Ripple CEO Sees Reason for Crypto Optimism After CLARITY Act Defeat
Optimism (OP)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse sees reason for optimism about U.S. crypto following the defeat of the CLARITY Act. He points to continued rulemaking by the SEC and CFTC as a positive sign. Garlinghouse stresses that the company’s business momentum remains intact despite the failed Senate vote.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for OP, measured when this story was written up on 16 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
OP trades at $0.09370 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 60.9%, indicating strong short-term buying pressure. This contrasts with the 4-hour buy ratio of 47.8% and the 24-hour ratio of 49.2%, suggesting the recent surge is fading over a longer timeframe. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at +$15,198, while the 4-hour and 24-hour deltas are negative at -$54,142 and -$106,241 respectively. This means that while buyers are currently aggressive, they have been outpaced by sellers over the last day. The cumulative volume delta closed at +$52,109, showing that net buying has occurred over the full day despite the recent shift.
The latest daily buy ratio of 46.4% sits at the 5th percentile of the last 324 days, against a median of 50.1% - among the weakest buying days it has had.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for OP, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the 7-day average buy ratio was 51.7%, compared to the latest day's 49.2%, a difference of 2.5 points. Volume was 1.53x the average, indicating significantly higher activity than usual. The price dropped 11.0% over eight days, with a total volume delta of +$1,242,849. This represents an unusual day for the coin, driven by volume well above the weekly norm despite a slight dip in buying preference.