- Brad Garlinghouse says Ripple is confident the SEC's case will ultimately "be dismissed."
- XRP price shot up nearly 8% after the news
- Ripple has maintained that its XRP token is not a security, earlier questioning a SEC official’s comments on Bitcoin and Ethereum
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has called the latest decision by a New York judge in the Ripple vs. US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) case as a “huge win” for the blockchain company.
“If you weren’t paying attention then, you should be now. Huge win for Ripple today!” Garlinghouse said.
His comment followed an order by US District Judge Analisa Torres denying the SEC’s motion to strike down Ripple’s Fair Notice defense.
🚨JUDGE TORRES DENIES SEC MOTION TO STRIKE FAIR NOTICE DEFENSE.
JUST ADDED to our Document Library:
✅Order from Judge Analisa Torres that Denies the @SECGov Motion to Strike @Ripple's Fair Notice Defense 👇https://t.co/5LuEauaWAd— CryptoLaw (@CryptoLawUS) March 11, 2022
Part of Judge Torres’ order reads:
“The SEC does not contend that Ripple’s affirmative defense is untimely, and the Court shall not conclude, at this early stage of the case, that Ripple’s defense is invalid. Accordingly, the SEC’s motion to strike Ripple’s fair notice affirmative defense is DENIED,”
Garlinghouse 'confident' SEC's case will be dismissed- ultimately
The SEC sued Ripple and top executives Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen for what it called the illegal sale of unregistered securities related to the XRP token. The case has been active since December 2020, with Ripple maintaining that XRP is not a security.
Commenting on the cases against him and Larsen, the Ripple chief noted:
“While we would
