CLARITY Act Markup at Risk as Trump Family Crypto Ethics Fight Threatens to Derail Committee Vote

The CLARITY Act's scheduled committee markup next week is in jeopardy, with a political fight over Trump family crypto ethics threatening to unravel progress made after a recent stablecoin deal breakthrough. New language from Senators Tillis and Alsobrooks has just dropped, and its reception could determine whether the bill finally clears committee or stalls once again.

The ethics dimension is proving to be the friction point that pure legislative horse-trading can't easily resolve. Critics have raised concerns that the Trump family's expanding crypto interests create a conflict-of-interest backdrop that complicates bipartisan support for a bill that was already navigating a narrow path.

The Tillis-Alsobrooks amendment is now the key variable. If it threads the needle between the pro-crypto caucus and members demanding ethics guardrails, the markup proceeds. If it doesn't, the CLARITY…