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- Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said that momentum around the CLARITY Act has improved and that settlement now appears close.
- He said he expects the bill to be passed by the end of May, well past his previous goal of April.
This is a long-term process, says Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Fighting over the law of clarity He may finally reach the point where frustration turns into compromise.
Speaking at the Semafor World Economy event on 13 April, Garlinghouse He said Negotiations between banks and cryptocurrency representatives appear to be close to a resolution after months of tension, especially around… Stable coin Yield.
“When people reach the peak of their frustration, then they eventually compromise, and it gets done,” he said. “I think we’re there.”
Garlinghouse says Senate gridlock is about to break
This is important because the Clarity Act has become one of the most closely watched cryptocurrency bills in Washington, not only for what it could mean for regulation, but for what it says about whether the industry and the banking sector can still find a common language at all.
Garlinghouse’s comments suggest that private negotiations have progressed further than the public hype would indicate. He now expects the bill to be passed by the end of May, a slight delay from his previous forecast of passing by the end of April.
The shift in timing is not an easy matter. It reflects how difficult the final stage will be, especially as lawmakers, banks and cryptocurrency companies grapple with whether stablecoin issuers should be allowed to offer yield and how far the law should go in defining digital asset activity.
Ripple links the bill to a broader financial transformation
Garlinghouse also used the discussion to situate Ripple’s own strategy within this broader policy shift. The company has continued to build partnerships with financial institutions across multiple jurisdictions, positioning XRP and RLUSD as tools that can help bridge the gap between traditional finance and cryptocurrency-based infrastructure.
This framework is familiar to Ripple, but it ends differently in the current context. If the Clarity Act goes forward, it could give companies like Ripple a clearer legislative background for products and partnerships that are often developed in a more ambiguous political environment.
For now, Garlinghouse isn’t claiming victory. But his tone was noticeably tougher than it was just weeks ago, suggesting that the conversation in Washington may finally be moving from deadlock toward actual legislative closure.
