Key Insights:
- Ripple’s legal motion could remove restrictions, allowing XRP to sell to institutional buyers, impacting the company’s future operations.
- XRP price surges 4.69% in 24 hours, outperforming the broader crypto market, due to positive legal outlook and ETF rumors.
- Ripple’s expansion into cross-border payments and private equity tokenization strengthens its position in global finance.
The legal fight between Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approached a pivotal moment, with a June 16, 2025, deadline for the regulator to submit a settlement status report. XRP gained nearly 5% over 24 hours as traders bet on a favorable resolution and increasing global adoption of Ripple’s financial technology.
Legal Battle Reaches Crucial Turning Point
Ripple is in a tight spot in its legal battle against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). One of the deadlines is June 16, 2025, when the SEC is obliged to submit a settlement status report to the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Failure by the SEC to meet this deadline may result in the case entering a new appellate stage, which would extend the uncertainty of Ripple and its investors.
On June 12, 2025, Ripple and the SEC filed a joint motion seeking an indicative ruling to lessen the imposed fine of 125 million dollars and remove the existing prohibition of selling XRP to institutional buyers.
In case Judge Torres approves this request, Ripple would be in a position to continue with its operations without the existing limitations. Nonetheless, it is feared that the judge might deny the motion, as she did with the initial settlement request by Ripple earlier this month.
The second motion depends on whether Judge Torres will be persuaded by it or not. Legal experts are torn on whether this motion will be successful because the earlier motion was easily dismissed.
In spite of the current legal proceedings, XRP has risen by 4.69% in the past 24 hours, more than the overall cryptocurrency market, which only increased by 2.03%.
The price is going up due to the increasing optimism regarding the outcome of the case and the possibility of a favourable settlement.
This optimistic market mood is also connected with the rumors about the approval of an XRP ETF. It has been indicated by sources that BlackRock is lobbying the SEC to greenlight the XRP ETF by July 2025.
Ripple’s Position in Global Payments
Ripple is strategizing to take a large share of the international cross-border payment market with XRP. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has said that XRP will take 14% of the payment volume of SWIFT in the next five years.
Ripple is centered on liquidity, and Garlinghouse emphasised the role of liquidity in shaping the future of cross-border payments.
The blockchain technology created by Ripple is aimed at delivering quicker and cheaper means of cross-border payments. In contrast to SWIFT, which is based on intermediaries and time-consuming procedures, Ripple is based on XRP and provides quicker transactions at reduced expenses.
The involvement of Ripple in a 1 billion fund by the World Economic Forum (WEF) shows how the traditional financial world is accepting the Ripple technology.
Tokenization and Institutional Interest Boosted Ripple’s Outlook
Ripple’s ambitions extended beyond payments. The company positioned itself in the private equity tokenization space, aligning with a $1 billion WEF-backed initiative. That project planned to tokenize illiquid assets such as private equity investments using the XRP Ledger.
The move highlighted Ripple’s efforts to bring blockchain infrastructure to legacy financial markets. By using XRP and its open-source ledger, the initiative sought to improve market liquidity and access.
As institutions increasingly adopted Ripple’s infrastructure, market sentiment around XRP improved. The ongoing legal developments, combined with tokenization and payment innovation, boosted Ripple’s long-term outlook.
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