Ripple: Super Bowl For Crypto Lawyers
Market Meditations | December 23, 2020
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Charges Ripple With Conducting $1.3 Billion Unregistered Securities Offering ❗
Dear Meditators
Let’s take a look at one of the biggest topics in crypto right now…
Today’s letter covers the SEC’s charges against Ripple.
We take a look at XRP’s price action going into the allegations and whether the rumors were already visible on the chart. After that, let’s explore what will likely change and what would happen if exchanges were to start delisting XRP en masse.
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Ripple: Super Bowl For Crypto Lawyers
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Charges Ripple With Conducting $1.3 Billion Unregistered Securities Offering ❗
The ‘inevitable’ has happened. After rumors earlier this week that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had been building a case against Ripple over the alleged sale of unlicensed securities, the news was confirmed just a day later.
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