The latest appeal by the United States regulator in its case against blockchain payments firm Ripple may further push market participants to adopt a more risk-off approach to XRP in the short term, according to a crypto analyst. The comments come despite the recent filing not directly challenging the ruling that XRP is not a security. The appeal asked the court to review its decisions regarding Ripple’s XRP sales on exchanges and personal XRP sales by Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and co-founder Chris Larsen. The legal uncertainty could widen XRP’s (XRP) price volatility, pushing the asset to p…