BULLISH 📈 : SEC and CFTC designate XRP a digital commodity
SEC and CFTC cite XRP as a digital commodity in new joint guidance. On-chain data show accelerating adoption and tokenization.
US regulators issued a Commission-level interpretive framework for digital assets that lists XRP among digital commodities. See the SEC release here and the initial disclosure by Pumpius here.
Market oversight for spot and secondary trading would tilt toward the CFTC, per coverage here. The guidance stresses utility- and market-driven value rather than Howey profit expectations, per the SEC text here.
Evernorthxrp urges investors to focus on network data over short-term macro. Post and data here.
Key metrics:
- Non-empty wallets crossed 7.7M for the first time in 13 years. Source here.
- Active addresses hit 46,767 on March 16. Source here.
- Tokenized commodities on XRP rose from $111M to $1.14B in 2026, over 15% of the global tokenized commodities market. Source here.
- Daily transactions approached 3M last week; AMM pools expanded to ~27,000. Source here.
Pumpius adds that SEC and CFTC coordination reduces overlap and provides legal clarity for developers, exchanges, and investors. Commentary here, context here.
Evernorthxrp notes these fundamentals hold regardless of whether rates sit at 3.5% or 3.75%. Context here.
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SEC and CFTC cite XRP as a digital commodity; oversight leans to CFTC, wallets pass 7.7M