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- Ripple and Sec reached a final solution to resolve the action in 2020 and asked to resolve the court’s injunction and complete penalties.
- The deal proposes that Ripple pays $ 50 million to the SEC, with the remaining escrowed funds returned to Ripple.
Sec and Ripple Labs together potted A proposal today that seeks court approval for a contract agreement of $ 50 million that would end their long -term legal dispute and dissolve the current order against Ripple.
According to the proposed terms, Ripple would pay $ 50 million to Sec, while receiving the remaining part of $ 125 million held in Escrow.
The agreement, which was submitted to Judge Analisa Torres in the southern district in New York, would enter into a legal battle that started in December 2020 when Sec accused Ripple of implementing unregistered securities offers through XRP sales.
The parties seek an “indicative decision” according to Rule 62.1 to continue with the settlement. If granted, they plan to submit a joint proposal to the second appealed court to return the case to the district court for final resolution. Both SEC’s appeal and Ripples cross -law have been canceled since April during settlement negotiations.
The settlement preserves the court’s summary judgment in July 2023, which determined that Ripple’s institutional XRP sales violated securities laws while found that its programmatic and secondary sales did not. According to the agreement, none of the parties will question or try to lead this decision.
Both parties emphasized the general interest in effectively solving the case. SEC confirmed $ 50 million civil penalties in line with federal securities laws and meets the second circle’s established standards for justice and legality.
Defense lawyer James Fillan noted That if judge Torres issues the indicative decision, the case will move back to her court for the final approval of the decommissioning terms. When the ban has been canceled and funds are distributed, both sides will withdraw their appeals and the case will be over.
