Crypto Regulation on Digital Asset Radar

CLARITY Act Ethics Deal Clears Crypto Bill's Last Block

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:06:20 +0000

The CLARITY Act ethics deal, agreed in principle on July 20, 2026, removes the single obstacle that stalled America’s most important crypto bill for a year: a fight over whether politicians should profit from digital assets. With President Donald Trump signing off on the ethics language Democrats demanded, the market structure bill now has a credible path through the Senate — yet prediction markets still price its passage as a coin flip.

CLARITY Act Timeline: Senate Races to Pass Crypto Bill

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:11:09 +0000

The CLARITY Act timeline came into focus in July 2026 when Senator Cynthia Lummis, chair of the Senate Banking Committee’s digital asset subcommittee, said she expects the crypto market structure bill on the Senate floor the week of July 20, 2026, with a push to pass it before the August recess. If she holds that schedule, the United States could have its first comprehensive rulebook for how crypto tokens are classified and traded within weeks.