Given the recent SEC filing against Ripple Labs Inc., we are halting XRP trading for U.S. residents no later than January 29, 2021 at 5pm PT (January 30, 2021 at 1:00 UTC)
SEC announced that it has filed an action against Ripple Labs Inc. and two of its executives, who are also significant security holders, alleging that they raised over $1.3 billion through an unregistered, ongoing digital asset securities offering.
Bitcoin price in a strong move today first breached the 17.000 resistance during the European session; a move that sparked a new round of strong buying spree that send the bitcoin price to almost three year highs.