NEW YORK : Ripple Labs agreed to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil lawsuit over the alleged sale of unregistered securities and pay just $50 million of a previously imposed $125 million fine, the cryptocurrency company's chief legal officer said on Tuesday. The accord would end one of the SEC's highest-profile cryptocurrency cases, as the regulator eases oversight of the industry. Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty said in a post on X that the SEC would keep $50