The U.S. District Court has again denied the SEC's motion to keep Hinman-related documents confidential

ChainCatcher News: In the lawsuit between the U.S. SEC and Ripple, U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres rejected the SEC's motion to keep the documents related to former SEC senior official Bill Hinman's 2018 speech on cryptocurrency confidential, instead ordering the SEC to produce these materials.

These documents are a key point in the case, as Hinman explained why he did not believe that the cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ethereum were securities. This document may create regulatory leeway for some digital tokens to avoid securities registration. Ripple has requested emails and memos related to the speech, which the SEC has repeatedly denied. Torres again rejected the SEC's objections on Thursday. (source link)