Ripple did not want a war – but the Supreme Education Council gave them a reason to pay more strongly
For a while, it looked as if Ripple was ready to put the lawsuit behind them. After the brief ruling for the past year by Judge Torres, the company seemed ready to accept the result – although it did not reach its interest completely. The ruling wiped XRP sales on the stock exchanges, but he found that Ripple violated the laws of securities when selling for institutional investors. Many assume that Ripple will win the partial victory, pay the fine, and move forward.
But then the Supreme Education Council resumed.
This is not all.
According to the PRO-XRP Bill Morgan, Ripple may have resumed the decision on institutional sales if SEC did not appeal. It was the SEC step that reopened the door and gave Ripple a reason to respond. Suddenly, the legal battle did not end. At that moment, Ripple saw an opportunity – not only to defend itself, but to try to improve the result.
Follow this was a series of calculated steps.
It seems that it is likely that an appeal has not been submitted to the brief ruling decision by Judge Torres, that Ripple had not resumed the institutional sales part of the brief ruling decision (although we cannot be sure) and that the parties would only be … https://t.co/un2vdhibn7
– Bill Morgan (@Belisarius2020) June 20, 2025
In April and May, both sides agreed to settle. The proposed deal included dissolving the bargaining order and reducing the fine of Ripple to $ 50 million. But the operation struck an obstacle when Judge Torres rejected the first joint suggestion due to the procedural technique – it did not properly deal with the base 60, which governs the changes to the final rulings.
So try again.
On June 12, Ripple and SEC presented a second movement, this time correcting the error. Now they are waiting for Judge Torres to respond. If you give the so -called “guiding judgment”, the case will return shortly to the courtroom so that you can finish the new conditions. If this happens, both the appeal and the interrupted appeal can be dropped, and the long -term situation will end.
The paradox? If the Securities and Stock Exchange Committee has never resumed, this may not have happened. Ripple could have accepted the original judgment, even with his faults. But once SEC escalated in the case, Ripple had all the reasons for paying more strongly. The Ripple Agency’s Special Agency move gave the leverage to request more – and based on how to end the settlement conversations, it succeeded.
What we see now is not just the end of a legal battle. It is a lesson in the strategy. SEC tried to get a stronger victory. Instead, Ripple may have given an opportunity to negotiate a cleaner outlet, with a smaller fine and without constant restrictions.
Ripple has not searched for another battle. But as soon as the battle reached them, they did not retreat. They have pushed – and they seem to be a better position because of it.
Also read: Ripple did not get rid of XRP – they bought the future while no one was looking
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