In a meticulously detailed letter to Judge Analisa Torres of the Southern District of New York, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delineated its grounds for seeking an interlocutory appeal against Ripple Labs Inc. This move, which has sent ripples (pun intended) through the XRP community, focuses on the intricate legalities surrounding Ripple’s sales and distributions of XRP. Ripple Vs. SEC: Interlocutory Appeal Incoming The SEC’s primary contention revolves around Ripple’s “programmatic” sales to XRP buyers over crypto asset trading platforms and Ripple’s “other distributions” in exchange for labor and services. The regulatory body asserts that these transactions should be classified as offers or sales of securities, drawing upon the precedent set by the Howey case. Related Reading: Pro-XRP Lawyer John Deaton Says He Is Willing To Bet That Ripple Will Win SEC Appeal The SEC’s letter states, “Specifically, the SEC seeks to certify the Court’s holding that Defendants’ ‘Programmatic’ offers and sales to XRP buyers over crypto asset trading platforms and Ripple’s ‘Other Distributions’ in exchange for labor and services di ..
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