{"id":76727,"date":"2026-03-18T10:01:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=76727"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:01:35","slug":"ripple-clo-explains-what-the-new-sec-guidance-means-for-xrp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=76727","title":{"rendered":"Ripple CLO Explains What The New SEC Guidance Means For XRP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ripple\u2019s chief legal officer Stuart Alderoty says the SEC\u2019s latest crypto guidance does more than clarify policy. In his reading, it effectively cements what Ripple has argued for years: XRP is not a security, but a digital commodity.<\/p>\n

The comment came after the US Securities and Exchange Commission said it had issued<\/a> \u201can interpretation that clarifies the application of federal securities laws to crypto assets,\u201d calling the move \u201ca major step\u201d toward giving markets, investors and innovators more clarity.<\/p>\n

Ripple\u2019s Top Lawyer Reacts<\/h2>\n

Alderoty quickly tied that announcement to Ripple\u2019s long-running legal fight with the agency, writing via X:
\n\u201cWe always knew XRP wasn\u2019t a security \u2013 and now the SEC has made clear what it is: a digital commodity. Grateful to the Crypto Task Force for working to deliver the clarity that markets, investors, and innovators have long deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n

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We always knew XRP wasn\u2019t a security \u2013 and now the @SECGov<\/a> has made clear what it is: a digital commodity. Grateful to the Crypto Task Force for working to deliver the clarity that markets, investors, and innovators have long deserved. https:\/\/t.co\/jJ7QTUiJbJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Stuart Alderoty (@s_alderoty) March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That framing matters because it pushes the conversation beyond the narrower question of whether XRP sales can fall within securities laws in certain contexts. Alderoty\u2019s post suggests Ripple sees the SEC\u2019s latest interpretation as broader validation of the company\u2019s core position: that XRP itself should be treated as a commodity-style crypto asset rather than a security instrument.<\/p>\n

Notably, the Commission\u2019s new guidance defines how federal securities laws apply to crypto assets. Even so, the market reaction around XRP was immediate, with several legal commentators and crypto experts reading the move as a meaningful shift in the regulatory ground beneath the asset.<\/p>\n

Among the strongest reactions was from pro-XRP lawyer Bill Morgan, who linked<\/a> the development directly to the Ripple case and Judge Analisa Torres\u2019 reasoning. \u201cSo Judge Torres\u2019 reasoning<\/a> in SEC v. Ripple about XRP was 100% correct and is now accepted by the SEC in relation to most cryptos,\u201d Morgan wrote.<\/p>\n

Chad Steingraber wrote<\/a>, \u201cWe have the official list of Digital Commodities from the SEC,\u201d then named a group of tokens which are included as examples inside the SEC document: APT, AVAX, BTC, BCH, ADA, LINK, DOGE, ETH, HBAR, LTC, DOT, SHIB, SOL, XLM, XTZ and XRP.<\/p>\n

Luke Martin pushed the bullish interpretation further, arguing that \u201cIf XRP isn\u2019t a security, nothing is a security. Unfathomably bullish.\u201d<\/p>\n

For XRP holders and Ripple supporters, the significance lies not only in the SEC\u2019s updated crypto guidance, but in the fact that Ripple\u2019s legal win<\/a> appears to have gained another regulatory seal of approval, cementing XRP\u2019s standing as a digital commodity.<\/p>\n

At press time, XRP traded at $1.52.<\/p>\n

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