Sequel to its removal of XRP from its diversified public crypto fund, Grayscale Investments has announced its XRP Trust’s dissolution. The move is another fallout from the current enforcement action instituted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the blockchain firm Ripple. According to the official announcement, the move is in line with the current SEC lawsuit against Ripple, which among other things, classifies the fourth-ranked cryptocurrency as a security token.
Grayscale dissolves XRP Trust.
Grayscale announced the decision to dissolve its XRP Trust product in a press release issued on Wednesday, saying, “In response to the SEC’s action, certain significant market participants have announced measures, including the delisting of XRP from major digital asset trading platforms, resulting in the Sponsor’s conclusion that it is likely to be increasingly difficult for U.S. investors, including the Trust, to convert XRP into U.S. dollars, and therefore continue the Trust’s operations.” The firm revealed that it has liquidated the XRP Trust and plans to distribute the XRP Trust product shareholders’ funds as part of the dissolution process.
Ripple continues to face legal trouble.
As reported earlier, Bakkt, one of the biggest cryptocurrency companies in the United States, will not support the cryptocurrency XRP as part of its further product development, according to the CEO. The US SEC filed the lawsuit against Ripple for allegedly selling unregistered security XRP. Since the lawsuit, XRP has plunged significantly as US-based crypto exchanges, including Coinbase, delisted the cryptocurrency from their platforms. Crypto exchanges with a more international presence have elected to discontinue trading of the token for U.S. customers. Ripple CEO had earlier said that they are planning to fight the lawsuit, and the company is adamant that XRP is, in fact, not security.
