{"id":148781,"date":"2023-09-03T00:11:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T18:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=148781"},"modified":"2023-09-03T00:11:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T18:41:35","slug":"xrp-holders-lawyer-says-holders-made-a-difference-in-the-ruling-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/xrp-holders-lawyer-says-holders-made-a-difference-in-the-ruling-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"XRP holders lawyer says holders made a difference in the ruling &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pro-XRP lawyer and CryptoLaw founder John E. Deaton has <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnEDeaton1\/status\/1698010767990108469\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">highlighted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that the effort made by ordinary investors in the lawsuit between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple Labs made a difference when closely examined.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Lending Voice to XRP Holders\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amidst the heat of the lawsuit, the crypto lawyer came up with a list of 75,000 XRP holders around the globe who lent their voices to the lawsuit. Deaton was the <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/xrp-holders-lawyer-slams-recent-class-action-lawsuit-unveils-what-to-expect\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">top voice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for these people who submitted multiple affidavits supporting Ripple Lab\u2019s defense. At a point in the legal battle, Ripple submitted 3,000 affidavits from XRP holders and Judge Analisa Torres cited the documents while ruling on the programmatic sales of XRP on digital exchanges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.72.1 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Once again, our work shows up in the briefing \u2013 as it did in Judge Torres\u2019 decision. Don\u2019t ever tell me that regular folks can\u2019t make a difference.  The 1300 affidavits cited below are investor affidavits. There were 2300 other affidavits as well. These Affidavits were from\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3OS06IZSBJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/3OS06IZSBJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John E Deaton (@JohnEDeaton1) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnEDeaton1\/status\/1698010767990108469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.72.1 --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe Crypto industry is lucky that 75K #XRP holders chose to unite and fight back and submit affidavits \u2013 affidavits that were cited by the Judge in her decision finding programmatic sales of #XRP, on exchanges, even when sold by Ripple, to not be securities,\u201d Deaton said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This time around, CryptoLaw released a tweet stating that the whole crypto community needs to be grateful to the 75,000+ XRP holders who organized to <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/sec-has-no-proof-that-secondary-xrp-sales-are-securities-john-deaton\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fight<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the U.S. regulator. To further buttress their efforts, CryptoLaw shared a screenshot where affidavits from over 1,300 XRP holders were cited.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Comprehensive Affidavits from XRP Holders Pre-Ruling<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.72.1 --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deaton boasted that these mentioned affidavits are from investors. He reiterated that there were 2,300 other affidavits as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Deaton, most of these affidavits were from folks who actually utilize the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and the Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) built within the XRPL to move money and value across the world. They are also from people who were being paid in XRP and using the token as a substitute for fiat, including using Visa and Mastercard XRP debit cards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also, the affidavits were from people who had their retirement funds in XRP and it was frozen, pending the decision.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhen you take all the investor affidavits in whole, they demonstrate that the majority of first time acquirers of #XRP were completely unaware of a company that sold software to banks, called Ripple,\u201d Deaton added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.72.1 --><\/p>\n<p>          &lt;!&#8211; <\/p>\n<div class=\"m-on pl-2 pr-2\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-6 pr-2\">\n<div class=\"Borderboxies_2 mb-3  fullmobx\">\n<p>            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/top-7-crypto-marketing-firms-of-the-year\/?utm_source=abovesidebartabnews&amp;utm_medium=organicarticle\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"SponserdyWebimg_2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/15175104\/top_crypto_marketing_agencies.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"Sponserdtent_2 mt-2\">Top Crypto Marketing Firms \/ Agencies 2023; Here\u2019s Best Picks [Updated]\n <\/div>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-6 pl-2\">\n<div class=\"Borderboxies_2 mb-3  fullmobx\">\n<p>            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coingape.com\/top-10-web-3-games-to-explore-in-2023-here-list\/?utm_source=priceanalysisbar&amp;utm_medium=organicarticle\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"SponserdyWebimg_2\"><img width=\"834\" height=\"833\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/23134356\/jpg_20221223_134223_0000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coingape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/23134356\/jpg_20221223_134223_0000.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"Sponserdtent_2 mt-2\">Top 10 Web3 Games To Explore In 2023; Here List\n <\/div>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    &#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<div class=\"TabDicA\">\n<div class=\"TBAcon \">\n<div class=\"authorFlip tabcS\" id=\"TabA158324\">\n<div class=\"authorBox\">\n<div class=\"author_Name\">\n&lt;!&#8211;<\/p>\n<div class=\"getAuthoname\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<div class=\"authodes\">\n<p>Benjamin Godfrey is a blockchain enthusiast and journalists who relish writing about the real life applications of blockchain technology and innovations to drive general acceptance and worldwide integration of the emerging technology. 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