SEC Making Defacto Arguments To Prove XRP Is A Security?

Ripple and its community seem to be very confident that now the worst case scenario from here is just a “fine”.
By Ashish Kumar
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The US SEC vs Ripple lawsuit is leading toward the much required clarity and solution of the long running case. However, the experts have hinted that the commission has given up trying to prove that XRP is a security in its latest filed motions.

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Is Ripple running a coming enterprise?

SEC’s Summary Judgement submission hints that settlement might be in sight. Ripple and its community seem to be very confident that now the worst case scenario from here is just a “fine”.

This is one of the main reasons that Ripple’s native token, XRP is on a surge. Its price has jumped by a whopping 50% since the filings.

However, John Deaton, lawyer of XRP holders cited Commission’s basic argument from the Summary Judgment. He mentioned that SEC says that Ripple funded its business by touting its token’s profit potential.

The blockchain firm sells and distributes XRP to the public while keeping a huge amount of itself. It claims that Ripple is becoming the creator and of XRP’s common enterprise. SEC then tries to show how Ripple promoted itself and its token.

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Why watchdog can lose its claim?

XRP lawyer asks what is that common enterprise that the blockchain firm is taking of. The commission mentioned that the blockchain firm’s escrow account purpose is just to remind investors of what the common enterprise is representing.

The SEC is talking about the XRPLedger. However, it claims that token holders hold no legal or financial claims in Ripple. While Ripple owes nothing to XRP. This is the main reason why Ripple can’t be a common enterprise. However, the commission expert says that it was the XRP ecosystem.

Deaton highlighted that the watchdog has dropped that expert. It has planned not to rely on that testimony. He stated that it is a dangerous argument. It tries to say that a software network is a common enterprise.

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Ashish Kumar
Ashish believes in Decentralisation and has a keen interest in evolving Blockchain technology, Cryptocurrency ecosystem, and NFTs. He aims to create awareness around the growing Crypto industry through his writings and analysis. When he is not writing, he is playing video games, watching some thriller movie, or is out for some outdoor sports. Reach me at [email protected]
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