XRP Lawsuit: Unseal Hinman Doc Motion Gains Support; What’s US SEC’s Next Move?

A government watchdog, Empower Oversight has lent its support to the motions filed to Unseal Hinman documents in the XRP lawsuit.
By Ashish Kumar
Updated May 19, 2025
XRP SEC Lawsuit Update: Is Ripple Prepared For Torres Decision in Remedies Phase

XRP Lawsuit News: The legal tussle between Ripple labs and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been a major talking point in the digital asset industry. However, the documents and Emails related to the infamous Hinman Speech have been the key talking point in the XRP lawsuit.

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Hinman Docs To be Disclosed?

The US SEC surrender its assertion over the Hinman Doc and went on to submit them to the Ripple and defendants. However, these vital documents are still not in the public domain, and in order to gain access several requests have been filed in the XRP lawsuit.

A government watchdog, Empower Oversight has lent its support to the motions filed to Unseal Hinman documents in the XRP lawsuit. It mentioned that Jason Foster, President of Empower Oversight backed the motion filed by Roslyn Layton with Judge Analisa Torres. However, he stated docs sealed by US SEC a controversial speech on digital assets given by the Ex SEC executive Bill Hinman. Read more Ripple Vs SEC lawsuit News Here…

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SEC Still Shielding The Memos?

He mentioned that the commission has consistently blocked all the attempts from the public interest to open up on conflicts of interest and ethical queries. It is high time that the public should receive clarity about the controversial docs.

The public should know what exactly the US SEC knew about the speech and when they came to know about it. However, it mentioned that the watchdog agency last year filed a record request with the US SEC in order to end the commission’s delay in rejecting full searches related to the same docs. Before that, the watchdog submitted it opposition to the US SEC’s motion for Summary Judgement over the documents related to conflict of interest.

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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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