Senate Blocks Clarity Act
A Senate vote stalled a major crypto bill as Democrats cited Trump-linked conflicts.
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What happened
The Senate on Tuesday failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, a major crypto market-structure bill. The cloture motion got 49 votes, short of the 60 needed. Democrats opposed it, joined by four Republicans; Thom Tillis switched to no to preserve reconsideration. The bill would split digital-asset oversight between the CFTC and SEC. It had passed the House in 2025. Republicans added ethics language before the vote. Democrats said safeguards were too weak; Republican supporters said clear rules were needed.
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From the left
Left-leaning accounts led with ethics concerns, framing the bill’s defeat around Trump-family crypto profits rather than market-rule urgency. PBS NewsHour cast Democrats as demanding tighter limits on Trump’s investments. Al Jazeera treated the failed vote as a major blow to digital-asset companies seeking a federal framework backed by Trump. Common Dreams portrayed the bill as too weak for a volatile sector and as enabling Trump enrichment.
From the right
Right-leaning accounts led with the setback to crypto rules, stressing lost momentum before the midterms and Democratic resistance. Fox News framed another try as unlikely after the bill failed its key procedural hurdle. The Washington Times cast Democrats as blocking a Trump tech priority over ethics and profit concerns. Fox News also lingered on Republican holdouts with banking and community-bank concerns. Fox Business cited Tim Scott calling crypto the “wild, wild West” without new rules.
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