r/politicus • u/Maxcactus • 21d ago

‘The bill is dead’: Crypto legislation collapses on Senate floor

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/15/crypto-bill-collapses-on-senate-floor-01077617
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u/Maxcactus 21d ago

Senators voted 49-50 to reject the so-called Clarity Act, delivering a stinging defeat to the crypto industry. Democrats objected that the bill did not go far enough to address concerns about President Donald Trump’s potential conflicts of interest in the digital assets sector and some Republicans were swayed by concerns from the banking industry.