The SEC has decided to appeal against a 2023 ruling in the hotly contested legal battle against Ripple Labs that dismissed the agency’s broader claims about XRP XRP/USD sales.
What Happened: The SEC lodged a notice of appeal aiming to overturn a prior decision made by Judge Analisa Torres that deemed programmatic sales of XRP to retail clients as legal while ruling that sales to institutional investors violated securities laws.
The SEC didn’t immediately respond to Benzinga’s request for comment on the matter.
Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty called the latest appeal “disappointing” and one that prolongs a “complete embarrassment” for the SEC.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse also blasted the ruling, criticizing the SEC’s refusal to move on from the case despite its role in damaging the agency’s credibility.
SEC’s appeal came on the day cryptocurrency index fund manager Bitwise Asset Management officially filed for the first-ever XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the U.S. with the regulator.
Price Action: At the time of writing, XRP was trading at $0.5379, plunging over 10% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
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