CLARITY Act Faces Senate Split over Crypto Conflict Rules
- The Senate will hold a procedural vote on the CLARITY Act on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, requiring 60 votes to advance the digital asset market structure legislation.
- Senator Cynthia Lummis argued Thursday that Democrats have secured 114 substantive revisions to the bill, though she acknowledged disagreements over ethics and vertical integration persist.
- Democratic Senator Cory Booker is negotiating language addressing vertical integration, where one company controls multiple parts of a crypto transaction; ethics provisions regarding public officials remain unresolved.
- With Republicans holding 53 seats, supporters need backing from at least seven Democrats to clear the cloture threshold; Crypto Council for Innovation CEO Ji Hun Kim called Tuesday's vote a "pivotal moment."
- If the legislation fails, agencies like the SEC and CFTC could pursue rulemaking under existing authority, though proponents warn such actions lack the permanence of federal legislation.
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US CLARITY Act Adds New Rules for Non-DeFi Protocols Ahead of Sept. 15 Procedural Vote
A new Senate Republican draft of the CLARITY Act would require some centrally controlled crypto trading protocols to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, introducing a new regulatory requirement ahead of the bill’s first procedural vote on Sept. 15.Visit Website
Lummis ramps up pressure on Democrats over crypto bill
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) is ramping up pressure on Democrats to back the Clarity Act as it heads to the Senate floor next week for a procedural vote, highlighting the changes they have secured to the bill throughout negotiations. Lummis, who chairs the Senate Banking subcommittee on digital assets, argued Thursday that Democrats have secured…
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