✅ *SEC grants Ripple a waiver* to sell XRP to private investors, bypassing a previous court restriction.

⚖️ *Judge Torres had earlier prohibited* such sales, but the SEC reversed it without court intervention.

📄 *Waiver Statement:* “Good cause exists… waiver is hereby granted to Ripple.”

💰 *No refund of fines*, but Ripple got its biggest demand — permission to resume institutional sales.

🧑‍⚖️ *Ex-SEC official Marc Fagel* called it “unprecedented,” “dubious,” and “lawless.”

🚫 *Courts can’t stop it* unless investors complain — making this decision hard to challenge.

📈 *Ripple gains a new revenue stream*, boosting short-term potential for $XRP.

🇺🇸 *Raises concerns* over SEC authority and its handling of crypto regulation in the U.S.

👀 *Market watchers* are closely monitoring what this means for the future of XRP and crypto policy.

🚨 *Biggest implication:* SEC just showed it can override a court ruling — that’s a massive shift.