Ripple SEC Lawsuit: Agency Reiterates “Digital Assets Securities” As XRP Eyes $2

Ripple SEC Lawsuit: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has hinted at continuing to argue “digital asset securities” amid the appeal in the Second Circuit Court. The move comes as XRP price surpassed $1 and eyes rally to $2 on high odds of Gary Gensler’s resignation and XRP lawsuit’s end during Donald Trump’s presidency.

US SEC To Target Digital Asset Securities In Ripple Lawsuit

In a PLI’s 56th Annual Institute speech last week, SEC Chair Gary Gensler reiterated “Bitcoin is not a security.” He also cleared the intent to continue targeting XRP as security as he didn’t mention it along with “Bitcoin, ether, and stablecoins.”

“Our focus, rather, has been on some of the 10,000 or so other digital assets, many of which courts have ruled were offered or sold as securities. Putting this in context, aside from bitcoin, ether, and stablecoins, the rest of this market approximates $600 billion.”

Crypto lawyer James Murphy, also known as MetaLawMan slammed the US SEC for using the term “digital asset securities” again in an X post on Wednesday. Gensler and the SEC disregarded the court’s order on XRP security status in the Ripple SEC Lawsuit. The agency also failed to comply with its recent apology for using the term “crypto asset securities” in lawsuits.

Here we go again “digital asset securities.”
Unbelievable. https://t.co/vqCbEJ9PNh

— MetaLawMan (@MetaLawMan) November 20, 2024

The regulator appealed the summary judgment on XRP sales by Ripple, XRP distribution to employees and others by the company, and XRP sales on exchanges by CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Executive Chairman Chris Larsen.

Will XRP Lawsuit Get Dismissed?

The crypto community called for the dismissal of the long-running Ripple SEC lawsuit and resignation of SEC Chair Gary Gensler. Also, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said he is expecting a resolution or end of the SEC lawsuit after Trump’s win.

Ripple CTO David Schwartz cleared that the company is legally obligated to Ripple shareholders and not XRP holders. While Ripple can work around legal clarity around XRP and digital assets, the prices of digital assets don’t depend on the efforts of the company. The XRP lawsuit will likely get dismissed or settled with $125 million.

XRP Price Rally to $2

Lawyer Bill Morgan asserted that the price of XRP is not influenced by Ripple’s efforts as seen by long-term investors. Notably, Gensler’s hint at resignation and the potential end of Ripple SEC lawsuit triggered an XRP price rally to $1.

XRP price is currently holding at 0.702 Fib retracement level. Any strong upside momentum can trigger the next move to the $1.6–$2. The strong sentiment in the XRP community and Trump’s crypto policies will maintain bullishness in the crypto market.

Popular analyst CredibleCrypto thinks XRP will probably going to make new ATH “a lot quicker than most are expecting.” XRP/ETH just reclaimed and retested a 4-year long-range in the monthly chart, which signals a 250% higher target.

XRP price jumped over 1% in the past 24 hours and 60% in a week, with the price currently trading at $1.13. The 24-hour low and high are $1.07 and $1.15, respectively. Furthermore, the trading volume has increased by 7% in the last 24 hours, indicating a rise in interest among traders.

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