SEC多年来针对加密货币行业的十字军东征似乎已经结束

最后一章在周二关闭，当时Ripple的首席法律官Stuart Alderoty宣布，该公司同意放弃与美国证券交易委员会的交叉竞争

The final chapter in the SEC's years-long crusade against the crypto industry appears to be closing.

美国证券交易委员会（SEC）多年来针对加密货币行业的十字军东征的最后一章似乎正在关闭。

As reported by ZyCrypto last week, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed that the Securities and Exchange Commission had dropped its appeal in the prolonged case regarding the XRP cryptocurrency.

正如Zycrypto上周报道的那样，Ripple首席执行官布拉德·加林豪斯（Brad Garlinghouse）透露，证券交易委员会已在有关XRP加密货币的延长案件中撤销了上诉。

Now, Ripple has also agreed to drop its cross-appeal against the SEC in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. A cross-appeal would have given Ripple an opportunity to contest its $125 million liability.

现在，Ripple还同意在美国第二巡回上诉法院对美国证券交易委员会（SEC）的交叉上诉。交叉竞争会给Ripple提供一次质疑其1.25亿美元责任的机会。

However, according to a statement by Ripple’s chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty, the SEC will be keeping only $50 million of the amount in escrow — the remaining $75 million will be returned to the blockchain firm.

但是，根据Ripple首席法律官Stuart Alderoty的声明，SEC将仅保留托管中的5000万美元 - 剩下的7500万美元将退还给区块链公司。

“The SEC will keep $50M of the $125M fine (already in an interest-bearing escrow in cash), with the balance returned to Ripple,” Alderoty stated on X in what he described as potentially his “last update” on the case.

Alderoty在X上说：“ SEC将保留1.25亿美元罚款中的5000万美元（现金现金的托管托管），余额返回了Ripple。”

“The agency will also ask the Court to lift the standard injunction that was imposed earlier at the SEC’s request. All subject to Commission vote, drafting of final documents and usual court processes.”

“该机构还将要求法院解除根据SEC的要求提起的标准禁令。所有人都需要投票，起草最终文件和通常的法院程序。”

The original suit centered on allegations that Ripple raised $1.3 billion through the sale of its XRP token without registering it as a security, resulting in a multi-year-long bruising legal standoff.

最初的诉讼以指控为中心，指控Ripple通过出售其XRP令牌筹集了13亿美元，而无需将其注册为担保，从而导致了多年的多年瘀伤法律僵局。

Ripple got a partial ruling in its favor back in 2023, but the SEC filed an appeal seeking to have that decision overturned.

Ripple在2023年获得了部分裁决，但美国证券交易委员会（SEC）提出上诉，试图推翻该决定。

District Judge Analisa Torres found that Ripple’s programmatic sales of XRP on a secondary market did not qualify as securities transactions, while those made to institutional investors did. Ripple was fined $125 million in August last year for the institutional sales.

地方法院法官Analisa Torres发现，Ripple在二级市场上对XRP的程序销售没有资格为证券交易，而向机构投资者进行的XRP也没有资格。去年8月，Ripple因机构销售而被罚款1.25亿美元。

The settlement marks the conclusion of one of the crypto industry’s most closely monitored cases. The end of the suit also sets the stage for potential U.S.-listed spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with a handful of issuers having filed paperwork with the SEC in recent months.

该和解标志着加密货币行业最密切监控的案件之一的结论。诉讼的结尾还为潜在的美国上市XRP交易所交易基金（ETF）奠定了基础，最近几个月，少数发行人向SEC提交了文书工作。

The SEC’s decision to settle with Ripple comes as the Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a friendlier stance since the new Trump administration rolled in following the departure of crypto foe Gary Gensler in January.

自从新特朗普政府在1月份加密敌人加里·加斯勒（Gary Garsler）离开后，美国证券交易委员会决定与Ripple定居的决定是随着美国证券交易委员会采取了更友好的立场而进行的。

In recent weeks, the agency has revoked its highly controversial SAB 121 accounting rule in a significant policy reversal. Moreover, crypto-related companies, including Coinbase, Kraken, OpenSea, and Robinhood, all previously saw lawsuits or probes dismissed. It’s now Ripple’s turn to take a victory lap.

最近几周，该机构在重大政策逆转中撤销了极具争议性的SAB 121会计规则。此外，包括Coinbase，Kraken，Opensea和Robinhood在内的与加密相关的公司以前都驳回了诉讼或调查。现在轮到胜利圈了。