Attorney Deaton says XRP is not a security, irrespective of whether Ripple sold the coin to selected buyers as an investment contract. CryptoLaw founder attorney John Deaton has explained the fate of investors who purchased XRP because of the expertise of Ripple’s board. Over the weekend, attorney Deaton asserted that thousands of investors purchased XRP The post Deaton Says Ripple Selling XRP As Investment Contract “Doesn’t Make XRP Itself a Security” first appeared on The Crypto Basic .