Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ripple Labs Inc. et al.

  1. January 01, 2024

    Crypto White Collar Cases To Watch In 2024

    The coming year will see the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission battle with crypto exchanges over how securities laws apply to digital assets, while federal prosecutors will be focused on holding crypto firms and executives responsible for vast compliance failures that happened under their watch.

  2. October 27, 2023

    How Ripple Execs' Grit & Litigation Forced SEC To Back Down

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission called off a looming trial against executives of blockchain firm Ripple this month after counsel at Cleary and Paul Weiss made clear their clients were eager to have their day in court and intended to force the SEC to face a record of evidence that didn't support the claim the defendants knowingly violated securities laws when they sold Ripple's crypto token.

  3. October 19, 2023

    SEC Drops Case Against Ripple Execs In Rare Dismissal

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped the remaining claims against Ripple Labs CEO Bradley Garlinghouse and Executive Chairman Christian Larsen in its enforcement case over the sale of the blockchain firm's XRP token, according to a Thursday notice.

  4. October 03, 2023

    SEC Loses Bid To Immediately Appeal Ripple Labs' Partial Win

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission can't immediately appeal a ruling in its case against Ripple Labs Inc. that deemed cryptocurrency not a security when sold on an exchange, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying the commission hasn't presented a "pure question of law" for the Second Circuit.

  5. September 11, 2023

    SEC Says Ripple Appeal Has 'Industry-Wide Significance'

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has urged a New York federal court to let it immediately appeal a recent summary judgment ruling in its case against Ripple Labs Inc., arguing that even the blockchain firm itself has said the issues have "industry-wide significance."

  6. September 05, 2023

    Ripple Says SEC's Appeal Rooted In 'Dissatisfaction,' Not Law

    Blockchain firm Ripple Labs urged a New York federal judge to reject the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's bid to immediately appeal portions of a split ruling, arguing that the SEC's claims about the court's application of securities laws are rooted in the regulator's "dissatisfaction" with the result.

  7. August 18, 2023

    SEC Says Ripple Appeal May Help Case Wrap Up Sooner

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday urged a New York federal judge overseeing its enforcement case against Ripple Labs Inc. to grant an immediate appeal of her headline-grabbing split ruling because a Second Circuit decision on the disputed elements could expedite the end of the case.

  8. August 17, 2023

    SEC Clears First Hurdle To Possible Ripple Appeal

    A New York federal judge agreed Thursday to hear arguments surrounding a potential appeal from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in its enforcement case against blockchain firm Ripple Labs Inc. that would send the regulator's partial losses from a recent summary judgment ruling to the Second Circuit before the two head to trial.

  9. August 16, 2023

    Ripple Wants SEC 'Gambit' To Appeal XRP Ruling Denied

    Ripple Labs told a federal judge Wednesday it opposed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's request to appeal the parts of a recent summary judgment ruling that went against its landmark enforcement action against the blockchain company, accusing the SEC of doing an "about-face" from its previous strategy.

  10. August 09, 2023

    SEC Asks NY Judge For Permission To Appeal Ripple Ruling

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to appeal a ruling in Ripple Labs' litigation that dealt a blow to the agency's efforts to police the cryptocurrency industry, asking a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday to let it pursue interlocutory appellate review.

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