Ripple Supports CLARITY Act—Garlinghouse Says ‘This Is the Moment’

The crypto market faces one of its most consequential regulatory tests this week as the US Senate Banking Committee prepares to vote on the CLARITY Act on Thursday, May 14. The markup session will determine whether the most comprehensive digital asset legislation in American history advances toward a full Senate floor vote — or returns […]

A DeFi advocacy group has warned about a list of proposed amendments to the long-awaited crypto market structure bill that threaten the sector’s developers and hinder innovation in the US. Related Reading: Bitcoin Rally At Risk: This Critical Resistance Could End BTC’s Bullish Run CLARITY Act Amendments Could Harm The  DeFi Sector On Wednesday, the DeFi Education Fund (DEF) shared a list of 16 “anti-DeFi amendments” to the Senate Banking Committee’s crypto market structure bill, known as the CLARITY Act, ahead of its highly anticipated Thursday markup session. In an X post, the advocacy group warned that some of the recent amendments submitted for consideration could harm DeFi technology, users, and developers if they are implemented in the final text of the legislation. These amendments came from Democratic Senators Catherine Cortez Masto, Andy Kim, Chris Van Hollen, Elizabeth Warren, and Jack Reed, who collectively targeted core DeFi protections in the bill. Some of the most notable

XRP is holding above $1.45 as the market enters a pivotal week shaped by Thursday’s Senate Banking Committee vote on the CLARITY Act — legislation that carries direct implications for XRP’s regulatory standing and the broader framework governing digital assets in the United States. The price is constructive, and an Arab Chain analysis tracking Binance order flow has added a layer of structural context to the current setup that the price level alone cannot provide. Related Reading: XRP Breaks $1.46 Despite $434M In Futures Selling – Discover What Comes Next The analysis examines the 30-day correlation between XRP’s price and its Cumulative Volume Delta — a measure of whether price movements are being supported by genuine buying activity or driven by thinner, more speculative forces. Over the past several days, that correlation coefficient rose to approximately 0.58, its highest recent reading and a level that reflects a meaningful improvement in the relationship between price and order

$ADA Cardano tests micro support between $0.254 and $0.266 with no bullish reversal confirmed. The Clarity Act could reshape how ADA gets regulated. The price has been moving sideways since early February. Not crashing. Not breaking out. Just sitting there. More Crypto Online, on X, noted that Cardano is attempting to push higher but the […] The post $ADA Cardano Stuck in Months-Long Range With No Bullish Reversal in Sight appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

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XRP investment products witnessed a notable spike in inflows last week. CoinShares data shows that XRP products attracted $39.6 million last week, a 1,220% jump from the modest $3 million recorded in the previous week. The move came as digital asset investment products posted their sixth straight week of inflows, bringing in $857.9 million across the market. The broader tone was helped by improving sentiment around the CLARITY Act, especially after lawmakers reached a compromise on stablecoin yield rules. Spot XRP Inflows Jump 1,220% CoinShares’ latest weekly flow data shows XRP-based exchange-traded products received $39.6 million in inflows last week, compared to only about $3 million in the prior week. That is a 1,220% increase in seven days and brings XRP’s year-to-date flow to $191 million. XRP’s assets under management also climbed to about $2.56 billion, placing it among the strongest non-Bitcoin crypto investment products in the latest report. Related Reading: Pundit Says XRP A

The post Ripple CTO David Schwartz Flags Bitcoin’s Incentive Problem appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Schwartz says Bitcoin mining incentives create costly user-miner conflicts. XRP Ledger avoids mining rewards to reduce fees and centralization risks. Bitcoin and XRP declined despite renewed debate over blockchain efficiency. The long-running debate between Bitcoin and XRP gained fresh attention after Ripple CTO David Schwartz revisited his criticism of Bitcoin’s incentive structure. During a detailed presentation, Schwartz argued that Bitcoin’s proof-of-work model creates costly friction for users and miners alike. He also claimed the XRP Ledger offers a more efficient approach by reducing reliance on artificial incentives. Schwartz explained that blockchain systems need eventual agreement to function properly. Without consensus, users could not trust transactions or transfer value securely.  However, he argued that Bitcoin solves this challenge through expensive mining competitio

Armstrong said the bill is "closer than ever" to advancing in the US Congress after months of negotiations between the crypto industry and banks.