Bipartisan negotiations in the Senate over the Clarity Act have broken down at the last minute, with tomorrow's scheduled markup now expected to proceed along partisan lines, according to Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett. The collapse marks a significant setback for what had been one of the most closely watched legislative efforts to establish a clear regulatory framework for digital assets in the United States.
A partisan markup dramatically narrows the bill's path forward. Without cross-aisle support, the Clarity Act faces a much steeper climb to the 60-vote threshold needed to advance in the full Senate, raising the prospect of prolonged regulatory uncertainty for crypto markets. Industry participants who had been counting on the bill to resolve the long-running jurisdictional dispute between the SEC and CFTC over digital asset oversight will now be watching closely to see…
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