SEC Attempts To Seal Crucial Documents in XRP Lawsuit With Ripple

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed to seal certain critical documents relating to its lawsuit against the San Francisco payments company Ripple. Last week, the SEC motioned to seal documents that contain internal SEC deliberations about a speech delivered by former SEC official William Hinman in 2018, when Hinman stated in his official capacity that he believed both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are not securities. Defense lawyer James K. Filan first shared the court documents revealing the motion. Argue the SEC’s lawyers, “The clear lack of relevance of these documents to the summary judgment motions should