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APRIL 4, 2025

It's exciting times for Ripple's native token XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) , as the team celebrates the end of over four years of legal battles. Let's dive into how it may unfold and why XRP's legal status isn't as clear-cut as it seems. Shifting legal tides may have an impact, but institutional investors have continued to buy XRP.

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APRIL 8, 2025

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MAY 15, 2024

Legal challenges and market perception If you've heard of Ripple at all, it's probably because of the legal challenge it's facing. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched a lawsuit against Ripple Labs and some of its top executives in December 2020. Howey is a legal principle established in a 1946 Supreme Court case.

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JUNE 22, 2023

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

But since that announcement back in December 2020, the stock has declined by more than 85%. might legalize marijuana, which would result in a huge new growth opportunity for the Canadian-based company, it has been expanding its operations in other ways. to legalize marijuana isn't paying off for Canadian cannabis companies.

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MAY 1, 2024

states legalized sports betting -- opening a massive opportunity for companies like DraftKings that specialize in online sports gambling. As of this writing, sports wagering is now legal in 38 states and the District of Columbia. As the number of Americans who can place legal sports bets rose, so did DraftKings' revenue.

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APRIL 26, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against the Ripple Labs organization in December 2020, throwing a spanner in its growth plans. But the SEC's legal action anchored XRP's value, so the token hasn't followed along as Bitcoin and other cryptos soared in recent months. Soon, all the U.S. SPX data by YCharts.

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AUGUST 8, 2024

Every Ripple investor worth their salt is aware of the organization's legal challenges. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched a lawsuit against Ripple Labs and a few key executive (including CEO Brad Garlinghouse) in December 2020. I'm no lawyer and you shouldn't take my analysis as legal advice on any level.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Since December 2020, the SEC has been attempting to classify XRP as an "unregistered security," so the price of XRP has been highly correlated with the zigs and zags of that case. Every quarter, it seems, some new detail about the case is released, or some new twist and turn in the legal arguments takes place. If not XRP, then what?

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MARCH 31, 2024

Then last week came several positive news items regarding the cannabis industry in Canada and prospects for legalization in the U.S. Hold your horses on federally legal weed, though While there has been some positive talk in Congress recently about the passage of the SAFER Act or perhaps a rescheduling of cannabis, we've been here before.

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JULY 29, 2024

On top of that sectorwide volatility, Ripple has faced significant legal challenges, which adds another layer of uncertainty. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued the Ripple Labs organization just before the holidays in 2020, arguing that Ripple and its leaders made $1.3

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

Customer acquisition costs are decreasing DraftKings is experiencing significant growth as more states legalize sports betting, resulting in more people using the platform. And as more states legalize online sports betting and gambling, that means more guidance raises to come for DraftKings. It also means more customers.

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

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MARCH 11, 2025

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NOVEMBER 17, 2024

As various states have legalized this segment of the gambling business within their borders, DraftKings has entered these markets. Among the remainder, more states are heading toward legalization. DraftKings went public in April 2020 in the midst of a pandemic-clouded market environment that was very receptive to new opportunities.

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JULY 15, 2023

Ripple's XRP token (commonly known by the Ripple moniker) soared on the news of a legal victory as U.S. Did the international payment processing expert burn all of its pent-up market interest with Thursday's legal ruling, or should you consider buying a few of these tokens while they remain valued below $1?

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

XRP vs. the SEC There's a good reason why XRP has been locked in such a narrow trading range for so long: the company behind the XRP crypto token ( Ripple Labs ) has been involved in a bruising court battle with the SEC since December 2020. Image source: Getty Images. Quite simply, nobody really knows what's going to happen next with the SEC.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The SEC has since said it plans to appeal the court ruling, and the legal process now looks like it's far from being over. Or, Ripple Labs (the company behind the XRP crypto token) and the SEC might come to a mutual settlement, simply in order to bring closure to a lawsuit that has been dragging on since December 2020. But not so fast.

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MAY 18, 2024

trillion was sent by corporations across borders in 2020, according to consulting firm Oliver Wyman. Whether you're an expert in legal disputes like this, it's almost impossible to know how things will play out. Ripple has already partnered with numerous banks and financial institutions in an effort to gain broader adoption.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

Since December 2020, the SEC has been attempting to classify XRP as an unregistered security. The thinking here is that if XRP finally wins its legal case outright, it could double, triple, or even quadruple in value. In July, XRP won a huge legal victory in the case, and its price nearly doubled overnight, from $0.47

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JULY 13, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been in a battle against cryptocurrencies this year, but the first case to actually make it to court and nearly to trial is the SEC's suit against Ripple, which was filed in December 2020. Altcoins are popping the most today, but the big tokens are making nice gains as well.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The DOJ also -- successfully -- sued the company to block its acquisition of Plaid in 2020. At a minimum, it's likely to be a legal headache for the payment processing giant, and at worst, it could result in billions of dollars in fines and prevent Visa from entering new markets.

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MARCH 27, 2025

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DECEMBER 15, 2024

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MARCH 7, 2024

These date back to December 2020, when the SEC filed a lawsuit against Ripple Labs, the creator of the XRP crypto token. Ripple executives say they may end up paying $200 million in legal fees to defend the company, and the fees will continue to mount for the foreseeable future. That should be an obvious red flag. Yes, that's true.

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MARCH 28, 2025

It went public at $10 in fall 2020, and within two months was peaking north of $60. Venu Sports would cost $43 a month as the definitive subscription for sports fans, but Fubo crashed the party by winning a legal injunction to block the new service on anticompetitive grounds. Let's try both media companies on for size.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Where XRP might go after overcoming the SEC challenge XRP has long struggled in the shadow of a legal challenge from the U.S. The cryptocurrency did not skyrocket when this legal matter got its final verdict. This is already a successful service, very likely to grow larger over time as people get used to cryptocurrencies in daily life.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Ripple in 2020 and claimed its XRP token offerings were illegal sales of unregistered securities. First, Ripple's protracted legal battle against the SEC finally ended in August with a lighter-than-expected fine of $125 million. To make matters worse, the U.S.

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DECEMBER 16, 2023

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APRIL 5, 2024

For the past few years, Ripple has been dealing with back-and-forth with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which first sued Ripple in December 2020, claiming XRP should be regulated as a security. Its legal battles aren't finished yet. Legal troubles could also be why XRP has fallen 7% this year (as of April 4).

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AUGUST 31, 2024

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

But then came a long, bitter, and confusing court battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that started in December 2020, and it's been downhill ever since. So here's the big picture: If XRP can put its legal and regulatory headaches behind it once and for all, it can get back to business as usual.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Stuck in a legal challenge from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) since December 2020, this token disconnected from broader price trends in the crypto market for a while, but is back to mirroring the price changes of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) rather closely in the long term.

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AUGUST 12, 2023

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MARCH 19, 2025

After all, if one had invested in stocks during the bear markets of late 2018, the Covid drawdown of 2020, or the interest rate driven drawdown of 2022, you likely would have made out quite well. With the recent market sell-off, now is potentially the time for investors to find their next big winner.

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