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Today in crypto, a new lawsuit against Coinbase from Oregon’s attorney general refers to XRP and other digital assets as unregistered securities, Paul Atkins has been officially sworn in as US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chief, taking over from acting chair Mark Uyeda, and new filings reveal crypto companies among donors to US President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield’s lawsuit against Coinbase argues that XRP and other digital assets are unregistered securities.
Rayield sued US-based, publicly traded crypto exchange Coinbase for allegedly violating Oregon’s securities law. In an April 18 announcement, the Oregon Department of Justice said the suit was part of an effort to fill what it described as a regulatory vacuum left by federal agencies under the Trump administration:
