The unsealing of the Hinman documents today could be a major turning point in Ripple’s case against the SEC.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty believe that the Hinman documents will prove to be valuable and worth the 18-month fight to have them unsealed.

June 13, the Hinman documents will finally be unsealed putting light on the suspicion behind what the former SEC Commissioner said over the status of Ethereum, whether it’s a commodity or a security. Ripple has been relying on the Hinman speech which could change the course of its lawsuit against the US SEC.

A day before the release on Monday, June 12, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated that it is well worth the wait. On Monday, crypto YouTuber Jungle Inc. asked Galinghouse what were his thoughts a day before the Hinman documents are revealed.

The Ripple chief stated that although he doesn’t wish to “overstep”, both he and the chief legal officer at Ripple – Stuart Alderoty – see this as being worth the 18-month fight to get the Hinman documents unsealed. “Wish I could go in depth now, but we’ve waited this long (18+ months), I don’t want to overstep… suffice it to say @s_alderoty and I believe they were well worth the wait,” he said.

Wish I could go in depth now, but we’ve waited this long (18+ months), I don’t want to overstep… suffice it to say @s_alderoty and I believe they were well worth the wait.

— Brad Garlinghouse (@bgarlinghouse) June 12, 2023

What’s Special About Hinman’s Documents?

The Hinman documents are internal messages from the SEC about a speech given by former director William Hinman in 2018. In the speech, Hinman mentioned that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether could start as securities but eventually become more like commodities as they become more decentralized.

Ripple supporters believe that the unsealing of these documents will provide valuable information about the legal status of Ripple’s XRP token.

The release of these documents coincides with a tumultuous period in the cryptocurrency industry. On June 13, the federal court will also consider the SEC’s request to freeze the assets of Binance.US, following a series of legal actions against the exchange.

It’s been more than 2.5 years since the US SEC slapped a lawsuit on Ripple for selling XRP as unregistered securities and violating federal securities laws. Since the very beginning of the lawsuit, Ripple has been denying that XRP is a security.

The XRP Price Reaction

According to pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton, Judge Analisa Torres, who is overseeing the Ripple lawsuit, is likely to reach a final decision before September 30 of this year. Despite the optimistic predictions of many Ripple executives, Deaton believes that the legal rollercoaster will soon come to an end.

Many market analysts are bullish that the settlement shall happen in favor of Ripple and it will boost the XRP price further. Over the last week or two, the XRP price has shown good momentum and is holding strongly above $0.50. As of press time, XRP is trading 2.44 percent up at $0.5318. Any breakout above $0.55 will further confirm the bullish trend.

#Ripple | This isn’t the first time $XRP price moves past $0.55, luring breakout traders into a long position to then get them #rekt with a full reversal.

For this reason, you must wait for confirmation before going ape on #XRP. pic.twitter.com/OS4nV34sIV

— Ali (@ali_charts) June 13, 2023

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