• Crypto lawyer John Deaton hints at a potential announcement on Friday, September 22, 2023.
• He jokingly means that the announcement has nothing to do with him suing anybody.
• Deaton’s put up comes after the current replace to the DFS tips.

Famend crypto lawyer and pro-XRP advocate John Deaton has hinted at a presumably ‘BIG’  announcement coming this Friday, September 22, 2023. He took to X (previously Twitter) to share that if “every little thing works out,” an announcement is imminent, whereas additionally jokingly suggesting that he’s not planning on suing anybody “but.”

A number of X customers, in response to Deaton’s put up, expressed their curiosity concerning the announcement whereas others even took guesses at varied potentialities; one person even prompt that Deaton is in actual fact suing somebody, regardless of being advised in any other case. One other person by the identify, “TheFutureisHere” indicated that it might be “one other” amicus curiae incoming.

An amicus curia refers to a person not concerned in a lawsuit, however is both requested by the courtroom or in search of permission, to submit a short attributable to their vital curiosity within the case’s subject material.

This comes hours after Deaton reposted reviews of the New York Division of Monetary Companies (DFS) saying an replace to its digital forex regime, stating:

After it was decided NOT to be a safety. It’s not even a safety if  Ripple sells it on exchanges. Yea, this transfer isn’t political or punitive in nature.

In response to the replace, the DFS has reportedly eliminated a number of tokens from its “greenlist” of authorised tokens. A few of these tokens embody Ripple, Dogecoin, and Litecoin amongst others.

The greenlist was created by the DFS as a part of its broader efforts in supervising the crypto area and though included twenty-five tokens beforehand now solely has eight authorised tokens.

Moreover, in a press launch on Monday, September 18, 2023, the DFS stated that the up to date steering would make clear its expectations for the way DFS-regulated entities ought to record and delist cash.

The DFS added that it could additionally strengthen the danger evaluation requirements for coin-listing insurance policies. A brand new addition to the rules additionally mandates that licenses should now have a token de-listing coverage that ensures little to no affect on customers ought to companies finish help for cash.