Crypto Law Founder Faults the DoJ for Continued Prosecution of Ripple

• John Deaton criticized the DoJ for seeking to prosecute Ripple despite an existing Judge’s order.
• Deaton compares the act to the government’s centralized CBDC program.
• Ripple’s defendants have filed a Letter of Notice of Supplemental Authority.

The blockchain lawyer and founder of Crypto-Law.us, John E. Deaton, has criticized the action by the Department of Justice (DoJ) in seeking to prosecute Ripple for following an order from a judge. Deaton compares this development to the government’s attempt at creating a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) that can lock users out of the financial system at will.

We have out of control agencies. The Government is starting to push a programmable fully traceable CBDC that can lock you out of the financial system at will. Just when you think it can’t get worse, you read DOJ lawyers want the option of prosecuting for following a Judge’s Order https://t.co/7rIRXiaRzh

— John E Deaton (@JohnEDeaton1) March 21, 2023

In his criticism, Deaton cited a tweet by David Schwartz, Ripple’s CTO, who stated that the DoJ is insisting on criminally prosecuting people for carrying out substantive orders from an alternativ…

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