XRP Lawsuit: Vitalik Involved In Process Of Hinman’s Infamous ETH Speech; Reveals Docs
XRP Lawsuit News: Ethereum founder, Vitalik Buterin was involved in the process leading to the infamous Hinman speech which provided ETH alone a special clarity of not being a “Security” revealed latest documents. The public release of Hinman Speech linked documents in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Vs Ripple lawsuit was anticipated as a major event for the crypto industry.
Also Read: Hinman Docs Reveal In XRP Case To Congressional Hearing; Why This Week Is Crucial For Crypto?
Hinman Drew Consultation From ETH’s Vitalik
Many crucial documents linked to Hinman documents and speech including Ripple’s Rule 56.1 statement finally being made available for public view. The document revealed that the SEC took a consultation from Vitalik Buterin in the process leading to the controversial speech.
An extract from the document released states that, on May 31, 2018, opposition to the recommendation grew within the US SEC against including Ether with Bitcoin as examples of digital assets which are no longer a “security”.
However, on June 4, then SEC director, Hinman shared a draft of the speech with the commission division heads. The doc mentions that he stated that there is a call with Buterin later in that week in order to confirm the US SEC’s understanding of how the Ethereum Foundation operates. It added that this move would suggest that the draft did not reflect Hinman’s understanding of how Ether works. Read More XRP Lawsuit News Here…
Office of General Counsel Didn’t Wanted To Add ETH
It is important to note that the SEC’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) suggested deleting the draft’s language around ETH. The OGC was concerned about the difficulty it would have to face in taking a different position on Ether in the future.
Also Read: SEC’s Strongest Argument In XRP Case At Risk Amid Hinman Docs Disclosure
The General Counsel added that Eth’s Buterin has far more details than retail buyers of Ethereum. This directed that the OGC proposed to remove language about Ether from the draft’s final version.
- South Korea Lifts Nine Year Ban on Corporate Crypto Investments
- India’s FIU Tightens Crypto Oversight, Mandates Live Selfies, Geo-Tagging, and Stricter KYC
- Dogecoin ETF by 21Shares Gains Approval to Launch This Week
- Coinbase Pushes Back as CLARITY Act Faces DeFi and Stablecoin Reward Ban Debate
- Tether At Center Stage in US Venezuela Conflict As 80% Oil Revenue Stays in Stablecoin
- Binance Coin Price Target $1,000 as CZ Signals Incoming Crypto Super Cycle
- Bitcoin and XRP Price Prediction Ahead of Supreme Court Tariffs Ruling on Jan 14, 2026
- Crypto Price Prediction Ahead of US CPI Inflation Data- ETH, ADA, Pi Coin
- XRP Price Outlook Ahead of Jan 15 CLARITY Act Vote
- Bitcoin Price Prediction: Digital Gold in Focus Amid US Strategic Crypto Reserve Talks
- Pi Network Price Prediction Ahead of 2026 First Upgrade






