Ripple May Face a Fourth Lawsuit Claiming XRP Is a Security – Law Firm Announces New Investigation

Ripple may face a fourth lawsuit connected to the legal classification of the cryptocurrency XRP.

 

Rosen Law Firm says it is investigating whether Ripple Labs, Inc. violated federal securities laws in connection with its sale of XRP.

 

The New York-based firm says it “represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation.” It also says it is preparing “a class action lawsuit to recover losses suffered by purchasers of Ripple’s XRP tokens.”

 


Ripple has already been hit with several class-action lawsuits filed in California claiming XRP is a security.

 
  • May 3 – Law firm Taylor-Copeland files a class action suit in San Francisco, California against Ripple Labs Inc, XRPII LLC and CEO Bradley Glaringhouse.

  • June 5 – Law firm Robbins Arroyo files a class action suit in San Mateo, California against Ripple Labs Inc, XRPII LLC and CEO Bradley Glaringhouse.

  • June 27 – Law firm Robbins Arroyo files a class action suit in San Mateo, California against Ripple Labs Inc, XRPII LLC and CEO Bradley Glaringhouse.


 

Ripple has pushed back on the allegations, saying the digital asset is completely separate and independent from the private company. At CB Insights’ Future of Fintech conference in New York in June, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse gave three reasons why he believes XRP is not a security.

 
  • “If Ripple, the company, shuts down tomorrow, the XRP ledger will continue to operate. It’s open-source, decentralized technology that exists independent of Ripple.”

  • “People who buy XRP don’t think they’re buying shares of Ripple. There’s a company called Ripple. We are a private company. We have investors. People have bought shares of Ripple the company. But buying XRP doesn’t give you ownership of Ripple. It doesn’t give you access to dividends or profits that may come from Ripple.”

  • “XRP is solving a problem. There’s no utility in a security.”


 

At a separate discussion in October, Garlinghouse called XRP “our digital asset” at a FinTech panel in San Francisco. Ripple owns 60% of the total supply of XRP, with the majority of it locked up in escrow.

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