John Deaton

Coordinating legal advocacy on behalf of retail XRP holders, organized public campaigns, petitions and amicus submissions intended to influence regulators and exchanges during and after the SEC enforcement action. Practical activities included mobilizing holder testimonies, coordinating filings that aimed to clarify holder standing and pressing exchanges to consider relisting based on legal developments. These actions produced measurable media attention and created a focal point for community sentiment. Direct outreach and public pressure were used to shape exchange calculations about market demand versus reputational and compliance risk; in several cases exchanges referenced community input when announcing reviews or relistings. That coordinated communication altered short‑term expectations around availability and contributed to volatility in derivatives markets, where leveraged products like XRPUP repriced in response to shifting likelihoods of relisting or access restrictions. By channeling holder concerns into formal legal and public steps, advocacy efforts changed the informational environment for market participants. Those changes in perception had practical consequences: adjustments to order books, changes in hedging behavior by market makers and altered retail inflows, all of which influenced the trading dynamics and liquidity profile of XRPUP over eventful regulatory periods.