Exact Sections of the CLARITY Act Hitting XRP the Hardest

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee passed the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act on May 14 with a 15-9 vote. The result was bipartisan.

For XRP holders and the Ripple ecosystem, the bill offers more than regulatory comfort. It rewrites the legal foundation governing XRP’s future in American finance.

Crypto news platform RippleXity (@RippleXity) identified four specific sections of the bill that hit Ripple’s native asset the hardest.

Section 105: A Court Win Becomes Federal Law

Judge Torres ruled that XRP’s secondary market sales do not constitute securities. Section 105 takes that ruling and turns it into a permanent federal legal shield. No future administration can reverse it through regulatory action.

The protection moves from the courtroom into statute, giving exchanges, institutions, and payment providers a concrete legal basis to work with XRP at scale.

Section 110: XRP Qualifies as a Digital Commodity

Section 110 establishes a “mature blockchain” test. The XRP Ledger passes immediately. It has operated for 13 years with zero downtime, processed over 90 million transactions, and runs on globally decentralized validators.

Under this test, XRP qualifies as a digital commodity under CFTC jurisdiction. That classification removes the SEC’s ability to pursue future enforcement against XRP and places it in a regulatory category that institutional capital understands.

Section 401: U.S. Banks Can Now Use Ripple Infrastructure

Section 401 explicitly authorizes U.S. banks and credit unions to use digital assets for payments, custody, clearing, and settlement. This is the section that opens the door to mass institutional adoption.

Ripple has spent years positioning the XRP Ledger as an enterprise-grade payment infrastructure. Section 401 removes the legal barrier that kept American banks from committing to it.

Section 404: Stablecoin Rules Shape RLUSD’s Path

Section 404 targets stablecoin yield. It bans passive interest on payment stablecoin balances held on exchanges. Activity-based rewards like staking, governance participation, and loyalty programs remain fully permitted.

Ripple’s dollar-pegged stablecoin, RLUSD, operates directly within this structure. The rules do not restrict RLUSD. They define the environment in which it operates, giving Ripple a clear compliance path as it expands RLUSD across the U.S. market.

What Comes Next?

The committee vote advances the bill to the full Senate floor, where it needs 60 votes to pass. That requires Democratic support beyond the two senators who crossed over in committee.

The White House has targeted a presidential signature by July 4. Analysts are confident that the bill can significantly boost XRP’s adoption and price, and the next few weeks will determine whether those expectations become reality.

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