Ripple Labs and the SEC Have Agreed to Pause Their Appeal Process, Signaling a Potential Settlement

The ongoing legal battle between Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken a new turn.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has approved a joint request to stay the appeal and place the whole case in "abeyance," according to a report by AZCoin News.

The development comes after the SEC and Ripple filed a joint motion to defer the appeal. A 60-day pause status allows time for the SEC to submit its status report no later than June 15.

As the legal battle between the agency and Ripple (PY3.00) and its executives started in December 2020, the SEC claimed that fraudulent XRP token transactions violated security laws.

The case has had wide-ranging repercussions for the SEC and Ripple, along with the entire cryptocurrency industry.

After discussing the case with the parties, the Second Circuit granted the joint request and stayed the appeal. The case is now placed in abeyance.

Earlier this month, James Filan published the motion from both parties on X, formerly Twitter, stating that they are seeking to stay the appeal pending an administrative status report from the SEC.

Filan noted that both parties are aiming to reach a settlement in the case.

Announcing the decision to drop its appeal, which will see the agency pay $75 million in the case, is a new development in the case.

The cryptocurrency community has been closely following this case, as the final outcome will have broader implications for the regulatory landscape of digital assets.

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