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In a rather shocking development, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has demanded a $2 billion sanction against Ripple. Responding to the startling demands, Ripple\u2019s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Brad Garlinghouse has taken a firm stance against the agency\u2019s demands, determined to expose the true nature of the SEC. Ripple CEO Criticizes SEC\u2019s Demands Stuart Alderoty, the Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of Ripple recently disclosed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the US SEC has petitioned a Judge for $2 billion in fines and penalties against Ripple. According to the Ripple CLO, the SEC is in a relentless pursuit to \u201cpunish and intimidate Ripple,\u201d rather than faithfully applying the law.\u00a0 Related Reading: Bitcoin To $50,000 Or $80,000? Crypto Expert Predicts Where Price Is Headed Next Challenging the SEC\u2019s $2 billion penalty, Garlinghouse emphasized that the agency has consistently operated beyond the bounds of law in various enforcement actions. He disclosed that Judges have also taken note of the SEC\u2019s actions, previously admonishing the agency for its extensive abuse of power entrusted to it by Congress.\u00a0 The Ripple CEO also criticized the SEC\u2019s penalty demand, arguing that it lacks precedent and justification, particularly given the absence of any allegations, findings of fraud or recklessness in the case. As a result, Garlinghouse has vowed to expose the SEC for its conduct, emphasizing that Ripple will vigorously respond to the SEC\u2019s action.\u00a0 Notably, Alderoty has disclosed that the company\u2019s legal team will be addressing the SEC\u2019s demands in a filing scheduled for next month. Offering his perspective on the SEC, the Ripple CLO characterized the agency as one \u201cthat trades in statements that are false, mischaracterized and designed to mislead.\u201d SEC Actions Hurt XRP Holders The Most In its lawsuit against Ripple, the US SEC accused the payment company of violating securities laws by selling XRP in unregistered securities offering to investors in the US. According to the agency, the company and its executives had allegedly failed to protect its investors, depriving them of adequate disclosures of XRP.\u00a0 However, members of the Ripple community argue that the SEC\u2019s enforcement actions against Ripple have not protected investors but caused even deeper challenges and financial losses for XRP holders.\u00a0 Related Reading: Bitcoin Whales Remove A Staggering $2.3 Billion From Exchanges, Is It Time To Buy? A popular XRP enthusiast, identified as XRPCryptoWolf has asserted that it should be the SEC, not Ripple, paying billions to XRP holders.\u00a0 \u201cThe SEC asking for $2 billion in fines and penalties is ridiculous when they\u2019re the ones who financially hurt XRP holders the most. The SEC owes XRP holders tens of billions of dollars,\u201d he stated.\u00a0 The XRP community member disclosed that after the SEC announced its lawsuit against Ripple, approximately $15 billion was wiped out from XRP\u2019s market capitalization, and the token was also delisted from major exchanges. As a result of the lawsuit\u2019s significant impact on XRP\u2019s value, millions of XRP holders experienced financial losses. XRP price at $0.644 | Source: XRPUSDT on Tradingview.com Featured image from Inside Bitcoins, chart from Tradingview.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":594,"featured_media":599760,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16894],"tags":[6664,14690,3680,17209,15065,85514,3799,89194,91926,85513],"class_list":["post-599739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ripple","tag-crypto","tag-crypto-news","tag-ripple","tag-ripple-news","tag-ripple-sec","tag-ripple-vs-sec","tag-sec","tag-sec-news","tag-sec-ripple","tag-sec-vs-ripple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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