Why Is XRP (Ripple) Up 24.9% Today?
XRP jumped more than 24% in a day after President Trump stood at the White House with Ripple's CEO and told Congress to pass the Clarity Act.
Overview
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is rocketing higher today, up 21.5% in the last 24 hours as of 2:17 p.m. ET on Aug. 20, 2026, after President Trump urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act alongside key industry leaders, including Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were down 0.7% and 1.1%, respectively, on Thursday.
Details
The CEO of Ripple, the company behind XRP, joined several crypto executives yesterday at the White House to discuss the future of regulating digital assets with Trump and key regulators like Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Mike Selig.
Source
Originally published at www.fool.com.
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