According to CryptoPotato: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Executive Chairman Chris Larsen have informed the court that they will be unavailable for two weeks in April 2024. The decision was made in compliance with the court's instructions on the final pretrial meeting time and date, as well as the final order. The chosen dates coincide with the bitcoin halving event, adding an intriguing element to the situation.

Attorneys for the Ripple executives have formally informed Judge Analisa Torres of their clients' unavailability for pretrial proceedings during this period. The court document states that Garlinghouse and Larsen will be unavailable from April 1 to 14, 2024, for unspecified reasons.

The timing of their unavailability aligns with the bitcoin halving, an event in which the mining reward is reduced by half. The bitcoin halving countdown predicts that the mining reward will decrease to 3.125 BTC on April 14.

The submission of these dates is in response to a previous pretrial scheduling order issued by Judge Torres, who is working to establish a specific date for the final pretrial conference after determining the trial date. Cryptocurrency prices typically surge leading up to and following bitcoin halving events. The choice of dates for Garlinghouse and Larsen's unavailability may indicate that they expect some volatility in XRP's price around the time of the event.

At the time of writing, XRP is trading at $0.518, reflecting a 0.1% increase over the past 24 hours and a 14% decline over the week.