{"id":482301,"date":"2025-05-28T14:45:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=482301"},"modified":"2025-05-28T14:07:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:07:22","slug":"ripple-challenges-secs-decentralization-focus-proposes-network-maturity-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-challenges-secs-decentralization-focus-proposes-network-maturity-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripple challenges SEC&#8217;s decentralization focus, proposes network maturity standard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/ripple\/\">Ripple<\/a> has called on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to establish clearer standards for determining when a digital asset no longer qualifies as part of an investment contract.<\/p>\n<p>The company submitted a detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/files\/ctf-written-input-ripple-052725.pdf\">letter<\/a> to the SEC\u2019s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit on May 27, expanding on a question raised by Commissioner <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/hester-peirce\/\">Hester Peirce<\/a> in her \u201cNew Paradigm\u201d speech.<\/p>\n<h2>Understanding crypto securities<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"1340\">In the letter, Ripple argued that most fungible digital assets traded on secondary markets should not be considered securities. It cited legal research suggesting that these tokens lack the ongoing obligations between issuers and buyers that typically define investment contracts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"1340\">The firm also referenced the <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/judge-ends-ripple-sec-lawsuit-with-125-million-fine-xrp-surges-12\/\">2023 court ruling<\/a> in its case, which concluded that <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/xrp\/\">XRP<\/a> was not a security in the secondary market. However, some early institutional sales were deemed investment contracts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1790\">To guide future regulation, Ripple proposed a practical framework. A token should only remain under securities law if the issuer has yet to fulfill material promises or if token holders still have enforceable rights against the issuer.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1790\">These material promises could include commitments to deliver a functioning network or provide financial returns. Ripple argued that regulatory oversight based on securities law becomes unnecessary without these elements.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1790\">It noted:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1790\">&#8220;We understand the SEC\u2019s concern that the current state of the law may allow bad actors to evade accountability, or that well-intentioned actors may raise money in transactions resembling traditional securities offerings without corresponding oversight. However, if there is a gap in the law, it is Congress\u2019s \u2014not the SEC\u2019s\u2014to fill it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Decentralization vs maturity<\/h2>\n<p>Ripple also urged the SEC to shift away from using \u201cdecentralization\u201d as a key regulatory benchmark. It described the term as vague and inconsistent across legal, technical, and policy discussions.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the company proposed using \u201cnetwork maturity\u201d as a more measurable and objective standard.<\/p>\n<p>Under Ripple\u2019s proposal, a digital asset could avoid securities classification if it meets three criteria: a significant market cap threshold, operation on a public and permissionless network for a set period, and any individual or group's absence of unilateral control over the network\u2019s core functions.<\/p>\n<p>Ripple maintained that assets meeting these criteria are already integrated into the broader financial system. 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