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XRP holders claim major victory over SEC as court grants permission to file motion to intervene

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In what is a major victory for many in the XRP Community, Attorney John Deaton has been granted permission to file a motion to intervene in the ongoing case between the SEC and Ripple Labs on behalf of a section of XRP holders by Judge Analisa Torres. In an order passed a few hours ago, Judge Torres ruled that the said motion to intervene must be filed no later than 19 April, following which any opposition and response papers can be filed by 3 May.

While the said development is big news for Deaton and many XRP advocates, it’s a huge blow to the SEC, especially since the regulatory agency has previously argued against such motions to intervene being allowed by the court. A few days ago, both the plaintiff and the defendants in the aforementioned case had written to Judge Torres, with both parties taking opposite positions on the question of Deaton’s intended motion to intervene.

At the time, while Ripple Labs had stated that “Intervenors should be permitted to proceed with their motion to clarify” the issues improperly explained by the SEC’s amended complaint, the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission contended,

“If the Court permitted Movants to intervene, it would be logic-bound to allow all investors and interested members of the public with differing viewpoints to intervene in the underlying actions.”

The SEC had also said that such an intervention would “create an avalanche of claims and near-certainty of undue delay, complexity, and confusion.”

To the same, Deaton claimed that the SEC “is clearly trying to make me look bad by claiming that my motivation in seeking to intervene is for profit-taking.” According to him, the agency’s response was “the most misleading letter that I’ve ever read submitted to a Court.”

The SEC’s contentions were in response to the pre-motion letter filed by Deaton on the 19th of March, a letter which asserted that XRP Holders’ interests “are not adequately represented by either parties” as the “holders of XRP cannot objectively rely on Ripple’s efforts.”

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Jibin Mathew George is Editor-in-Chief at AMBCrypto. A domain expert in International Relations (European Politics), he has always been a believer in the unlimited possibilities afforded by blockchain and by extension, cryptocurrencies. As someone who has been watching and writing about this space for over 5 years now, Jibin has closely tracked the emergence of cryptos and digital assets as a separate asset class in portfolios world over. A lawyer by training, he previously contributed to the News and Research desk of Diplomacy & Beyond Plus. Before his stint at D&B, he was Editor at ED Times. Jibin also takes a great interest in politics, especially the corresponding effect political decisions and fiscal policy have on the world of finance, with a special focus on cryptocurrencies.
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