#sce $XRP XRP Legal Update: SEC’s Opening Brief Due January 15
Ripple and SEC filed a joint stipulation to submit a deferred appendix for cross-appeals, due 21 days after appellee’s opening brief
SEC’s opening brief deadline is January 15, 2025
XRP price surged 11.5% to $2.82 with $11.5 billion in trading volume
Whales holding 1-10M XRP increased holdings by 37% since November 2024
JPMorgan suggests possible XRP ETF approval in 2025 with projected $8B first-year inflows
The ongoing legal battle between Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reached a new milestone today as both parties filed a joint stipulation regarding their cross-appeals process. Defense attorney James K. Filan announced the development, which comes as XRP’s price surged by 11.5% to reach $2.82.
The stipulation outlines the parties’ agreement to file a deferred appendix, which will be due 21 days after the appellee’s opening brief is served. This procedural move helps streamline the appeals process by allowing both sides to compile relevant documents after initial briefs are filed.
The SEC faces an immediate deadline tomorrow, January 15, 2025, to submit its opening brief in the appeal. This filing will mark the regulator’s first formal response to the 2023 court decision that required Ripple to pay $125 million in settlement charges, a sum much lower than the SEC’s initial $2 billion demand.
Market activity has intensified ahead of the brief filing, with daily trading volumes climbing 12% to exceed $11.5 billion. Data from Coinglass reveals a 21% increase in XRP open interest, while liquidations over the past 24 hours reached $14 million, with $10 million coming from short positions.
Whale investors have shown renewed confidence in XRP, with large-scale holders controlling between 1 million and 10 million tokens increasing their positions by 37% since November 12, 2024. This accumulation represents approximately $3.8 billion worth of XRP added to whale wallets over the past two months.
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