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Warum Pro-Ripple Anwalt sagt, dass XRP nicht als Wertpapier eingestuft werden kann, selbst wenn es als solches verkauft wurde
US-Staatsanwalt John Deaton hat ausführlich erklärt, warum die Kryptowährung XRP nicht klassifiziert werden kann als Sicherheit even if blockchain payments company Ripple sold it to the public as an investment contract.
„XRP bleibt ein digitaler Code“: John Deaton
The debate over whether XRP should be deemed a security rages, something that is the crux of the legal battle between Ripple und der US-Börsenaufsichtsbehörde (SEC).
In a detailed Twitter thread on Friday, CryptoLaw founder John E Deaton asserted that XRP “remains a digital code” even if Ripple sold it as an investment contract (read: security) in the past or is still selling it now.
Deaton noted that just because someone used bitcoin (BTC) as a security, it didn’t turn it into a security. Similarly, in the LBRY Credits (LBC) case, the judge ruled that LBRY sold LBC as an investment contract when it made direct sales. In the lawyer’s view, LBC remains a software code and nothing else. The SEC even admitted on record that the sale of LBC tokens in the secondary market did not constitute a security. This means LBC itself does not qualify as a security. If it did, the court’s ruling would apply to all of its sales.
Das gleiche gilt für Ripple’s XRP. However, Deaton notes that the commission has previously implied that the XRP token itself is a security. “This novel and dangerous embodiment theory is how the SEC is attempting to expand its jurisdictional reach into secondary market transactions. The theory stretches Howey beyond recognition,” he added.
Dennoch ist der zugrunde liegende Vermögenswert niemals das Wertpapier in einem Anlagevertragsfall, und der neuartige Howey-Test erfordert eine Howey-Analyse zum Zeitpunkt jedes Angebots oder Verkaufs. Aus diesem Grund ist Deaton ziemlich zuversichtlich, dass die Bezirksrichterin Analisa Torres den Antrag der SEC auf ein summarisches Urteil in der XRP-Klage ablehnen wird.
Bitcoin was Once Sold As A Security
Deaton also cited the crypto market lodestar, bitcoin, as he explored the XRP security issue. He notes that the digital asset was once “packaged, marketed, offered and sold” as an investment contract. This is the case for condos, chinchillas, and beavers. Even though they can be sold as investment contracts, that doesn’t mean they turn into securities.
Die S handelten gegen Ripple in December 2020, contending that it had sold an unregistered security since 2013. Two years later, the high-profile case grossly muddied Ripple’s reputation drags on. A ruling is expected in the first half of 2023 — barring an unlikely settlement. Most XRP loyalists believe Ripple has the upper hand in the case, and they are convinced the company will ultimately prevail.
Davon abgesehen wird die regulatorische Klarheit, nach der die Kryptoindustrie seit langem verlangt, höchstwahrscheinlich in Form kommen einer Entscheidung im Fall SEC v. Ripple Klage.
Originalquelle: ZyCrypto