Crypto industry and banks lobby senators over Clarity Act
Crypto firms and banking groups intensified lobbying in senators' home states during the August recess as the Senate prepares a procedural vote on the Clarity Act on September 15. Crypto supporters say the bill would resolve legal ambiguity by defining which tokens are securities or commodities and which regulators oversee them, and they have spent hundreds of millions and mobilized millions of advocates. Opponents, including Democrats and community bankers, say safeguards on money laundering and stablecoins are inadequate and warn of lending risks. The vote could determine whether the United States adopts a new legal framework for digital assets.
A September 15 Senate procedural vote could decide the Clarity Act.
Context
The Senate Banking Committee advanced the bill in May. The August recess let both sides lobby senators in their home states. The next step is a September 15 procedural vote that could decide the bill's fate.
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