{"id":78369,"date":"2026-09-19T05:21:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T05:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/ripple-legal-chief-calls-for-crypto-unity-after-clarity-act-defeat-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T05:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T05:21:18","slug":"ripple-legal-chief-calls-for-crypto-unity-after-clarity-act-defeat-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/ripple-legal-chief-calls-for-crypto-unity-after-clarity-act-defeat-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripple Legal Chief Calls for Crypto Unity After CLARITY Act Defeat \u2013 Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Alderoty called for the crypto industry to coordinate its policy message.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">The Senate rejected cloture on the motion to proceed to the CLARITY Act in a 49-50 vote.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Ripple says federal market structure legislation remains necessary.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Alderoty Calls for One Crypto Voice After Senate Setback<\/h2>\n<p>The crypto industry\u2019s response to Washington needs to become more coordinated after the CLARITY Act failed to advance, according to Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty, who also serves as president of the Ripple-funded National Cryptocurrency Association (NCA). He made the argument in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/s_alderoty\/status\/2100707744277819858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sept. 17 post on X<\/a>, two days after the Senate vote.<\/p>\n<p>Alderoty framed the outcome as a political setback rather than a rejection of cryptocurrency adoption or the need for federal rules. \u201cPolitics beat policy this week. That\u2019s the lesson, not the outrage,\u201d he wrote, before pointing to crypto ownership across the United States and continued opposition to the industry\u2019s legislative priorities.<\/p>\n<p>His reference to 67 million Americans tracks with the National Cryptocurrency Association\u2019s 2026 State of Crypto Holders survey, conducted with The Harris Poll, which estimated that more than 67 million U.S. adults own cryptocurrency. Alderoty used that figure to argue that the industry\u2019s presence will persist regardless of the legislative defeat.<\/p>\n<p>The Ripple executive then turned his criticism inward, arguing that competing messages from crypto companies and advocacy groups weakened the industry\u2019s position. He shared:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOur industry has too many voices pushing too many messages. That\u2019s on us to fix. It\u2019s time to speak with one voice through one megaphone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>CLARITY Act Fell Short of Senate Threshold<\/h2>\n<p>The comments followed the Senate\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/LIS\/roll_call_votes\/vote1192\/vote_119_2_00234.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sept. 15 procedural vote on H.R. 3633<\/a>, when cloture failed 49-50. The motion required three-fifths support to advance, leaving the crypto market structure legislation stalled despite months of negotiations over its regulatory framework.<\/p>\n<p>Ripple described the result as a missed opportunity in its <a href=\"https:\/\/ripple.com\/insights\/the-road-to-clarity-ends-for-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post-vote response<\/a>, arguing that U.S. consumers and digital asset businesses still need uniform federal standards. The company has supported legislation that would establish clearer jurisdiction and operating rules for cryptocurrency markets.<\/p>\n<p>The defeat also followed public support from Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse before the vote. He had backed arguments for passage as lawmakers considered a substantially revised version of the legislation, with <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/regulation-and-legal\/garlinghouse-backs-bessents-clarity-act-case-ahead-of-senate-vote\/\">more than 100 changes incorporated during negotiations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Ripple Says Legislative Push Is Not Over<\/h2>\n<p>The failed cloture vote did not end congressional efforts around the legislation. Seven Democratic senators subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/regulation-and-legal\/7-democratic-senators-vow-to-keep-pushing-clarity-act-after-setback\/\">pledged to continue bipartisan CLARITY Act negotiations<\/a>, indicating that supporters could return to the measure after addressing unresolved disagreements.<\/p>\n<p>For Ripple, the broader regulatory consequences extend beyond the immediate Senate result. The company maintains that XRP\u2019s existing legal and regulatory treatment is separate from the failure to enact a comprehensive statutory framework, an issue examined in <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/regulation-and-legal\/what-clarity-acts-failure-means-for-xrp-ripple-and-investors\/\">the implications of the CLARITY Act\u2019s failure for XRP and Ripple<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alderoty\u2019s latest remarks shift attention from the substance of the legislation toward how the crypto sector organizes its advocacy. His call for fewer competing messages comes as companies, trade groups, lawmakers, and regulators continue debating how federal securities and commodities rules should apply across digital asset markets.<\/p>\n<p>The debate also affects Americans who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/money-fundamentals\/fundamentals\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">use cryptocurrencies to store or transfer value<\/a>, including the 40% of holders who shop and pay with crypto and the 41% who send it to friends and family, according to the NCA survey.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-news\/ripple-legal-chief-calls-for-crypto-unity-after-clarity-act-defeat\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Alderoty called for the crypto industry to coordinate its policy message. The Senate rejected cloture on the motion to proceed to the CLARITY Act in a 49-50 vote. Ripple says federal market structure legislation remains necessary. 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