Ripple’s Executive Chairman and co-founder, Chris Larsen, is going to meet the newly appointed chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paul Atkins, on May 2.
This meeting could prove fruitful for the Ripple ecosystem as well as the overall crypto community. The high-level meeting comes amid growing speculation that the SEC is nearing approval of a spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF).
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RIPPLE’S CHRIS LARSEN TO MEET SEC CHAIRMAN PAUL ATKINS TOMORROW, MAY 2.
INSIDERS CLAIM THE SEC IS CLOSE TO APPROVING A SPOT #XRP ETF. pic.twitter.com/iAORP3rxKa
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Ripple’s Crucial SEC Meeting
Paul Atkins, a former SEC commissioner recently appointed under the Trump administration, has voiced strong support for blockchain innovation. At a public roundtable on April 25, he urged the Commission to form clearer and more supportive regulations.
Especially at a time when the regulatory climate remains clouded by years of enforcement-led actions on major crypto businesses like Binance and Coinbase.
While the agenda of the Larsen-Atkins meeting remains undisclosed, some insiders suggest that they are expected to resolve the long-running SEC vs. Ripple lawsuit.
Also, some intellectuals believe that this meeting will cover crucial topics such as Ripple’s role in global payments or the potential creation of a regulatory sandbox for crypto innovation.
Such a framework would allow companies to experiment with blockchain-based solutions without facing immediate regulatory hurdles.
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