Ripple News: What Does the Senate CLARITY Act Setback Mean for XRP?

In Ripple news today, the US Senate voted 49-50 on September 15, 2026, against invoking cloture on the motion to proceed to the CLARITY Act, falling 11 votes short of the 60 needed to advance the crypto market-structure bill. Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty responded on X the same day, telling XRP holders not to lose sight of the token’s existing legal position despite the setback. Don’t forget – Ripple and XRP stand on settled ground. The 2023 federal Court ruling established XRP is not a security. And in March the SEC and CFTC issued a joint interpretation naming XRP a digital commodity. SEC Chairman Atkins and a CFTC Chairman Selig understand these… https://t.co/63ML5xmbAP — Stuart Alderoty (@s_alderoty) September 15, 2026 This is not simply a bill stalling in procedure. In Ripple’s framing, it separates the fate of comprehensive federal crypto regulation from the narrower question of where XRP already stands under existing law. Alderoty argued that the vote’s outcome does not reopen or alter XRP’s legal footing, pointing to a 2023 federal court ruling and more recent regulatory guidance as the basis for that position. (SOURCE: TradingView) CLARITY Act News: What Does...