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

  1. August 09, 2024

    Ripple Claims Victory In SEC Suit But Paid A Price

    Ripple Labs Inc. celebrated the end of its legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a "clear victory" that cut through the regulator's bid for $2 billion over the exchange's unregistered institutional sales of its XRP token, but experts told Law360 the $125 million fine and injunction Ripple faces is much more than a speeding ticket to end a costly four-year battle.

  2. August 07, 2024

    Ripple Ordered To Pay $125M Penalty In SEC Case

    A New York federal judge ordered Ripple Labs Inc. to pay a $125 million civil penalty on Wednesday in a long-awaited order addressing remedies for the blockchain company's failure to register institutional sales of its XRP token with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  3. June 17, 2024

    SEC Says Ripple's Remedies Not Comparable To Terraform's

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fired back at blockchain firm Ripple Labs' claims that a recent settlement with Terraform Labs supports a lower penalty amount, saying it can't be a direct comparison given Terraform is in bankruptcy and has made significant concessions Ripple hasn't.

  4. June 14, 2024

    Ripple Cites Terraform Fine In Call To Limit SEC Penalty

    Ripple Labs Inc. says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent settlement with fellow crypto firm Terraform Labs, with the company agreeing to pay a $420 million civil penalty, is further proof of the "unreasonableness" of the agency's request that it be made to pay a much larger fine for activities that did not amount to fraud.

  5. May 21, 2024

    SEC Slams Ripple's Bid To 'Hide' Financial Info From Public

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is protesting Ripple Labs' bid to conceal certain financial information from the public as it fights the agency's attempt to impose a $2 billion penalty for unregistered cryptocurrency sales, arguing that the company's call for transparency in the case should extend to itself.

  6. May 08, 2024

    SEC Doubles Down On $2B Ripple Labs Sanction Bid

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is standing by its call for crypto platform Ripple Labs to pay $2 billion as punishment for selling unregistered securities, telling a New York federal judge that a lower penalty would send the wrong message to the industry at large.

  7. April 23, 2024

    Ripple Labs Says Its SEC Fine Should Be No More Than $10M

    Blockchain firm Ripple Labs told a Manhattan federal judge that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's $2 billion remedies request over the firm's registration violation is proof of its "administrative overreach," and says it shouldn't be forced to pay more than $10 million over a finding related to its sales of cryptocurrency XRP.

  8. March 26, 2024

    SEC Says Ripple's 'Egregiousness' Warrants $2B Sanction

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has told a New York federal court that blockchain firm Ripple Labs Inc. ramped up sales of its XRP token after the agency launched its enforcement action and engaged in a "public relations campaign to deflect blame from its conduct," warranting nearly $2 billion in sanctions.

  9. March 25, 2024

    Ripple's Legal Chief Says SEC Wants $2B In Remedies

    The CEO and legal head of blockchain firm Ripple Labs said Monday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to seek $2 billion in fines and penalties over the firm's failure to register institutional sales of its XRP token, but the firm plans to strike back at the high dollar amount.

  10. February 05, 2024

    Ripple Must Hand Over Financial Info As SEC Seeks Remedies

    Ripple Labs must hand over financial information about the institutional sales of its XRP token to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after a magistrate judge sided with the regulator's claims that it needs the details to formulate its remedies request in the yearslong registration case.