David Schwartz, Ripple's former CTO, disputed claims that the SEC's lawsuit focused only on XRP sales, stating the SEC repeatedly called XRP itself a security before courts rejected this. The 2020 lawsuit led to a mixed ruling where programmatic XRP sales on public exchanges were not securities transactions, but institutional sales were. This ruling was seen as a partial victory for Ripple, affirming XRP is not a security in general. The case highlights ongoing regulatory debates around cryptocurrency classification.
Retail investors are showing increased bullish sentiment on XRP, reaching a 5-week high in positive comments compared to bearish ones. Despite this optimism, analysts caution that XRP is still in the early stages of a broader bottoming process, requi...
Ripple celebrates the third anniversary of a pivotal U.S. court ruling that declared XRP is not a security, distinguishing the digital asset from certain sales transactions. The 2023 decision by Judge Analisa Torres rejected the SEC's claim that XRP ...
Ripple's CTO Emeritus David Schwartz challenged the SEC's portrayal of XRP as solely a security sold through unregistered offerings, highlighting that the SEC's complaint described XRP itself as a security. The 2023 court ruling distinguished XRP tok...
XRP has fallen more than 6% over the past month, currently trading near $1.09 with bearish momentum since its August 2025 peak of $3.66. Large transactions over $1 million on the XRP Ledger have sharply declined from about 70 to just 2, indicating re...
Zach Rynes, the Chainlink community lead, stated that XRP has yet to achieve meaningful adoption within the global financial system. This comment reignites ongoing discussions about the practical use and acceptance of XRP as a financial asset. The de...
