Grewal and Mike Selig, both experts in their respective fields who are here to help walk us through the implications of this court decision and what it means for our industry as a whole. ------ 🚀 Join Ryan & David at Permissionless in September. Bankless Citizens get 30% off. 🚀 https://bankless.cc/GoToPermissionless

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----- TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro 4:18 Great Day to Be a Lawyer 7:47 Was This a Surprise? 9:27 TLDR on the Ripple Case 16:08 What is a Security? 20:18 How Binding is This Decision? 27:05 Establishing a Precedent 31:47 SEC's Argument Falling Apart? 38:28 Opening The Door to More Tokens 42:37 What Does This Mean for Token Holders? 47:57 How Does This Impact US Regulation? 53:29 The Fight Ahead

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Mike Selig https://twitter.com/MikeSeligEsq

Paul Grewal https://twitter.com/iampaulgrewal

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