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US crypto regulation: CLARITY Act stalls in Senate

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US crypto regulation: CLARITY Act faces stalls in Senate delay

President Trump’s endorsement of the ethics clause removed the chief political obstacle to the Digital Asset Market Structure Clarification Act (CLARITY Act). After clearing the Senate Banking Committee in May and the full text being released on 20 July 2024, the bill advanced to a floor‑vote request on 24 July, with industry leaders praising its consumer safeguards and a split regulatory framework between the SEC and CFTC. The In July 2025 the bipartisan measure passed the House 294‑134 in July 2025. 294‑134. By mid‑2026 the Senate remained the bottleneck. On 27 July 2026 bottleneck: Majority Leader John Thune signaled a possible cloture motion, but the legislation still requires 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. Senate leaders postponed further action to give priority on 28 July to a Russia‑sanctions bill and a package of address 74 Trump‑administration nominations ahead of and the Lindsey O. Graham Russia‑sanctions package, leaving only a narrow window before the August 8 recess. Analysts estimated a 30‑38 % chance of passage. On 27 July 2026 the Senate again delayed the bill to prioritize the Russia‑sanctions bill and a slate of nominations. The pause narrows further shrank the already tight window for a cloture motion, requires 60 votes to overcome a filibuster, and window, pushed betting odds for passage down to roughly 35‑38 %. Market reaction was negative, with % (the lowest recorded), and saw Bitcoin slip about 1.9 % and XRP slipping. about 3.9 %. Two days later, law‑enforcement advocacy groups sent a letter on 29 July urging wrote to the White House urging revisions to revise the developer‑guidance developer‑liability language in the act’s Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act section. portion of the CLARITY Act. The White House crypto adviser dismissed the proposals. Senate leaders indicated a vote before proposals as far from the recess is unlikely, while some senators administration’s stance. Senators—including Catherine Cortez Masto, Cynthia Lummis, Thom Tillis and Ruben Gallego—pushed additional ethics and conflict‑of‑interest amendments, while the Solana Policy Institute continue to press for urged an early floor vote. The legislation remains pending as the Senate approaches its recess. Industry supporters—including BlackRock, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, Charles Schwab Schwab, Coinbase, BlackRock, Fidelity and Coinbase—remain vocal, Goldman Sachs—continue to back the bill, and a coalition of 134 senior bank executives has urged have called for tighter stable‑coin provisions. The outcome now hinges on whether cloture will be filed and whether bipartisan backing can be secured before the Senate recess.

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