Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty slammed Politico for twisting a fresh poll that actually shows 67 million American adults already hold digital assets.
Polls Spill Different Secrets 💀
He noted this 27 percent slice equals one of the nation’s largest voter blocks instead of some tiny fringe. Alderoty dropped a July 6 piece on RealClearMarkets arguing the same percentage matches the National Cryptocurrency Association’s 2026 report of one in four adults owning crypto. That lines up with roughly 67 million people. “The framing of ‘only 27 percent’ brushes off a quarter of American adults like they’re nothing,” he wrote. “Sixty-seven million souls aren’t begging Washington for scraps. They’re demanding their government handle its own business.” 12 million new holders joined just this past year, matching the combined size of New York City and Los Angeles and shifting the ratio from one in five to one in four. The study also revealed 42 percent of those fresh holders are women, lifting overall female ownership 10 percent year over year.
CLARITY Act Whispers Drag On 🦇
This clash arrives while the CLARITY Act missed the White House July 4 signing window, leaving lawmakers scrambling before the August recess. The Senate Banking Committee cleared the bill in a 15-9 vote on May 14, yet it still needs a full Senate pass plus reconciliation with the Senate Agricultural Committee version before heading to the House and President Donald Trump. Politico found 45 percent of Americans view digital currencies as too risky while only 25 percent see the upside. Just 9 percent would trust a crypto platform over banks, though Alderoty countered that risk awareness hardly equals outright rejection. He added 69 percent of holders trust crypto, outpacing the 65 percent who trust traditional banking.
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