Clarity Act

Clarity Act

Policy

LIVE: Senate Banking Committee advances Clarity Act to full Senate floor

The Senate Banking Committee debated amendments before ultimately voting on the market structure legislation on Thursday.

CoinDesk

Policy

Clarity Act amendments would remake key parts of crypto bill but have doubtful future

The U.S. crypto market structure bill is being targeted with dozens of amendments aiming to change or add to the text as its Senate hearing approaches.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Clarity Act, in the flesh, unveiled by U.S. Senate Banking Committee before hearing

The crypto market structure bill had already been making the industry rounds behind closed doors, but the lawmakers have released the text before their vote.

Senator Tim Scott (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Banking groups escalate fight over stablecoin yield ahead of Senate vote

The American Bankers Association amplified warnings the Senate’s Clarity Act could push deposit flight into stablecoins unless lawmakers tighten yield limits.

CoinDesk

Policy

Crypto industry cheers Senate Clarity Act markup date as market structure push resumes

The bill's progress follows talks on jurisdiction, consumer/developer protections, and stablecoin rewards, with crypto firms backing a yield compromise.

Kristin Smith (left), Rebecca Rettig and Summer Mersinger (CoinDesk)

Policy

Senate Banking Committee plans to hold key market structure hearing on Thursday

The Senate Banking Committee announced it would hold its markup hearing for the Clarity Act on March 14.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (CoinDesk)

Policy

White House targets July 4 for Clarity Act passage, says crypto adviser Patrick Witt

The executive director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets said the Senate Banking Committee hearing will happen this month on market structure. bill.

Patrick Witt, executive director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets (Consensus Miami 2026)

Policy

Crypto industry backs CLARITY Act yield compromise, pushes Senate Banking for markup

The agreement necessitates firms restructure reward programs from a "buy and hold" to a "buy and use" model; however, CCI raised concerns over its broad prohibition.

Businessmen shaking hands in front of documentation (Amina Atar/Unsplash)

Policy

Clarity Act text lets crypto firms offer stablecoin rewards while shielding bank yield

The text released Friday blocks crypto firms from offering stablecoin yield offerings that look like bank deposits, but "bona fide" transactions are allowed.

Sen. Thom Tillis (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

News Analysis

U.S. senator holding cards on Clarity Act's next move says it's ready to get to hearing

Senator Thom Tillis was at the center of the legislative negotiations over stablecoin yield that have delayed the market structure bill, but he said it's time to go.

U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)