SEC’s silence after closed-door meeting fuels settlement rumors, but no official statement released.
The lack of clarity has led to XRP price volatility and FUD within the crypto community.
Leaked photo hints at another meeting on August 1st, but the outcome remains uncertain.
The SEC’s silence following a closed-door meeting with Ripple on July 25, 2024, has miffed quite a few, and has the rumor mills running once more. Crypto twitter is also full-on speculating on the reasons behind the SEC’s unexpected silence.
A leaked photo shared by crypto analyst, JackTheRippler, is the latest to make rounds. The X post possibly hints that yet another meeting is in the works at the SEC office on August 1st to discuss remedies and settlement amounts.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!There is a leaked photo circulating that shows Ripple is having a meeting at the SEC Office on August 1st. Apparently, they're gonna be talking about some remedies and finalizing a dollar figure!💥 SETTLEMENT 💥 #XRP pic.twitter.com/kVGToXZnUF
— JackTheRippler ©️ (@RippleXrpie) July 27, 2024
The July 25th meeting concluded without any official statement, which has caused this commotion of sorts. Hopes for a ruling in favor of Ripple had an effect on the price of XRP over the weekend. XRP was trading at $0.600708 USD with a 24-hour trading volume of $1,081,782,515..
The surge was also a reflection of the rollercoaster of emotions the XRP community was going through as July 25 neared. The absence of any official statement from the SEC has doused any hopes of an end to the legal battle that is already four years in the making.
With a spike in Google searches for “Ripple SEC” and lively debate across Crypto twitter, Ripple executives had also actively engaged with the community, dropping hints and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the 2023 court ruling that was partially in their favor.
Until either party provides an official update, the question of settlement or continued legal battle remains unanswered. This information vacuum has led to rampant news updates from media outlets offering their own perspective to the matter, creating a FUD, of sorts, for the XRP aficionados.
The wait for a resolution between both parties is not just stirring doubts within the XRP but also among the crypto at large. The ongoing Bitcoin conference has had several keynote speakers vouch for technological strides and how the adoption of crypto frees the public from dogmatic institutionalization. So much so, even institutional investors want a piece of the pie, as can be seen in their renewed fervor for launching as many as nine ETH ETFs since its launch the previous week.
The SEC meeting, while failing to provide the long-awaited resolution, has highlighted the urgent need for regulatory clarity in the cryptocurrency space. The XRP case continues to expose the challenges faced by the industry as it seeks to navigate a complex and evolving regulatory landscape.
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