XRP News Today: Ripple Wins Legal Battle With SEC XRP Price Jumps 4.4%

Ripple has officially concluded its lengthy legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), marking a significant milestone in one of the most prominent regulatory disputes in the cryptocurrency industry. The SEC is anticipated to withdraw its appeal, allowing Judge Analisa Torres’ rulings from 2023 to remain unchallenged. In her final judgment, Judge Torres determined that Ripple’s institutional sales of XRP violated securities laws, but exchange-based sales did not. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced the end of this legal chapter, emphasizing the company's focus on growth and partnerships moving forward.

Legal experts, including Bill Morgan, celebrated this outcome as a victory for common sense and the broader crypto market. Despite Ripple and the SEC's proposal to reduce the penalty from $125 million to $50 million and lift a permanent injunction, the judge rejected these changes. With the appeals now abandoned, the $125 million fine remains, and Ripple is permanently barred from future unregistered institutional XRP sales. Key legal outcomes include the confirmation that XRP is not a security in public exchange sales, the restriction on institutional sales, the confirmation of the $125 million civil penalty, and Ripple's ability to focus on growth and partnerships.

The resolution of this legal dispute has positively impacted the XRP community, with traders driving the token's price up by 4.4% in the past 24 hours to $2.19. Ripple’s legal chief Stuart Alderoty confirmed that XRP’s classification remains unchanged, reinforcing the asset’s utility in institutional finance and cross-border payments. This legal clarity provides Ripple with the opportunity to expand strategic use cases for XRP, particularly in tokenized finance and enterprise payments. Analysts believe this finality could reignite institutional interest, especially as spot ETF conversations around XRP continue in parallel.

XRP’s 4-hour chart reveals a symmetrical triangle pattern, with the price coiling under key resistance at $2.21. A series of higher lows from the $1.99 level has formed a rising support trendline, while the descending upper boundary continues to cap upside attempts. A golden cross between the 50-EMA and 200-EMA confirms a bullish bias, and the MACD histogram has turned green with a signal line crossover—early signs of bullish momentum. A bullish marubozu candle printed at resistance indicates that buyers are testing supply levels. If resistance holds, a retracement toward $2.14 could present a second opportunity for bulls to re-enter with a favorable risk-to-reward ratio. A confirmed breakout could accelerate toward the psychological $2.50 level, with $3.50 possible in a broader rally.