{"id":420065,"date":"2023-07-18T13:35:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T13:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=420065"},"modified":"2023-07-28T21:17:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T21:17:23","slug":"sec-chair-gary-gensler-disappointed-with-ripple-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/sec-chair-gary-gensler-disappointed-with-ripple-ruling","title":{"rendered":"SEC Chair Gary Gensler ‘Disappointed’ with Ripple Ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"
SEC chair Gary Gensler said he’s disappointed with last week’s court ruling that Ripple Labs Inc.’s XRP token isn’t a security when sold to the public.<\/p>\n
Gensler, speaking at the National Press Club, said the Securities and Exchange Commission<\/a> also is pleased with the ruling that XRP is a security when sold to institutional investors, and added that the SEC is still assessing the judge’s ruling.<\/p>\n Ripple’s victory on the retail side of the ruling was hailed as a major breakthrough for the crypto industry and ignited a surge in crypto prices. It also marked a significant setback for the SEC’s decade-long enforcement efforts in the cryptocurrency industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n JUST IN:<\/p>\n SEC Chair Gary Gensler speaks about Ripple XRP ruling for first time, since last weeks court ruling pic.twitter.com\/0lOzJEDs1e<\/a><\/p>\n — WhaleFUD (@WhaleFUD) July 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n