Coin Bureau: Here’s Why the U.S. SEC Is Going After Ripple and XRP
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Coin Bureau: Here’s Why the U.S. SEC Is Going After Ripple and XRP
The host of popular crypto commentary and market analytics show Coin Bureau has shed some light on why the U.S.’s top financial regulator is targeting Ripple (which is headquartered in San Francisco, California) and digital asset XRP.In December 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged payments start-up Ripple and two executives — co-founder Chris Larsen and CEO Brad Garlinghouse — with conducting a $1.3 billion unregistered securities offering via XRP. Ripple vehemently denied the suit, with Garlinghouse arguing since the beginning that Ripple has been unfairly targeted by the regulatory body.
Speaking in a recent YouTube update, Coin Bureau host “Guy” told viewers that many other cryptoassets on the market have a similar profile as XRP. He argued that the SEC was going after Ripple due to its location in the U.S., as opposed to other crypto projects based overseas.Guy also claimed that the SEC was looking to secure a “sizable settlement,” from the lawsuit in order to generate headlines and expand its regulatory options. He noted that Ripple “has a lot of money,” making it a potentially lucrative target for the regulatory body.Guy concluded his list of reasons by saying that Ripple’s RippleNet could have posed a potential threat to the entrenched SWIFT payment system, highlighting the coincidental timing of the SEC’s lawsuit.