Breaking: US Judge Rules XRP is Not a Security; XRP Price Shoots More Than 60%

The much anticipated summary judgement in the Ripple vs SEC lawsuit has been passed with Judge Torres declaring XRP is not a security
By Godfrey Benjamin
Ripple XRP SEC

In what is considered one of the most significant Summary Judgments in the Web3.0 ecosystem thus far this year, Judge Analisa Torres has declared that XRP is not a security.

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Big Win For Ripple In XRP Lawsuit

According to initial updates from the Press, Judge Torres declared that the Programmatic Sales made by American blockchain payments firm Ripple Labs Inc and the Other Distributions, and Larsen’s and Garlinghouse’s sales of XRP do NOT constitute investment contracts.

This verdict brings significant relief to the community, especially early XRP holders who had been following the Ripple case with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) since the market regulator sued the company for $1.3 billion in December 2020.

Read more: Coinbase Also A Winner With Ripple Ruling

The lawsuit which has lingered since then has drawn different commentaries from industry leaders and experts with recent projections that the case is billed to come to an end soon. The current verdict is a testament that Judge Torres aligns more with the argument from Ripple Labs’ lawyers and notably sets the precedent that other pending lawsuits may follow.

Some of these lawsuits involve the tag the SEC recently placed on Coinbase and Binance for the trading of Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL), Polygon (MATIC), and Filecoin (FIL) amongst others which it said are investment contracts. 

The victory Ripple Labs have inked appears as a very rare one, considering the fact that the SEC won a related enforcement action against LBRY, a case that was recently concluded. The legal battle journey has been notably tasking Ripple with the firm losing some of its top defense attorneys along the way.

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XRP Price Going Parabolic, Up By More Than 60% 

The news is already fueling a parabolic run in the XRP price which is changing hands at a price of $0.7628, up by more than 60% at the time of writing. Experts had already predicted that the declaration of XRP as a non-security can help it pare off the deep losses it has accrued since the lawsuit started and through the crypto winter.

The XRP growth can stir the broader market revival and help both Bitcoin (BTC) and other altcoins solidify their bullish momentum.

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Godfrey Benjamin
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