Ripple’s Legal Chief Exposes SEC’s Retreat in Landmark XRP Case—Here’s What Cracked Their Case
After four years of legal trench warfare, the SEC folded its hand against Ripple—and the CLO just spilled exactly why. Turns out even regulators get tired of losing.
The Backdown Breakdown
Ripple’s top lawyer revealed the SEC’s case crumbled under its own shaky logic. No smoking gun, just a slow bleed of weak arguments that finally convinced even the feds to walk away. Classic government overreach meets crypto’s legal armor.
What This Means for Crypto
The surrender signals a rare win for blockchain projects against the SEC’s ’regulation by lawsuit’ playbook. Expect more firms to fight back—and maybe, just maybe, fewer ’strategic enforcement actions’ now that the agency’s bluff got called. (Though let’s be real—they’ll just find another coin to harass.)
Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer, Stuart Alderoty, recently spoke out about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) handling of cryptocurrency cases. Commenting on the agency’s decision to drop its appeal against Ripple, Alderoty questioned why the SEC even pursued such cases in the first place.
He pointed out that the SEC hasn’t just withdrawn its case against Ripple, but has started backing down from actions against other crypto companies as well. According to Alderoty, this is because the SEC has been enforcing rules without clearly explaining what those rules are.
“We never had proper guidelines and regulations for crypto in this country,” Alderoty said. “Now, it’s time to clean up the mess, focus on running our businesses, and work alongside Congress to create smart, clear crypto regulations.”
In the newest Crypto In One Minute, Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer @s_alderoty explains why the SEC dropped its appeal against Ripple in March 2025, and where the US is going with smart crypto regulation on the horizon: https://t.co/HJ4wTBWDmx
Protecting consumers
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He said that these new regulations should protect consumers, ensure market integrity, keep bad actors out, and most importantly — allow innovation in the crypto space to grow.
