CLARITY Act Fails 50-49: XRP Drops 7.98% to $1.29, BTC Falls 1.42%
The CLARITY Act failed to clear a Senate cloture vote 50-49, and XRP dropped 7.98% to $1.29 while Bitcoin fell 1.42% to $75,924, stalling regulatory clarity for the crypto sector.
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Senate cloture vote scheduled
The Senate is scheduled to vote on cloture; the bill needs 60 votes to move forward to a full debate.
Tillis files motion to reconsider
Senator Thom Tillis filed a motion to reconsider at 3:01 p.m. after voting no for procedural reasons, leaving a narrow path for further discussion.
Crypto market reaction
XRP dropped 7.98% to $1.29 and Bitcoin declined 1.42% to $75,924 following the failed cloture vote.
Time pressure warning
Other Republican senators warn that the bill could run out of time around the week of September 14.
Tillis issues ethics warning
Senator Thom Tillis says the CLARITY Act will fail if the White House does not try to bridge the gap over ethics provisions.
Lobbying escalates before August recess
With Congress scheduled to recess in August, JPMorgan and the American Bankers Association ramp up efforts to pressure the Senate to eliminate all stablecoin yield provisions in the CLARITY Act.
Jamie Dimon issues 'shadow banking' warning
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns that any yield-bearing stablecoins without bank-like protections could trigger a shadow banking crisis; the banking lobby begins intensified push to ban all yields.
Bipartisan stablecoin yield compromise reached
Senators Thom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks broker a deal to ban passive stablecoin rewards while allowing activity-based rewards, paving a path for Senate action.
House passes CLARITY Act
The U.S. House of Representatives approves the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, providing a federal framework for digital assets, but the bill stalls in the Senate over stablecoin yield rules.
The CLARITY Act failed to clear a Senate cloture vote 50-49, and XRP dropped 7.98% to $1.29 while Bitcoin fell 1.42% to $75,924, stalling regulatory clarity for the crypto sector.
The Senate’s 50-49 failure to advance the CLARITY Act hit crypto markets unevenly: XRP fell 7.98% to $1.29, while Bitcoin slipped 1.42% to $75,924.
The Senate rejected debate on the CLARITY Act 50-49, leaving crypto jurisdiction undefined. Ethics provisions excluded the president’s children, and seven Democratic negotiators voted no.
Source: 24/7 Wall St · Yahoo Finance
Senator Tillis's ethics warning puts the CLARITY Act's cloture vote at risk. Legal professionals should assess whether stalled ethics language prevents the 60-vote threshold and what regulatory ambiguity means for crypto oversight.
Investors face asymmetric crypto risk as the CLARITY Act faces a Sept 15 cloture vote. XRP's 22% year-to-date decline and lack of institutional cushions make it more vulnerable than Bitcoin if the bill fails.
XRP's regulatory fate hinges on the CLARITY Act's Sept 15 cloture vote. Without spot ETFs, settled commodity status, or treasury adoption, XRP could suffer a sharper selloff than Bitcoin if the bill collapses.
Source: aol.com · finance.yahoo.com
Jamie Dimon's shadow banking warning is driving a lobbying push that could sink Coinbase and Circle's stablecoin revenue. For investors, the battle over the CLARITY Act presents both a near-term regulatory catalyst and a long-term threat to bank deposit economics.
JPMorgan Chase and the banking lobby are pushing to overturn a bipartisan Senate compromise on stablecoin yields, creating new regulatory uncertainty. The fight could reshape the legal framework for digital assets and establish key precedents for how 'shadow banking' risks are defined.
Source: The Motley Fool