Le PDG de Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, a déclaré que Ripple quitterait les États-Unis si la société perdait son procès auprès de la Securities and Exchange Commission. Ripple et la SEC sont empêtrés dans un procès depuis décembre 2020, le régulateur affirmant que XRP est une sécurité.
La SEC a déposé une plainte contre Ripple, accusant la société de vendre des titres non enregistrés pour obtenir 1,3 milliard de dollars auprès d'investisseurs. Le procès traîne en longueur depuis plus d'un an et demi, et le PDG de Ripple a maintenant déclaré que la société cesserait ses activités aux États-Unis si la SEC avait gain de cause.
Dans une interview avec les médias Axios, Garlinghouse a déclaré qu'ils quitteraient les États-Unis si l'entreprise perdait le procès. Il a ajouté que si la société perdait l'affaire, cela n'aurait pas d'impact majeur sur le marché plus large de la crypto-monnaie.
f you think about how the world is operating right now, it’s as if the case has been lost other than a few other exceptions So if we lose, if Ripple loses the case, does anything change,” Garlinghouse said.
Ripple has made several wins in this case, such as the judge ruling in favor of the company in April, ordering the SEC to provide documents showing former SEC Director William Hinman saying Bitcoin and Ether are tokens and not securities. However, the SEC later argued that Hinman’s speech was biased as he had a conflict of interest with the two cryptocurrencies.
Garlinghouse has insisted that XRP is a token and not a security. He has also said that the nature of the token is similar to that of Bitcoin and Ethereum. On the other hand, the SEC Chair, Gary Gensler, has previously admitted that Bitcoin could be classified as a commodity.
Ripple prepares for an IPO
Garlinghouse has said that if Ripple wins the case against the SEC, it will likely launch an initial public offering (IPO). Ripple’s CEO seems to be preparing for change depending on how the SEC will rule about this case.
A few days ago, Ripple announced plans to open a new office in Toronto, Canada. This office is expected to create 50 new jobs in the country. Ripple currently has 300 workers in the US and over 300 globally. Therefore, if the company moves from the US, its operations could remain unaffected.
