Senate Majority Leader John Thune initiated a procedural motion Saturday to advance the CLARITY Act to the Senate floor, positioning the cryptocurrency regulation bill for a vote when lawmakers return from August recess on September 14, 2026. The move marks a critical juncture for U.S. digital asset oversight, though the bill still faces steep political…
The U.S. Senate has officially cancelled its vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before its August 10 recess, marking a significant setback for the crypto industry after months of intensive lobbying and elevating regulatory uncertainty heading into the final months of 2026. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who had signaled confidence in a…
The U.S. Senate faces a critical 72-hour window to schedule a floor vote on the CLARITY Act before its August 10 recess, marking the last realistic legislative opportunity in 2026 to codify crypto regulation into permanent statute. Without action in the next three weeks, the digital asset market will remain dependent on executive guidance that…
The Senate’s legislative window for crypto regulation is closing fast. With only days left before Congress recesses on August 10, Senate Majority Leader John Thune is pushing for a floor vote on the CLARITY Act, the first comprehensive U.S. cryptocurrency market structure law, even as the bill faces a steep 60-vote hurdle and a hardening…
The CLARITY Act sits on a knife’s edge with just 13 days until the Senate’s August 10 recess deadline, and legislative silence is breeding market uncertainty across digital assets. While House passage was secured and the Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the bill 15-9 in July, no full Senate floor vote has been scheduled,…
An ethics dispute over cryptocurrency holdings by senior U.S. officials has frozen Senate floor action on the CLARITY Act, the landmark digital asset regulation bill that has been years in the making. The stalemate, which emerged by July 17, 2026, now threatens to push meaningful U.S. crypto regulation into the fall or beyond, leaving the…
Coinbase has thrown its full institutional weight behind the CLARITY Act, signaling a watershed moment for U.S. crypto regulation after the exchange reversed its January opposition to the landmark legislation. Ryan VanGrack, Coinbase’s Vice Chair, declared on CNBC’s Squawk Box on July 20 that the bill has gained “tremendous momentum” in the Senate just as…
The Senate’s July 4 deadline for President Trump to sign the landmark CLARITY Act has effectively closed without floor action, leaving the bill’s passage odds hovering near 50-50 as the legislative window narrows sharply before the August recess. With the Senate not returning until July 13 and fewer than four weeks of floor time remaining…
Nearly 100 Catholic bishops have formally opposed the CLARITY Act, arguing that a key provision designed to protect cryptocurrency developers would weaken federal safeguards against human trafficking and financial crimes. The letter, sent Tuesday to Senate leadership by the Alliance to End Human Trafficking, marks a significant moral and institutional challenge to legislation that has…
The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Monday to impose a moratorium on Federal Reserve digital currency issuance through 2030, reflecting deep bipartisan skepticism toward central bank digital currencies even as regulators tighten oversight of private stablecoins. The 85-5 passage of the measure, embedded within the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, marks the strongest congressional…
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