Ripple has ended its 4+ year legal battle with the SEC, with both sides dropping their appeals, but final court and SEC approval are pending.Under the settlement, the SEC retains $50M of the $125M fine in escrow, with no admission of wrongdoing from Ripple.Ripple's closure comes amid easing crypto oversight, though XRP's price remains largely unchanged.XRP is currently trading at $2.44, showing little impact from the settlement news.