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The ongoing legal dispute between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ethereum (ETH) is attracting significant attention within the cryptocurrency sector.
Many industry insiders are speculating about potential outcomes of this case.
Garlinghouse’s Predictions on SEC vs. Ethereum
Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple Labs, has shared his optimistic perspective on the case.
He has also made a bold prediction in favor of Ethereum.
His positive outlook comes amid reports that the SEC is attempting to classify Ethereum as a security through its legal dispute with the digital asset.
Garlinghouse believes that the SEC is likely to lose its battle against Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency asset.
He points out that the Commission’s numerous attempts to involve the cryptocurrency industry in legal disputes have frequently resulted in significant court losses.
As a result, he says, the SEC is now falling behind its international counterparts and competing with other regulators such as the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Garlinghouse also questions when the SEC will realize that it cannot continue its fight to categorize Ethereum as a security, as it did with XRP.
It’s worth noting that Coinbase filed self-certifications with the CFTC on March 7.
This could lead to the approval of Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Litecoin (LTC) futures Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), if the CTFC has no objections.
The SEC’s chances of reversing the “Programmatic Sales of XRP” ruling might be affected by the CFTC’s classification of these tokens as commodities.
This could be why the SEC is battling the CFTC.
Ripple initially achieved a partial victory in its lawsuit with the agency.
Judge Analisa Torres ruled in July last year that programmatic sales of XRP do not meet the requirements of the third prong of the Howey Test.
Three months later, the SEC’s request for an interlocutory appeal against the programmatic sales order was denied by a U.S. judge.
Because of this order, the SEC cannot appeal until the conclusion of the ongoing SEC v. Ripple lawsuit.
The resolution of this dispute could significantly affect the U.S. regulatory landscape and the overall cryptocurrency industry.
The legal battle between Ripple and the SEC began in 2020.
The Commission accused Ripple of selling XRP to U.S. investors as an unregistered security.
However, the lengthy battle is nearing its end, with the grand trial scheduled for April 23.
