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Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Declares Crypto’s Paradigm Shift as Political and Legal Winds Shift Ripple’s stance on U.S. crypto regulation has taken a sharper tone after CEO Brad Garlinghouse declared what he called the collapse of the “Anti-Crypto Army,” linking the shift to court rulings, voter sentiment, and renewed political support for digital assets. Posting on X, formerly Twitter. Garlinghouse said opposition to crypto innovation had been defeated “by the courts, by the voters, and by Trump,” framing years of regulatory pressure as increasingly misaligned with both legal outcomes and market reality. His remarks followed comments from President Donald Trump, who has signaled support for a “future-proof” digital asset framework intended to outlast political cycles and reduce the risk of regulatory reversal. Trump also revisited criticism of former SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s enforcement-heavy approach, arguing it stifled domestic innovation and pushed parts of the crypto industry offshore. Garlinghouse’s Victory Signals a New Era for Ripple and Crypto Regulation Garlinghouse’s comments also sit against the backdrop of Ripple’s long-running legal fight with the SEC, one of the most closely watched cases in the industry. A landmark court ruling last year found that certain secondary market sales of XRP did not constitute securities transactions, a decision widely viewed as influential in shaping how cryptocurrencies may be assessed going forward, even though it did not resolve all aspects of the case. More recently, evolving interpretations within U.S. regulatory discussions have fueled optimism in parts of the market, particularly around the idea that digital assets like XRP are digital commodities based on network utility rather than equity-like rights. Well, Garlinghouse’s victory is a welcome call since it reflects a broader convergence rather than a single turning point when it comes to court decisions narrowing enforcement reach in specific areas, growing political engagement with crypto policy, and a gradual shift toward clearer regulatory definitions. Within this shift, Ripple is positioning itself, and XRP more broadly, as aligned with an evolving regulatory environment in various areas like tokenization rather than the end of the regulatory debate.