According to the source, the SEC has backed down from most of its ongoing fights with crypto firms and listed several lawsuits and investigations it says have been ended. Source: the source. Traders should treat these claims as unverified until corresponding SEC Litigation Releases or federal court orders confirm dismissals, settlements, or stays. Source: SEC.gov Litigation Releases; U.S. federal court dockets via PACER. If official resolutions are confirmed, reduced legal overhang typically compresses risk premia and implied volatility for impacted tokens and exchange equities, as demonstrated when XRP rallied following the July 13, 2023 partial summary judgment in SEC v Ripple Labs. Source: U.S. District Court SDNY, SEC v Ripple Labs, No. 20-cv-10832, order dated July 13, 2023; XRP-USD trade data from Coinbase Exchange. Actionable checklist: monitor SEC Enforcement press releases and Litigation Releases daily, track docket updates for major cases, and adjust positioning in tokens directly linked to resolved matters only after official documents post. Source: SEC.gov Enforcement Press Releases; PACER.

According to Henri Arslanian, almost all SEC investigations against crypto firms have now been dropped, raising questions about the use of taxpayer funds, regulatory focus, and whether the pendulum has swung too far the other way; source: Henri Arslanian, X post dated Aug 29, 2025. For trading, treat this as an unverified headline until confirmed and verify case statuses via the SEC’s official Enforcement Actions, Litigation Releases, and Administrative Proceedings pages before adjusting risk; source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Enforcement Actions and Litigation Releases on sec.gov.