Cardano Founder Criticizes Ripple CEO’s Support for CLARITY Act, Citing Policy Gaps

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has publicly criticized Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse for supporting the CLARITY Act in its current form. This comes as major industry leaders pushed back on the crypto bill due to its majorly unfavorable policies.

Charles Hoskinson Calls Out Ripple CEO for Backing CLARITY Act

In a live broadcast on X, the Cardano founder attacked Ripple’s CEO for supporting the crypto bill despite the inconsistencies highlighted. This came after his public show of support for the bill. He said it’s better to have an imperfect bill rather than nothing at all.

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— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) January 18, 2026

However, this is in large contrast to what order key industry leaders thought of the draft act. For example, the CEO of Coinbase publicly distanced himself from crypto legislation because of some major concerns.

Hoskinson was shocked by the ideology of the Ripple CEO on the CLARITY Act, having had past regulatory problems with the government authorities himself.

“And you still got people like Brad saying, well, it’s not perfect,  but we just got to get something, you know, it’s better than no clarity. Handed to the same people who sued us,” he said.

The Cardano founder has continued to show concern regarding the passage of the bill. As CoinGape earlier reported, he blamed President Trump’s launch of meme coins as the reason why the legislation has been slow in progress. He also blamed David Sacks as well, saying he should submit his resignation if the bill does not progress.

Hoskinson has also said he does not think the legislation would pass under the current political scene. He added that the window for it to be signed into law is closing and could be stalled until next quarter.

However, other industry stakeholders, such as Galaxy Digital’s CEO, Mike Novogratz, have expressed optimism that the crypto bill could still pass, and soon enough. Novogratz predicted that the CLARITY Act could advance in the next two weeks based on his conversation with bipartisan senators.

Coinbase CEO Disputes White House Claims of Support Pull

In an X post, Brian Armstrong called reports that the White House was withdrawing its support for the CLARITY Act inaccurate. This was in reaction to a post made by Eleanor Terrett on the current developments on the bill.

“In general, love your posts, but this is not accurate. The White House has been super constructive here,” Armstrong said.

He further revealed that the administration has been working together with them. The Coinbase CEO also revealed that all that was required from the government was for them to come up with a solution for the banks concerning the issues of yield.

Interestingly, Terrett responded to this statement that the information provided about the CLARITY Act was generally correct.

“My reporting was airtight and accurate. You also just cited the central point of my story as correct: that the White House asked Coinbase to go secure a deal on yield,” she said.