
KEY POINTS
- A federal judge sided with the SEC last month, moving the case toward trial
- Deaton previously filed to represent thousands of XRP holders in the SEC's case against Ripple
- Deaton seeks to unseat notorious crypto critic Elizabeth Warren
John Deaton, a Republican senatorial candidate seeking to grab the Massachusetts seat from Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, recently filed an amicus curiae appearance in the high-stakes legal battle filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase.