Over 6,000 XRP holders volunteer as third party defendants in SEC lawsuit

Over 6,000 XRP holders volunteer as third party defendants in SEC lawsuit

XRP holders claim their interests aren't being represented in an ongoing SEC lawsuit against Ripple Labs. Now they want to enter the fray as third-party defendants. XRP coin holders have attempted to insert themselves as third-party defendants in the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against Ripple Labs.A motion to intervene was filed by John Deaton of Deaton Law Firm on March 14 on behalf of over 6,000 XRP holders. Deaton — himself an XRP holder — argued that the interests of coin holders were not being adequately represented in the securities lawsuit against....


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