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XRP Ripple CEO Gary Linghouse speaks out on the failed vote on Senate CLARITY bill cloture
Ripple CEO Brian Garlinghouse broke his silence and responded to the Senate's failed vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act). He described the result as "painful" and stressed that an after-the-fact review was now necessary.
In a sharply worded response, Gary Linghouse took aim at Democratic opposition, using the term "anti-crypto army" to describe the party he believed was responsible for the bill's failure.
The weak and meaningful failure
data illustrates the problem.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, with more than 40 senators voting against the bill. The final voting result was 49 votes in favor and 50 votes against.
Republicans have 53 seats in the Senate, which means it takes at least seven Democrats or independents to reach the 60-vote super majority threshold to pass the cloture motion. However, this goal was not achieved.
Despite last-minute compromise efforts, failure still occurred. Over the weekend, after months of negotiations, Republicans released a significantly revised version of the legislation that incorporated more than 100 substantive changes proposed by Democrats.
Previously, Polymarket platform predicted that the probability of CLARITY becoming law in 2026 soared from just over 20% to about 35% on September 14, but this optimism did not last long. Senators Mark Warner and Ruben Gallego said the latest compromise was still insufficient. Senator Cynthia Lummis, who warned that negotiations could end if the cloture motion was defeated, told reporters: "I think we're done here."
Future direction: Regulatory rule-making replaces legislation
The failure at this stage effectively means that the bill will not move forward in 2026 and possibly until 2029, which is related to the timetable for the midterm elections. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has warned that if the CLARITY bill fails before the midterm elections and Democrats subsequently win control of the House, a long-term regulatory conflict could arise between Congress and the executive branch.
As the legislative path closes, Gary Linhaus said he expects regulators to step in. He pointed out that Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Selig are the most suitable people to fill the gap, and they will make a difference through institutional rule-making.
The CLARITY bill was originally intended to give the CFTC more control over cryptocurrency transactions while reducing the SEC's role in the secondary cryptocurrency market. In the absence of legislation, these jurisdictional issues remain unresolved.
此次投票标志着加里林豪斯观点的重大转变。就在今年早些时候，他曾估计CLARITY法案通过国会的概率高达80%至90%。而在投票前几天，他还反驳了该法案代表妥协折中的说法，称其为“政策制定者为了达成此结果而做出的真实、实质性交易的产物”。
