Changpeng Zhao (CZ) confirmed Binance never delisted XRP during Ripple’s lawsuit
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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has reiterated that the exchange continued to support XRP trading throughout Ripple Labs’ prolonged legal fight with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a recent post on the social media platform X, CZ clarified that Binance never delisted XRP despite intense regulatory scrutiny and widespread caution across the crypto industry. “We never delisted XRP,” CZ said, responding to renewed public interest after Ripple’s latest legal developments. His remarks follow news that Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has said the firm is ending its cross-appeal against the SEC, another sign that it is seeking closure to its multi-year-long legal battle. The SEC sued Ripple in December 2020, claiming that the sale of XRP by the company was an unregistered securities offering. In its wake, many of the most popular US-based crypto exchanges, such as Coinbase, Bittrex, Kraken (for US customers), Bitstamp, and eToro, promptly halted or delisted trading in XRP to get ahead of any regulatory clampdown. It was trivial for any DEX that had previously listed the token to continue to do so, with one exception: Uniswap’s DEX, Uniswap V2, the world’s most popular exchange at the time, delisted the token in early 2021. However, Binance, the exchange’s global arm, still listed XRP during the litigation. Because Binance did not fall under US regulators’ purview, it came under less pressure to follow the SEC’s guidance. This difference permitted users worldwide to trade XRP even as the case unfolded in American courts. XRP boosted Binance volumes despite legal pressure CZ’s decision to keep XRP listed on Binance—and the rationale behind supporting it—went beyond geographic considerations. XRP was one of the primary traded coins on Binance, giving them a large trading volume and fee revenue. According to one Binance analyst, XRP was still a highly sought-after…
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