A federal judge ruled the digital asset token XRP does not intrinsically possess the characteristics of a security that must be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a blow to the agency’s argument regarding the regulation of digital assets.

But experts believe the decision has not cleared the uncertainty that remains around the regulation of digital assets.

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