Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty said that the SEC has now made clear XRP is a digital commodity, not a security, and he thanked the agency’s Crypto Task Force for bringing long-awaited clarity to the market. His reaction came in a post on X.
We always knew XRP wasn't a security – and now the @SECGov 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
— Stuart Alderoty (@s_alderoty) March 18, 2026
The comment lands after a new SEC treatment described in the provided coverage said XRP, Solana and Cardano were classified as nonsecurity crypto assets. In practical terms, Alderoty framed the shift as a meaningful regulatory easing for XRP after years of legal and policy dispute over its status in the U.S.
The next point to watch is whether this regulatory clarity translates into broader exchange support, stronger institutional engagement and more durable market confidence around XRP. For now, Alderoty’s message signals that Ripple sees the development less as a symbolic win and more as a structural change in how XRP can be treated under U.S. rules.
Source: Stuart Alderoty (X).
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