Ripple and SEC Settle 2020 Lawsuit with $50 Million Deal
- Ripple agreed to pay a $50 million settlement to the SEC.
- The remaining escrowed funds of $125 million will be returned to Ripple.
- The settlement seeks to dissolve the court’s injunction against Ripple.
- The legal battle began in December 2020 over unregistered securities offerings via XRP sales.
- The agreement maintains the July 2023 ruling that institutional XRP sales violated securities laws.
Ripple and the SEC have reached a settlement where Ripple will pay $50 million, while receiving back its remaining escrowed funds, concluding their legal dispute initiated in December 2020. The agreement upholds previous court rulings regarding XRP sales.
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