The SEC faces a series of legal challenges, including a recent rebuke from the Fifth Circuit Court, highlighting scrutiny over its regulatory decisions and potential implications for the cryptocurrency market.
Recent legal proceedings have prompted commentary from Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer, Stuart Alderoty, regarding the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) actions under the leadership of Chair Gary Gensler.
Alderoty has pointed to a “deeply concerning trend” of decisions by the SEC that he considers to be arbitrary and lacking a solid legal foundation.
The commentary follows a decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which on Oct. 31, criticized the SEC’s rule regarding stock buyback disclosures as arbitrary and insufficiently justified. The ruling called on the SEC to provide more substantive reasoning for its regulations, echoing Ripple’s triumph in the XRP lawsuit earlier in July 2023.
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Author: Bralon Hill