Ripple could cross the line and violate securities law says judge, slaps firm with $125 million fine

• SEC vs. Ripple lawsuit ends with Judge Torres ruling that Ripple is likely to violate the law with their willingness to push boundaries.
• Judge slammed Ripple with $125 million in fines for institutional sales of XRP, a federal securities law violation by the payments firm.
• XRP broke through $0.60 resistance, erasing recent losses, while Bitcoin and Ethereum struggled under key support on Thursday.

Ripple (XRP) led gains among top 10 cryptocurrencies on Thursday after a historic court ruling in the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit. Judge Analisa Torres considered the likelihood of the payment remittance firm violating federal securities law in the future and hit Ripple with a $125 million penalty.

Daily Digest Market Movers: Ripple lawsuit ends, but SEC could appeal ruling

• Ripple lawsuit ended with Judge Analisa Torres asking the firm to pay $125 million in penalties for the likelihood that it eventually crosses the line by violating federal securities law in the future.
• As traders digested the news of the SEC vs. Ripple ruling, pro-crypto attorney Fred Rispoli explained that Judge Torres recognized the absence of litigation in her final ruling.
• In her ruling, Judge Torres says that “The Court finds that Ripple’s willingness to push the boundaries of the order evinces a likelihood that it will eventually, if it has not already crossed the line. On this balance the Court finds that there is a reasonable probability of future violations, meriting the issuance of an injunction.”
• The ruling judge slammed Ripple with $125 million in fines, and predicted a “violation” is likely, if it hasn’t occurred already.
• Attorney Rispoli interprets this as Judge Torres telling the two parties, “You two better work out on your own whatever is happening now. I’ll be pissed if you come back to me.”

• SEC could appeal Judge Torres’ ruling in the lawsuit.
• XRP has received legal clarity in the final ruling. However, an appeal could change that and influence investor confidence and demand for the altcoin negatively.

Technical analysis: XRP could rally to $0.75, November 2023 peak

Ripple rallied above key resistance at $0.60 and trades at $0.62 at the time of writing. The altcoin could extend gains by over 19% and hit its November 2023 peak of $0.75 in its attempt to break out of the multi-month downtrend.

The XRP/USDT daily chart shows that the altcoin has attempted to break out of the downward trend. A daily candlestick close above $0.61 could validate the bullish thesis. Relative Strength Index (RSI) reads 60.42, well above the neutral level.

XRP faces resistance at $0.66, the 50% Fibonacci retracement of the decline from the July 13 top of $0.93 to the July 5 low of $0.38.

XRP/USDT daily chart

Ripple could find support at the Fair Value Gap (FVG) between $0.51 and $0.57, as seen in the XRP/USDT daily chart.

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