Senate Banking Committee Passes Crypto Clarity Act, BTC Climbs

The United States Senate Banking Committee has advanced the Crypto Clarity Act in a 15-9 vote, sending the bill to the full senate for review. The bill is a milestone legislation for the future of the crypto industry in the United States. The CLARITY Act, will now proceed to the full Senate, setting the stage for a battle with the future of US crypto in the balance.

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What the Crypto Clarity Act Means

The Clarity Act would clarify regulators’ jurisdiction over the sector, providing a degree of regulation and oversight of the crypto industry to help encourage investors. The crypto sector has blown up in the last few years, as investors favor the digital asset industry as a new way to invest outside of traditional stocks, real estate, or other forms. However, banks and crypto companies have had disputes over the offering and regulations of crypto to investor on a traditional scale. This regulation would help provide clarity to crypto rules for banks to follow for their clients, hence the name of the act. Further, cryptocurrencies would likely see a major rally, especially with crypto ETFs like Bitcoin and XRP.

In addition, The White House has also pushed for the bill and stand to benefit, at times becoming active in negotiations between banks and crypto groups. US President Donald Trump and his family have made billions off of meme coins and cryptocurrency venture World Liberty Financial. Trump has proclaimed himself as the “crypto president,” therefore, approval of such a crypto-favoring act would further shed him In that light.

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Final Steps for Clarity Act Before it Becomes Law

As mentioned earlier, the Crypto Clarity Act will now proceed to the full Senate for further review. From there, it would need to clear the full Senate as well as the House before heading to President Trump’s desk. Trump is expected to sign the bill into law quickly, but the Senate and House may take some time to review and vote on it. Several industry experts anticipate the Crypto Clarity Act to become law sometime this summer. However, depending on debate in the Senate and House, it could take longer.

Indeed, several Democrats have expressed concerns about the bill, arguing its anti-money laundering provisions are too ​weak and that it should bar political officials from profiting from crypto ventures. The crypto industry is a non-bipartisan sector, split between Republicans favoring Trump’s crypto presidency and Democrats who are skeptical. In the Senate Banking Committee, Chairman Tim Scott (Rep.) ultimately allowed the compromise to be considered but rejected other outstanding amendments – including one on stablecoin yield – from Democrats.

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