The CLARITY Act Codification Is the Only Hedge Against Regulatory Reversal
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Emerson Ravenscroft
Ripple XRP SEC · Apr 14, 2026
Source: DojiDoji Data Terminal
A future SEC chair could reverse the current classification of major crypto assets as digital commodities. This risk exists because the March 17 joint statement from the SEC and CFTC—which classified Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ethereum, XRP, and 13 other assets as digital commodities—is an interpretive release. An interpretive release can be reversed. A law cannot.
The CLARITY Act would codify this regulatory framework into law, removing the possibility of a future administration returning to what Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse calls an "unlawful war on crypto."
Senator Bernie Moreno has warned that if the bill does not reach the Senate floor by May, midterm politics will effectively shelve it for the rest of 2026.
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