Talk of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s long-running enforcement action against Ripple Labs dragging on into 2026 flashed across X over the weekend, after the pseudonymous trader “Altcoin Bale” warned followers that “SEC v XRP final decision could be delayed until late 2026” — a claim that ricocheted through crypto-X in minutes.
The filing also proposes that, if Torres signals she is inclined to grant it, both sides will seek a limited remand from the Second Circuit so the district court can enter a revised final judgment and terminate all appeals. Critically, the Second Circuit has already paused those appeals and ordered the SEC to file a simple status report by 15 August 2025. That administrative date — now being mis-read as a litigation deadline, doesn’t mean the final decision will take until 2026.
The renewed request goes further than the May version Torres rejected for procedural defects: it lays out “exceptional circumstances” — chiefly, the policy shift at the SEC and the parties’ mutual interest in ending the litigation — that courts require before modifying a final judgment under Rule 60(b)(6). If Torres issues the “indicative ruling” the motion seeks, the case would likely return to her docket on limited remand and close swiftly without full appellate briefing.
At press time, XRP traded at $1.99.
