Factors Backing Prosper’s Assertions
The prominent XRP community member further highlighted several factors he believes support his assertion.
First, he mentioned the recent Second Circuit ruling in the SEC v. Govil lawsuit, where the court denied the commission’s request to reverse its decision on disgorgement. Notably, the court held that the SEC is not entitled to disgorgement from the seller if the buyer suffers no financial losses.
Second, Prosper characterized the SEC’s remedies-related brief as terrible for failing to identify a single institutional investor who incurred economic losses from purchasing XRP from Ripple.
According to him, another factor suggesting that the SEC and Ripple might have reached a settlement was the occurrence of a settlement conference, which took place without the defendant submitting its remedies-related reply brief.
Recall that the parties had a settlement conference on March 29 at 03:10 PM (ET). The conference was in line with the court’s directive, which ordered the parties to convene at least one hour before the final pretrial conference by April 16 to explore the possibility of settling the case. According to Prosper, the settlement conference took longer than anticipated.
SEC Now Focused on Other Crypto Entities
In addition, Prosper pointed out that the SEC has shifted its attention away from Ripple and is now focused on charging other crypto-related entities, including Ethereum and Uniswap.
For instance, the SEC launched an investigation that could potentially classify Ethereum as a security. It also sent a Wells Notice to popular Ethereum-based decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap.
Furthermore, the XRP enthusiast mentioned Ripple’s plan to launch a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar and the shocking release of 500M XRP from the company’s escrow account.
Following the unscheduled release of the 500M XRP, Ripple enthusiasts speculated that the crypto payments company plans to use the funds to fulfill its settlement obligations.
Lastly, the expert highlighted the upcoming SEC’s Sunshine Act meeting as another factor indicating that the parties have settled. It bears mentioning that the SEC recently conducted a closed-door meeting on April 11.
A Few Corrections
However, it remains unclear whether the parties have reached a settlement, as Prosper and other XRP enthusiasts speculated. The lawsuit is still in the remedies stage, with Ripple expected to file its opposition to the SEC’s brief by April 22.
In a subsequent disclosure, Prosper corrected some of his remarks, confirming that there is no settlement conference scheduled for April 16, as earlier noted. In addition, he stressed that the reason behind the uncharacteristic 500 million escrow unlock had been spotlighted.
For context, The Crypto Basic confirmed this morning that this escrow unlock came up to complete the 1 billion token quota scheduled for each month. Notably, the transactions, which Ripple scheduled for April 1, merely suffered a delay. Despite these corrections, Prosper continued to speculate based on the rest of his assertions. $XRP

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18 Oct 2024
• XRP exchanges hands above $0.55 on Thursday, gains nearly 1%. 
• Market participants digest the confusion over a missed appeals deadline in SEC vs. Ripple lawsuit. 
• SEC spokesperson confirms that the appeal will proceed normally and the documents with legal arguments will be filed publicly soon. 
Ripple (XRP) gains on Thursday as traders digest the uncertainty in the Securities & Exchange Commission’s (SEC) appeal in the lawsuit. A spokesperson from the US-based financial regulator has confirmed that the process has been followed and the relevant documents will be available publicly soon. 
XRP traded at $0.5507 at the time of writing on Thursday. 
Daily Digest Market Movers: SEC’s appeal to go as planned in Ripple lawsuit 
• The SEC made headlines early on Thursday for confusion over the deadline to file an appeal against the final ruling in the Ripple lawsuit. 
• The SEC filed an appeal against the $125 million settlement and raised questions about the Howey Test’s application to XRP. This test is used to identify whether a token is a security and whether federal securities laws apply to it within the SEC’s jurisdiction. 
• Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer, Stuart Alderoty, and CEO Brad Garlinghouse slammed the SEC for appealing the August 2024 ruling. 
• Confusion over the deadline for filing an appeal raised the question of whether the SEC’s appeal is valid and will be accepted in the lawsuit. 
• A Fox Business journalist, Eleanor Terret, said on the X social media site that an SEC spokesperson has affirmed that the appeals process is moving forward as planned and the documents will soon be publicly available. 
NEW: Heard back from the @SECGov this morning.

According to a spokesperson:

“The appeal is proceeding normally, and the documents will be filed publicly soon."
— Eleanor Terrett (@EleanorTerrett) October 17, 2024
Technical analysis: XRP eyes 8% gain in its path to $0.60 target
XRP has been in a downward trend since July 2023, as seen in the XRP/USDT daily chart. The altcoin could climb another 8.42% to hit its psychologically important level at $0.60. This is a key level for several XRP holders since the token has managed to break through on a few occasions since May 2024. 
The $0.60 level is considered a hurdle in the path to further gains, toward the $0.7429 target that coincides with the July 2023 peak for XRP. 
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator shows green histogram bars after a series of red histogram bars. The trend reversed recently, and there is underlying positive momentum in the altcoin’s price.  
XRP/USDT daily chart
If Ripple closes below the $0.5000 level on Thursday, it would invalidate the bullish thesis. This is a level where XRP has swept liquidity on several occasions. Therefore, it is a key support for the altcoin. 
Another key support is the July 5 low of $0.3823. If XRP’s correction ensues, the altcoin could dip to this level before attempting a recovery.