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Ripple CEO files a motion to dismiss the SEC’s complaint against him, calling it “regulatory overreach.”

Ripple has achieved the "strongest year ever" despite the lawsuit over XRP by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SE
Ripple has achieved the “strongest year ever” despite the lawsuit over XRP by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse has filed a motion to dismiss the SEC’s amended complaint against him, calling it “regulatory overreach.” Garlinghouse took to Twitter to announce his position on the SEC’s charges against him and Ripple Labs by sharing a link to the letter filed on his behalf, saying that “it speaks for itself.” According to the said letter, the SEC’s allegations against Garlinghouse fail on account of a number of reasons.

The motion seeks to dismiss SEC’s amended complaint.

The letter addressed to U.S District Court Judge Analisa Torres claimed, “First, the SEC fails to recognize the economic realities of Defendants’ transactions in XRP, the XRP market, and Ripple’s business, each of which exhibits none of the traditional characteristics of an investment contract.” The motion to dismiss, filed by Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton, also commented on the SEC’s amended complaint while also expanding on the regulatory agency personally targeting Garlinghouse for the alleged violation of securities laws.

Garlinghouse was reported to have sold over 60% of his XRP holdings.

The letter further read, “Straining to impose personal liability on an executive like Mr. Garlinghouse for simply doing his job where he reasonably understood that his actions complied with the law represents an abuse of prosecutorial discretion that has sent a dangerous signal to entrepreneurs and will chill innovation.” Ripple CEO was reported to have sold over 60% of his XRP holdings for approximately $159 million at the time of those transactions, leaving him with 200 million XRP tokens. While holding 200 million XRP tokens is a considerably long position, some members of the crypto community feel that Garlinghouse selling a majority of his XRP is disingenuous on his part. Ripple has faced a lot of trouble since the SEC lawsuit as several crypto exchanges delisted XRP.

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