The recent moves by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding Ripple have caused a lot of talk in the cryptocurrency world. The SEC wants Ripple to pay a fine of nearly $2 billion for breaking securities laws.

To pay this hefty fine, Ripple might have to sell its XRP tokens, which are stored in its wallets. But selling such a large amount of XRP could make its price go up and down a lot. Even smaller sales by Ripple have affected XRP's price before. Just the talk of this happening could put pressure on XRP's price.

But nothing is set in stone yet. We're still waiting for the court to decide and for Ripple to respond. The next few months will be crucial.

The uncertainty surrounding the Ripple case is likely to influence XRP's price. This case has been holding XRP's price back for a while now. Until there's clarity, XRP's price might not go up and could even drop further.

At the moment, XRP is priced at $0.63, showing only a small increase from a year ago. This shows how the lawsuit has kept its price down.