6.6 Regulation 瑞波在SEC诉讼后曾考虑解散并分配XRP，但最终选择抗争，保住岗位却付出高昂法律成本。
瑞波（Ripple）首席执行官Brad Garlinghouse透露，在2020年美国证券交易委员会（SEC）对公司提起诉讼后，瑞波曾认真考虑关闭公司。Garlinghouse与联合创始人Chris Larsen讨论过解散瑞波，并将其持有的XRP分配给股东，作为避免长期法律纠纷的替代方案。 据报道，法律顾问建议公司妥协，因为政府拥有庞大的资源。然而，管理层最终决定抗争到底。这个决定不仅保住了数百个工作岗位，也让公司承担了巨额法律费用。 Garlinghouse强调，虽然关闭公司可能更容易，但会对员工造成严重影响。该案件被认为是加密行业最重要的监管行动之一，最终联邦法官裁定XRP本身不是证券，凸显了瑞波所承受的压力和行业面临的监管挑战。
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