{"id":28217,"date":"2024-03-26T11:35:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T11:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/sec-seeks-record-2-billion-fine-against-ripple-labs\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T11:35:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T11:35:14","slug":"sec-seeks-record-2-billion-fine-against-ripple-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/sec-seeks-record-2-billion-fine-against-ripple-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Seeks Record $2 Billion Fine Against Ripple Labs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Court filings indicate that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has persuaded a New York judge to impose a substantial penalties of about $2 billion on Ripple Labs.<\/p>\n<p>Stuart Alderoty, chief legal officer of Ripple Labs, claims that the SEC is pressing for this hefty penalties. Alderoty said on social media that the court files with redacted portions and the SEC\u2019s request will be made public by March 26.<\/p>\n<p>In all, Ripple Labs would be subject to a $1.95 billion fine, which would include a $876 million disgorgement, $198 million in prejudgment interest, and a $876 million civil penalty, according to the SEC\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Legal Battle Background<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When the SEC filed a lawsuit against Ripple Labs and its executives in December 2020, the legal drama got underway. By offering XRP for sale to both institutional and retail clients, the SEC claimed that they had broken federal securities laws. In a landmark decision in July, New York Judge Analisa Torres found that although <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/ripple-labs-challenges-secs-post-compliant-discovery-requests-for-xrp-case\/\">Ripple\u2019s institutional sales of XRP violated US law<\/a>, the sale of XRP on exchanges and through algorithms did not.<\/p>\n<p>The SEC filing emphasized the need for strict enforcement, stating, <em>\u201cThe SEC asks the Court to consider how easily actors, particularly in the crypto asset space, can today engage in the same sort of conduct as Ripple\u2019s and send a strong message that such abuses will not be tolerated.\u201d<\/em><\/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>177% up to 5BTC + 77 <strong> Free Spins<\/strong>!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus of 177% + 77 Free Spins <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alderoty expressed disapproval of the SEC\u2019s position and verified that Ripple Labs will present their reply to the SEC\u2019s proposal the following month. The SEC complaint states that Ripple Labs has until April 22, 2024, to respond.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/sec-seeks-record-2-billion-fine-against-ripple-labs\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) Court filings indicate that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has persuaded a New York judge to impose a substantial penalties of about $2 billion on Ripple Labs. 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