Ripple vows to respond to SEC ‘attack’ amid exchange delistings of XRP
Ripple issued a statement on Tuesday urging market participants to hear its side of the story amid the ongoing SEC saga. With XRP plunging in value following a wave of exchange delistings and trading suspensions, Ripple Labs issued a statement Tuesday vowing to respond to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s allegations against the company. The statement opens with the following message:“The public and press have only heard the story from the SEC’s side, and we’ll be filing our response in a few weeks to address these unproven allegations against Ripple.”The statement....
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