Ripple-SEC 案件以 1.25 亿美元罚款结束，XRP 暴涨 24%

Ripple 在与 SEC 旷日持久的法律纠纷中再次取得部分胜利。

A New York court on Wednesday ordered fintech company Ripple to pay a $125 million fine as part of its multi-year-long litigation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

纽约一家法院周三下令金融科技公司 Ripple 支付 1.25 亿美元罚款，作为其与美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 长达多年诉讼的一部分。

In July 2023, the SEC filed a motion seeking a $2 billion civil penalty against Ripple for its institutional sales of XRP, which the agency alleged broke federal securities laws.

2023 年 7 月，美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 提出一项动议，要求对 Ripple 对其机构销售 XRP 处以 20 亿美元的民事罚款，该机构称其违反了联邦证券法。

However, Judge Analisa Torres of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York found that only 1,278 of Ripple's XRP transactions violated securities laws and imposed a fine that was significantly lower than what the SEC had demanded.

然而，美国纽约南区地方法院法官 Analisa Torres 发现，Ripple 的 XRP 交易中只有 1,278 笔交易违反了证券法，并处以明显低于 SEC 要求的罚款。

The SEC had also sought to ban Ripple from engaging in any further violations of federal securities laws, a move that was intended to preempt any future XRP sales by the company that could potentially run afoul of securities laws.

美国证券交易委员会还试图禁止 Ripple 参与任何进一步违反联邦证券法的行为，此举旨在阻止该公司未来可能违反证券法的任何 XRP 销售。

Judge Torres imposed the ban on future securities law violations, but she clarified that she wasn't making a judgment on whether Ripple violated any laws after the SEC filed its suit.

托雷斯法官对未来违反证券法的行为实施了禁令，但她澄清说，在 SEC 提起诉讼后，她并没有对 Ripple 是否违反任何法律做出判断。

“The SEC’s motion for remedies and the entry of final judgment is granted in part and denied in part,” said Judge Torres. “The court shall enter a final judgment enjoining Ripple from further violations of the securities laws and imposing a civil penalty of $125,035,150.”

“美国证券交易委员会提出的补救措施和作出最终判决的动议部分获得批准，部分被拒绝，”托雷斯法官表示。 “法院应作出最终判决，禁止 Ripple 进一步违反证券法，并处以 125,035,150 美元的民事罚款。”

The fine is to be paid by Ripple within 30 days of the entry of the final judgment, either electronically from a bank account or by certified check.

Ripple 将在做出最终判决后 30 天内通过银行账户或保付支票以电子方式支付罚款。

The SEC filed its lawsuit against Ripple in December 2020, alleging that the company and its executives, CEO Brad Garlinghouse and cofounder Chris Larsen, conducted an illegal securities offering by selling XRP tokens to institutional investors from 2013 to 2019, raising over $1.3 billion in the process.

美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 于 2020 年 12 月对 Ripple 提起诉讼，指控该公司及其高管、首席执行官布拉德·加林豪斯 (Brad Garlinghouse) 和联合创始人克里斯·拉森 (Chris Larsen) 在 2013 年至 2019 年期间通过向机构投资者出售 XRP 代币进行非法证券发行，筹集了超过 13 亿美元资金。过程。

The SEC claimed that XRP is an unregistered security and that Ripple's sales violated the Securities Act of 1933.

SEC 声称 XRP 是一种未注册的证券，Ripple 的销售违反了 1933 年的《证券法》。

Ripple has maintained that XRP is a digital asset and not a security, and the company's legal team argued that the SEC overstepped its authority by declaring XRP a security without following the proper legal procedures.

Ripple 坚称 XRP 是一种数字资产，而不是证券，该公司的法律团队认为 SEC 在没有遵循适当法律程序的情况下宣布 XRP 为证券，从而超越了其权力。

In her July 2023 ruling, Judge Torres agreed with the SEC that Ripple's direct sales of XRP to institutional customers violated federal securities laws, but she ruled that the company’s programmatic sales of XRP to retail clients through crypto exchanges did not violate any securities laws.

在 2023 年 7 月的裁决中，托雷斯法官同意 SEC 的观点，即 Ripple 向机构客户直接销售 XRP 违反了联邦证券法，但她裁定该公司通过加密货币交易所向零售客户进行程序化销售 XRP 并未违反任何证券法。

The judge also ruled that the SEC failed to prove that Garlinghouse and Larsen personally participated in XRP sales that violated securities laws.

法官还裁定，SEC 未能证明 Garlinghouse 和 Larsen 亲自参与了违反证券法的 XRP 销售。

Following Wednesday's ruling on remedies, Garlinghouse took to X to comment on the verdict, highlighting the massive reduction in the SEC's proposed fine.

在周三就补救措施作出裁决后，加林豪斯向 X 网站发表了对裁决的评论，强调了 SEC 拟议罚款的大幅减少。

“Today's a victory for Ripple, the industry, and the rule of law,” Garlinghouse wrote in an X post on Aug. 7.

“今天是 Ripple、行业和法治的胜利，”Garlinghouse 8 月 7 日在 X 帖子中写道。

“After the SEC went all-out to try and claim that Bill Hinman's speech didn't matter, the court recognized XRP as a virtual currency and not a security,” he added.

“在 SEC 竭尽全力试图声称 Bill Hinman 的演讲无关紧要之后，法院承认 XRP 是一种虚拟货币，而不是证券，”他补充道。

“The SEC's headwinds against the whole of the XRP community are gone. We respect the Court's decision and have clarity to continue growing our company.”

“SEC 对整个 XRP 社区的阻力已经消失。我们尊重法院的裁决，并明确继续发展我们的公司。”

Ripple's chief legal head, Stuart Alderoty, also commented on the verdict, indicating that the blockchain firm would “respect” the $125 million fine.

Ripple 的首席法律负责人 Stuart Alderoty 也对判决发表了评论，表示该区块链公司将“尊重”1.25 亿美元的罚款。

“We appreciate the Court's thoughtful consideration of the SEC's overreach and look forward to continuing to grow and innovate in the U.S.,” Alderoty said.

“我们赞赏法院对 SEC 越权行为的深思熟虑，并期待在美国继续发展和创新，”阿尔德罗蒂说。

The verdict has been met with optimism by XRP investors, who believe that the latest court victory could be a catalyst for propelling the token to new all-time high prices, with some predicting that XRP could soon reach new ATH prices above the coveted $3 milestone.

XRP 投资者对这一判决感到乐观，他们认为最新的法庭胜利可能会成为推动该代币价格达到历史新高的催化剂，一些人预测 XRP 可能很快就会达到新的 ATH 价格，高于令人垂涎的 3 美元里程碑。

At press time, XRP is trading at $0.6314 per coin, up 23.8% over the past 24 hours. The coin is now trading at a price that is about 81.4% lower than its 2018 all-time high of $3.84.

截至发稿时，XRP 的交易价格为每枚 0.6314 美元，在过去 24 小时内上涨了 23.8%。该代币目前的交易价格比 2018 年历史高点 3.84 美元低约 81.4%。