JEROME POWELL DROPPED AN XRP NUKE AFTER FED RESERVE LEAVE... (HE'S GONE WILD)

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]Today we are sending someone off welcoming a new era and tracking the exact vote count that stands between XRP and the most significant crypto legislation in US history. Jerome Powell just gave his final remarks as Fed chairman. Ripple CLO Stewart Alderati, he's out in the street showing everyday Americans how to use crypto for real payments. Ripple, Fidelity, Coinbase are all quoted in the same official Senate Banking Committee press release. And the Clarity Act, it needs exactly 60 Senate votes to pass, which means seven Democrats or independents have to cross the aisle. And we know who they are.

[00:00:43]Let's go and kick it off with Mr. Jerome. His last day as chairman of the Federal Reserve. And before we get into everything happening in crypto right now and before we listen to his speech, we need to send him off properly now, don't we? That's right. I made a little song and I've been practicing. A one, a two, a one, two, three. Bye-bye, Jerome. It's been a time you raised the rates and held the line. But crypto's here and crypto's free. Don't let the door hit you on the way out. Thank you. Thank you. I'm here all day, folks. Don't you worry about it. But look, in all seriousness, Jerome Pal served as the Fed chairman through one of the most turbulent monetary periods in modern history. Pandemic stimulus, inflation, aggressive rate heights, he did the job.

[00:01:33]But for the digital asset ecosystem, the era of a Fed Fed leadership that treated crypto with skepticism and caution, it is now closing. Kevin Walsh, the incoming Fed governor who was expected to be confirmed. I think it was already Was it already a I think the No, I don't remember seeing the press. Maybe the press release came out. No, I don't think it did because the 15th when I'm making this video is pal's last day. So, we'll probably get it next week. But we're finally getting a pro crypto fed chairman for the first time in the institution's history. The era changes today. Bye-bye, Jerome. Thank you. Now, here's the story that doesn't get NEAR ENOUGH ATTENTION. MY BOYS stew without the rotty. That's right. It's happening at the ground level, not in the Senate hearer room. Ripples, chief legal officer, I think he's bored cuz there's no more lawsuits. He's also the president, if you didn't know, the National Crypto Association. And right now, he and the NCA, they're out in the community showing everyday Americans how to use crypto in real life. Sending money to family members, paying at lunch spots, lower fees, no middleman. That's right. Listen to this little Look, I'm going to keep it real with you. I keep talking about Tandem because of a very specific reason. For everyone who followed me, you know what happened during one of my live streams. I got a frantic phone call from a friend. My best friend, best man in his wedding.

[00:02:54]His crypto got hacked. His ledger got hacked. How did it happen? All through the seedwords. I'm not saying this is a mistake of Ledger. This is his own personal mistake. He emailed those seedwords. They hacked his email account. They stole his crypto. He didn't find out about it for a year later. Over half a million dollars gone like that. His world was flipped upside down. Tang, no. 24 words. You get three cards. These are your backup cards. If he was using a Tandem wallet at that time, they never would have got his crypto. 24 words. That is out the window. That's 2009 stuff. This is the year 2026. This is how a cold wallet should operate. Three cards. If they want your crypto, they got to come through. You use my link down below. Get your Tangente wallet today. The numbers are not going up unless people are actually starting to use the technology known as crypto. Whether it's to send money to friends and family or whether you can tap it at your local lunch spot when you go to get lunch. And by the way, the owner of that local lunch spot probably wants you to tap it and use cryptos. They don't have to pay 3 to 7% to the credit card company if you were to swipe your piece of plastic. So, it's a win-win on both sides. The numbers are not going up unless people >> you probably think it is the big fat nut and burger. It's not. This matters for a reason that most people in institutional crypto conversation completely miss.

[00:04:22]When we look at the clarity act, DTC tokenization, Newberg, Burman credit facility, all of that is the infrastructure layer. But the adoption layer, the moment that regular people actually use this technology in their daily lives, that is what drives the long-term value of every asset that's built on top of it. Alder understands that the legal battle and the street level adoption battle, they got to be fought at the same time. You cannot win in Washington if you cannot show the senators that real people in the districts are using this technology right now. The NCA is building that proof of concept in real time. This is the future that Ripple has been building towards and it's happening on the ground, not just in a press release.

[00:05:09]Which gets us over to this moment. This is the moment that tells you exactly where the Clarity Act stands. Because when you got Ripple, Fidelity, and Coinbase all quoted in the same official US Senate Banking Committee press release, that is not a correlation. That is what we call consensus. Let me read you each quote because together they paint the picture that is more powerful than any single one of them. Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, I think you know who he is, stated, and I quote, "The Senate Banking Committee is putting in the work as it moves the Clarity Act forward. Millions of Americans are already in the market. Ripple stands behind this bill because they deserve the same rules and protections as every other asset class. If the largest economy in the world is going to lead on crypto, and it must, this is the moment.

[00:06:07]It's a very powerful statement from Brad. Now, Fidelity's public policy officer said, and I quote, "Fidelity commends the Senate Banking Committee for advancing the Clarity Act. The bill provides a balanced approach, and if passed, will offer statutory clarity to the digital asset markets, benefiting American investors, and helping ensure that the United States remains a global leader in digital assets. And last but not least, Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, he said, "Clarity is closer than ever." The bill is strong. It will benefit the American people by making the US financial system faster, cheaper, and more accessible. It will also ensure that the US leads in the global race to build the next generation of our financial system. Now, think about what it takes to get Ripple, Fidelity, and Coinbase aligned on the same statement in the same official Senate document on the same day. Those three companies have not always agreed on everything in crypto. Fidelity is TradeFi, going digital, Coinbase is your largest US exchange, and Ripple is the institutional payment infrastructure layer. They are all saying the same thing. This is the moment. The bill is strong. Now pass it. When the industry speaks with one voice in an official Senate press release, that is not noise.

[00:07:38]That is a signal to every undecided senator that the entire ecosystem is aligned behind this legislation. Which moves us over to this Jason Laauo who is a very very respected voice in institutional digital asset markets. He just called the current XRP ledger ecosystem development a milestone for stable coin adoption in institutional grade liquidity. That's big. The XRP ledger DEX is processing millions in daily XRP and RLUSD volume. The AMM and order book routing, they're live.

[00:08:16]Institutional grade liquidity infrastructure, it's being built directly into the settlement layer of the ledger itself. You know what? Most people still aren't paying attention.

[00:08:26]That's just the sad truth about it. Now, Lao's observation, this is definitely worth sitting with. The XRP ledgers ecosystem is being built in real time and that most people are still not paying attention. His words. His words.

[00:08:40]The infrastructure milestone being crossed right now is the kind that gets recognized in retrospect, not in the moment. The people who are paying attention today are the ones who will understand why it mattered when the volume numbers are 10 times larger. Now, let's talk about Stellar a little bit here cuz this is an interesting clip. I want to address this directly and I'm an XLM holder. Been buying it for years.

[00:09:04]Honesty builds this channel's credibility better than any of the cheerleading does. Right? That's just the facts. Stellar just put out a message that sounds very, very familiar.

[00:09:14]fast crossber payments cheaper, easier banks and institutions and governments are choosing their network. That positioning is real. Make no mistake about it. Stellar is a legitimate competitor in the crossborder payment infrastructure space. Now, here's my honest take between the two. Competition between both Stellar and Ripple, they validate the market. Both of them building crossber payment infrastructure. It means that your regulators, your institutions and your governments are increasingly comfortable with blockchainbased settlement rails.

[00:09:47]That rising tide will lift both boats and then the market sorts out which infrastructure is going to win at scale.

[00:09:54]Right? XRP's edge 4 billion transactions processed, 3 to 5 second settlement, sub penny fees. Ripple Prime is, excuse me, registered in all 53 states. You got the DTCC connection. You got the 200 million Burman facility, 75 plus global regulatory licenses, and a legal ruling that no other digital asset has in the space. Stellar is building. Ripple is built. That distinction matters. Listen to this clip.

[00:10:22]>> We have record amount of people being displaced. 110 million people.

[00:10:26]>> They couldn't get money into the continent. You could, but you're paying like 15% fees on it. tough because all the infrastructure is not there in every country.

[00:10:34]>> We at GIS often have to deal with the lack of banking infrastructure, international sanctions or even ongoing uh conflict and this makes crossber payments extremely difficult.

[00:10:44]>> So, so the key is that we need to have solutions that actually really work.

[00:10:49]When we were at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this year, Premier E.

[00:10:53]David Bert shared his vision to make Bermuda the world's >> first country to bring all the economy on chain and the work of which we're continuing to do. The promise of digital finance has always been that it democratizes financial um access but a lot of that stuff goes over people's heads. There's some products that you know if you don't have $100,000 you don't have access to those products. the tokenization, the democratization, the financial access. You can have that for just $20 and be a part of that with a lower level of of friction. That is the promise. That is what we're delivering here. And it's very exciting working along uh with, you know, with on this particular >> Very interesting, isn't it? Now, let's talk the Clarity Act before I let you go. Let's talk about the seven votes and who can actually swing the Clarity Act.

[00:11:38]So, the Clarity Act, 60 votes, that's what it needs in the Senate to overcome a file buster and to advance to a final vote. Republicans got 53 seats. That means you got seven Democrats or independents who need to cross the aisle. Now, this is not an impossible number. Several Democratic senators represent states with significant crypto uh interest, we should say, right? And crypto ownership is not a partisan issue anymore. Nearly half of all American adults own or have owned digital assets.

[00:12:09]Senators and swing states who are up for reelection this year, they have a political incentive to be on the right side of that. Now, the senators who are most likely to be in play are they're from states with high crypto ownership.

[00:12:22]Those who have previously expressed openness to digital asset innovation and those who are facing competitive reelection races where your crypto voters could be a deciding factor. And you can see the list up on your screen.

[00:12:35]You got Arizona, Maryland, Virginia, Nevada, Georgia, New Jersey, and then other mentioned possible supporters coming in from Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware. Now, Warren's 40 plus amendments were a floor fight that was designed to make those seven votes harder to get. The industry's unified response from Ripple, Fidelity, Coinbase, the NCA, that is designed to make them easier. This is the vote that matters, everyone. and it is being decided by seven people. Watch those senators, their public statements over the next few few weeks here. It will tell you everything that you need to know about timing and go, "Hey, go ping them on Twitter. Blow them up. Blow their accounts up. Let them know. All eyes on them." Because if this clarity act doesn't pass, we know why. I hope you enjoyed everyone. As always, you know what I'm going to ask from y'all. A favor. Hit that like button, subscribe.

[00:13:30]None of this is financial advice. It never is. It never will be. This is me just laying out all the facts and information. I hope you enjoyed.