Here is an interesting summary from the Ripple attorney.
"XRP Holders attorney John Deaton has recently commented on the necessary conditions for a win-win situation for both Ripple and the SEC.
In particular, the importance of a couple of rulings and a bull market to transform XRP into the only altcoin with regulatory clarity in the United States, while allowing the SEC to score a huge sum on settlement.
According to John Deaton’s theory, if Ripple wins the SEC lawsuit, only Bitcoin and XRP will be safe from the securities regulator."
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