Just yesterday, a friend of mine called me and said that he wants to buy XRP tokens in anticipation of a trial with the SEC. Allegedly, after the court decision, the price will only grow. I do not know about others, but I personally will not buy these tokens for any price.
After any court decision - in favor of the SEC or Ripple Labs, regardless, the price of ripple will rise. This will happen because the court decision should not be associated with any restrictions or prohibitions on the circulation of the ripple coin itself. The essence of the SEC's claim is not relevant on this issue. Almost all responsibility should be borne by the two directors of this company through the payment of penalties.
Ripple was removed from the listing only on the US stock exchange and this should be regarded as illegal pressure from the SEC, but these are temporary measures.