SEC Might Settle Ripple Lawsuit in XRP?! Crypto’s Wildest Plot Twist Yet

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It’s a strange thing, the way ideas take root in the rich loam of the crypto fields. You plant a rumor, maybe water it with a tweet or two, and next morning you wake up to find a full-blown speculation growing wild and sturdy as a weed. Yesterday, a man named John Squire—who claims the kind of influence that can only be measured by retweets—sat on the virtual front porch of the Internet and wondered if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission might just settle its grudge match with Ripple by accepting a basket of XRP tokens instead of the cold, green cash. You could almost hear the crickets stop chirping for a second.

Is it possible? Could the stiff-collared hootenanny at the SEC really say “Y’know, we’ll take your magical beans as payment?” Stranger things have happened. Let’s wade in and see how deep the mud is. Don’t worry, you won’t need boots—just suspend disbelief for a while.

Delaying ETF: Genius, or Just Government at Normal Speed?

John Squire, with the gravity of a man trying to sell you insurance, floated this notion in a tweet—where all great philosophies are born—hinting the SEC is dawdling on greenlighting an XRP spot ETF. His logic? Why let the world get too excited and push the price of XRP skyward if you’re about to ask for a truckload of it as a legal peace offering? Can’t have Uncle Sam settling up with magic coins that suddenly cost more than a loaf of Depression-era bread.

What if the SEC actually accepts XRP as payment?

There’s a hot theory going around: If the U.S. Government settles with Ripple and accepts $XRP instead of cash, that could explain why ETF approvals are being delayed.

Let’s break it down.

— John Squire (@TheCryptoSquire) April 30, 2025

It all makes a peculiar sort of sense. As soon as a spot ETF—where real XRP gets bought up—hits the market, demand launches, price rockets, and suddenly, settling up becomes like paying off your mortgage in gold coins instead of rent checks. Makes a bureaucrat nostalgic for the days when government only had to juggle the deficit, not dogecoin.

Delay the ETF, keep XRP’s price sleeping like a farm dog at noon. Maybe that’s the plan. Or maybe it’s just the government being the government—famously speedy and decisive, right? 😏

What If XRP Is Suddenly Pay Dirt?

This theory got another shot of fertilizer when Eleanor Terrett, a sharp-jawed reporter, confirmed that the SEC has hit “snooze” yet again on deciding Franklin Templeton’s XRP spot ETF. Squire sees the fingerprints of a grand plot, not just federal foot-dragging.

If the SEC does take XRP, Squire reckons that’s the green light—XRP’s no longer the outlaw currency of the digital frontier. Imagine: after all the storming and shouting, a handshake and two bags of XRP for the trouble. Next thing you know, Wall Street suits will be drafting love letters to the blockchain. It might even blow the horn for the fabled bull run, and the whole crypto herd would dust off their moon boots.

XRP Price: Will the Roller Coaster Ever Stop?

Right now, XRP sits in its rocker at about $2.20—down 0.63% after someone probably sneezed on the order book. Market cap’s got more digits than a farmer’s chicken coop: $129.13 billion.

If the daily chart is to be believed, let XRP pop above $2.40 and the neighbors might accuse it of running away toward $2.60 or even $2.90. But if it stumbles and drops under $2, well, bring out the crying towels—the sellers will show up faster than rain at harvest.

So—will the SEC take the shiny tokens and ride off into the sunset? Only time, and perhaps a few more earnest tweets, will tell. 🚜✨

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2025-05-01 12:16