(1) The Ripple Effect: What You Need to Know About the SEC v. Ripple Labs .... https://techmalak.com/the-ripple-effect-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-sec-v-ripple-labs-court-case/. (2) SEC Charges Ripple and Two Executives with Conducting $1.3 Billion .... https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-338. (3) Richard Best Kristina Littman Preethi Krishnamurthy ... - SEC.gov. https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2020/comp-pr2020-338.pdf. (4) Ripple Bought $8.4B XRP Since SEC Lawsuit ‘To Support ... - Blockworks. https://blockworks.co/news/ripple-xrp-sec-lawsuit-markets. (5) Ripple vs. SEC: Could newly released documents tip the balance?. https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-vs-sec-could-newly-released-documents-tip-the-balance.

(6)Conversation with Bing, 6/21/2023

(7) XRP delisted on more platforms following SEC's Ripple complaint. https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/news/xrp-delisted-ripple-sec-complaint-coinbase-crypto-okcoin-trading-platform-2020-12-1029926814.

(8) Conversation with Bing, 6/21/2023

(9) SEC Halts Fraudulent Scheme Involving Unregistered ICO. https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-53.

(10) The SEC brings its ICO crackdown out into the open - Yahoo Finance. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sec-brings-ico-crackdown-open-132238303.html.

(11) SEC quietly widens its crackdown on token sales - Decrypt. https://decrypt.co/3622/sec-tightens-the-noose-on-ico-funded-startups.

(12) SEC Files Charges Against ex-Senator David Schmidt – Meta 1 Coin. https://www.securities.io/sec-files-charges-against-ex-senator-david-schmidt-meta-1-coin/.

(13)Conversation with Bing, 6/21/2023

(14) SEC.gov | SEC Charges EtherDelta Founder With Operating an Unregistered .... https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-258.

(15) SEC.gov | SEC Charges ICO Superstore and Owners With Operating As .... https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-185.

(16) EtherDelta Charged by SEC for Operating Unregistered Trade. https://www.natlawreview.com/article/sec-charges-etherdelta-founder-operating-unregistered-exchange.