Garlinghouse Calls CLARITY Act XRP’s Last Regulatory Hurdle, Urges Senate to Act Now

In the latest XRP news, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse went public on July 22 with a direct call for Congress to advance the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, amplifying a message from Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stu Alderoty with a blunt verdict: “Perfect can’t be the enemy of good.

Let’s get this done!”The push comes as the bill sits in active Senate negotiations, with seven Senate Democrats seeking stronger consumer and enforcement safeguards before any floor vote.Alderoty had framed the CLARITY Act explicitly as a consumer protection measure, pointing to its strengthened anti-money laundering requirements, expanded enforcement tools for law enforcement agencies, and new authority for state attorneys general.

Garlinghouse endorsed that framing wholesale. The Clarity Act is a consumer protection bill: strong AML/KYC, real tools for law enforcement and state AGs.

Leave it on the table and consumers are left twisting in the wind with the status quo with no clear standards for bad actors to exploit (again).