
XRP Officially Classified as a “Digital Commodity”: A Historic Win for Ripple After Years of Legal Battles
March 18, 2026 — After more than five years of legal and regulatory battles, Ripple’s XRP token has finally achieved definitive clarity in the United States: it is now officially classified as a digital commodity by the two leading federal agencies, the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) and the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission). This decision marks the end of an era of uncertainty that has weighed heavily on the entire crypto sector since 2020.























