{"id":21036,"date":"2023-05-17T11:13:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T11:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/court-declares-hinman-crypto-speech-documents-unsealable\/"},"modified":"2023-05-17T11:13:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T11:13:33","slug":"court-declares-hinman-crypto-speech-documents-unsealable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/court-declares-hinman-crypto-speech-documents-unsealable\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Declares Hinman Crypto Speech Documents Unsealable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In an ongoing lawsuit between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple, the company associated with the <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/cryptocurrencies\/ripple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">XRP<\/a> cryptocurrency, a federal judge has denied the SEC\u2019s request to seal documents pertaining to a 2018 speech given by former official William Hinman about cryptocurrencies and securities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong>350% or 5BTC + <strong>150 Spins!<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Welcome Bonus &#8211; 350% bonus on your first deposit up to 5BTC <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Court\u2019s Ruling on the \u201cHinman Speech Documents\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>In her ruling, District Judge Analisa Torres of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York stated that the documents related to Hinman\u2019s speech, in which he expressed that, in his opinion, ether was not a security, must not be sealed. This ruling follows a January 2022 decision by Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn of the same court, stating that the documents should be disclosed to Ripple as part of the ongoing discovery process.<\/p>\n<p>While the SEC will be allowed to remove names and personal details of individuals mentioned in the documents, Judge Torres ruled that the complete sealing of the \u201cHinman Speech Documents\u201d was unjustified as they are pertinent to the judicial process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong>5BTC or 100% + 100 Free Spins!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. 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Judge Torres consented to many of these redaction requests, including those related to Ripple\u2019s financial statements and certain business information, agreeing with Ripple\u2019s claim that they were targeted and specific.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong>5BTC or 100% + 100 Free Spins!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Welcome Bonus &#8211; 100% bonus on your first deposit up to 5 BTC <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, the judge determined that certain redaction proposals were excessively broad, particularly those related to XRP. 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