Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ripple Labs Inc. et al.

  1. September 29, 2022

    SEC Ordered To Finally Turn Over Emails In Ripple Litigation

    A New York federal judge Thursday overruled objections by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in its high-profile enforcement litigation claiming the cryptocurrency tech company Ripple Labs Inc. and its executives violated securities laws, ordering the regulator to finally disclose via discovery emails written by a former SEC director.

  2. September 19, 2022

    SEC, Ripple Spar In Bids To Win Landmark Enforcement Case

    In what could be a turning point in a contentious two-year legal dispute, both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and fintech firm Ripple have asked a New York federal judge to determine whether cryptocurrency XRP is a security and to grant their side an early victory in the government's enforcement case.

  3. September 14, 2022

    Pro-Crypto Group Asks To Weigh In On SEC's Ripple Suit

    The cryptocurrency advocacy group Chamber of Digital Commerce asked Wednesday to file an amicus brief in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's dispute with Ripple Labs, indicating the chamber would urge the court to conclude that the subject of an investment contract, such as digital assets, should be evaluated separately from the contract itself.

  4. July 26, 2022

    SEC Objects To Ripple's Attempt To Hide Financial Info

    Ripple Labs shouldn't be able to seal certain financial data as it challenges testimony from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission expert witnesses, the agency told a New York federal court in the latest dispute in the parties' long-running battle.

  5. July 20, 2022

    SEC, Ripple Spar Over Token Holders' Role In Court Battle

    A group of crypto token holders seeking to weigh in on a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission expert's report has become the latest flashpoint in the agency's case against blockchain company Ripple Labs, as both sides sparred over the token holders' proper role.

  6. July 13, 2022

    Judge Slams SEC's 'Hypocrisy' In Ripple Discovery Battle

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is trying to have it both ways in its fight to shield early drafts of former official Bill Hinman's speech about cryptocurrencies, but it must hand them over to blockchain company Ripple, a U.S. magistrate judge has found.

  7. July 11, 2022

    Witness Harassment In SEC's Ripple Case Spurs Redactions

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may conceal some information about an expert witness in its lawsuit against cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs because the witness was being harassed, but some of the SEC's requests go too far, a New York federal judge found Monday.

  8. May 16, 2022

    SEC Can't Shield Ex-Official's Speech Drafts, Ripple Says

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission can't use attorney-client privilege to shield early drafts of former official Bill Hinman's speech about cryptocurrencies, since Hinman gave the speech in his personal capacity, Ripple Labs told a New York federal court.

  9. May 02, 2022

    SEC Pushes To Shield Former Director's Speech Drafts

    Ripple shouldn't be allowed to see early drafts of former SEC official Bill Hinman's 2018 speech about cryptocurrencies since those documents are protected by attorney-client privilege, the SEC told a New York federal court.

  10. April 20, 2022

    Judge Denies Ripple's Attempt To Strike SEC Expert's Report

    A federal magistrate judge in New York has blocked an attempt by cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs Inc. to strike an expert report from the SEC in its suit claiming that the company sold billions of unregistered tokens, but the court said the agency mishandled its serving of the report, and ordered it to pay some of the company's expenses.