The legal saga involving Ripple and the SEC has enormous implications for crypto's regulatory status in the U.S.

But how much do investors really know about XRP? Here's a closer look at three factors that you should keep in mind when investing in XRP. Dominic Basulto has positions in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP.

The price of the XRP coin is up more than 8% after the CEO of cryptocurrency company Ripple said the U.S. securities watchdog has dropped its four-year-old case against the company.

The verdict ordered Ripple Labs to stop selling any assets to professional investors without properly registering them as securities with the SEC, and to pay the court $125 million in civil penalties.

Payments company Ripple XRP/USD is making a major push to influence the upcoming U.S. elections, pouring another $25 million into Fairshake, a crypto-focused super PAC. What Happened: This latest ...