Ripple granted access to Binance’s records in SEC securities case
The documents may provide critical evidence that CEO Brad Garlinghouse was acting outside of the SEC’s jurisdiction. The ongoing case between fintech firm Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took another turn this week when the company was granted access to Binance's documents.U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn granted Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s motion to “Obtain international discovery” of Binance records. According to the docket, the approval was made on August 3 while a duplicate request was denied:“ORDER granting 274 Letter Motion for Discovery. The Court....
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