SEC 帮助 Ether 超越 XRP，Ripple 首席执行官

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has said that Ether (ETH) overtook the company's XRP token by market capitalisation because of the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC).

According to Garlinghouse, the US regulator's approach towards ETH largely encouraged investors, giving it a free pass that enabled the smart contract platform's native token to overtake XRP in the market.

 "在过去的几年里，XRP 是第二大最有价值的数字资产。 随着美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 向 ETH 发放通行证，ETH 显然已经出现了爆炸式增长，而这种明确性也起到了帮助作用，“ 他说。

Ripple's XRP currently occupies the seventh spot among the largest cryptocurrencies, with a market cap of $52 billion according to data from CoinGecko. Ethereum has held the second spot for the last four years after deposing XRP during the 2017 bull run.  The Ether (ETH) cryptocurrency currently has a market cap of over $490 billion after its price surged to set a new all-time high above $4,000.

In comments made on Thursday 21 October at the DC Fintech Week, the Ripple exec also claimed that the SEC's approach was based on "outdated" laws. He also wondered why a former official at the agency had found it easier to say Ethereum was not a security, yet SEC Chair Gary Gensler cannot make the same pronouncement.

Garlinghouse's comments come at a time Ripple is battling the US watchdog's charge that XRP is a security illegally sold by Ripple Labs and the company's top brass. The company has also faced class-action lawsuits before.

Despite these events, more XRP holders feel the SEC has unfairly targeted Ripple, a view Garlinghouse also holds. According to him, there almost 50,000 holders of the token "are trying to sue the SEC for 'protecting them'。”

在这场争斗中，法院允许 XRP 持有者成为法庭之友或法庭之友。 然而，处理 Ripple 诉 SEC 案件的同一位法官裁定，代币持有者不能作为被告参加诉讼。

自 67 年 3.40 月 7 日触及 2018 美元的历史高点以来，XRP 的价值已下跌约 1.11%。然而，其当前价格约为 27 美元，这意味着其价值在过去 30 天内上涨了 340% 以上，涨幅超过 XNUMX%从去年这个时候开始。