{"id":13343,"date":"2026-09-16T21:10:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=13343"},"modified":"2026-09-16T21:10:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:10:29","slug":"xrp-falls-hard-after-clarity-vote-as-ripples-regulatory-advantage-faces-a-new-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=13343","title":{"rendered":"XRP falls hard after CLARITY vote as Ripple\u2019s regulatory advantage faces a new test"},"content":{"rendered":"

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XRP fell more than 8% after the Senate blocked a key crypto bill, even as the token\u2019s existing US regulatory treatment remained intact.<\/p>\n

CryptoSlate<\/em> data showed XRP falling as low as $1.27 before recovering to about $1.29 as of press time, extending a decline from roughly $1.42 on Sept. 14. The selloff coincided with broader weakness across major cryptocurrencies and a wave of leveraged long liquidations.<\/p>\n

The price action followed US lawmakers\u2019 rejection of an effort to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. The 49-50 vote failed to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to H.R. 3633, denying one of the crypto industry\u2019s biggest legislative priorities enough support to reach Senate debate and removing a near-term route toward putting a federal market-structure framework into statute.<\/p>\n

Ripple Chief Executive Brad Garlinghouse said the result \u201cstings,\u201d but argued that it does not alter the company\u2019s commercial trajectory. He pointed to demand across traditional finance and the digital-asset industry, saying the failed vote does not change Ripple\u2019s momentum, global footprint or customer base.<\/p>\n

Ripple turns to regulators as Congress stalls<\/h2>\n

Ripple’s confidence rests partly on the regulatory ground XRP gained before the CLARITY vote, which Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty argues remains intact despite the Senate setback.<\/p>\n

Alderoty pointed to the March action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), saying XRP continues to stand on \u201csettled ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

The SEC issued a Commission-level interpretation outlining how federal securities laws apply to several categories of crypto assets, while the CFTC said it would administer the Commodity Exchange Act consistently with that framework. XRP was among 18 assets identified as digital commodities based on their characteristics, terms and functions at the time.<\/p>\n

That treatment remains in effect even after the failed Senate vote, preserving regulatory clarity XRP lacked during much of Ripple’s years-long legal battle with the SEC.<\/p>\n

Ripple said the development gives the company an advantage as much of the broader digital-asset industry continues operating without a comprehensive statutory market structure.<\/p>\n

The protection is less durable than legislation, however. The March action interprets laws already on the books and leaves the SEC room to refine or revise its approach.<\/p>\n