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XRP pundit X Finance Bull has provided key updates about the CLARITY Act that investors should be aware of. The pundit had earlier highlighted how key the crypto bill is for XRP, predicting that it could lead to massive growth for the token.
XRP Pundit Gives Key Updates On CLARITY Act
In an X post, X Finance Bull alluded to statements by key political figures indicating progress on the CLARITY Act. This includes White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt, who said that a compromise between the banks and the crypto industry on the stablecoin yield text. Witt also mentioned that they are looking to close out the remaining issues.
The XRP pundit further highlighted Senator Mark Warner’s statement about how they have made more progress in four days than in four months. Senator Cynthia Lummis also said that the clash on stablecoin rewards was 99% resolved.
Meanwhile, Senator Bill Hagerty and Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer (CPO) Faryar Shirzad both expect the CLARITY Act’s markup to happen this month, although that is looking unlikely. The XRP pundit alleged that the crypto provisions are in good shape and that what remains is political negotiation over community bank deregulation, housing packages, and ethics provisions regarding U.S. President Donald Trump’s involvement in crypto.
X Finance Bull also claimed that issues around DeFi and commodity classifications have been settled, which is a positive for the CLARITY Act’s advancement. The XRP pundit highlighted that time is of the essence. He alluded to Galaxy Research’s statement that the crypto bill must pass within weeks.
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At the same time, Senator Lummis has warned that failing to pass the bill now will mean they will need to wait until 2030. The XRP pundit noted how the advancement of the CLARITY Act could serve as a tailwind for every crypto asset under a regulatory cloud.
CLARITY Act Markup May Be Delayed
According to a Punchbowl report, Senator Thom Tillis has told the Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott that the panel should not plan to advance the CLARITY Act this month. Senator Tillis, alongside Senator Angela Alsobrooks, has been mediating between the banks and the crypto industry to resolve the clash over stablecoin rewards.
Senator Tillis said that the negotiators need more time to finalize a compromise between the banks and the crypto industry on stablecoin yield. The senator suggested that they could now look to a May markup for the crypto bill rather than an April markup. Amid this potential delay for the crypto bill, X Finance Bull has stated that the crypto bill could serve as a bullish catalyst for XRP. He declared that those who bought early and did not get shaken out are going to “eat good.”
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U.S. crypto legislation faces rising pressure as Senate leaders are urged to move market structure rules forward. The Digital Chamber argued further delay could stall momentum and weaken Washington’s push for clearer digital asset oversight.

Key Takeaways:

The Digital Chamber increased pressure on Senate leaders to move the bill to markup.
Senate Banking faces mounting urgency as the #Clarity Act remains stalled after House approval.
Industry groups expect the next phase to accelerate digital asset oversight efforts.
Senate Leaders Face Growing Pressure
U.S. digital asset legislation faced renewed pressure on April 20 as blockchain trade association The Digital Chamber urged Senate leaders to move market structure talks into a formal markup stage. The group sent a letter to Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren, arguing that the committee should advance the bill while continuing work in a transparent, deliberative, and bipartisan manner. The association announced on social media platform X:

“Today, we sent a letter to Banking GOP leadership urging the Committee to move digital asset market structure legislation to markup and continue improving the bill in a transparent, deliberative, and bipartisan manner.”

That post aligned with the message outlined in the formal communication and indicated the organization’s preference for immediate procedural movement rather than prolonged private discussions. In addition to Scott and Warren, the letter was sent to Senate Banking Digital Assets Subcommittee Chairwoman Cynthia Lummis and Ranking Member Ruben Gallego, extending the appeal to other lawmakers directly involved in digital asset oversight.

The push comes as the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, often called the CLARITY Act, remains stalled in the Senate Banking Committee despite earlier momentum. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives on July 17, 2025, with a bipartisan 294 to 134 vote. Senate progress has since slowed amid disputes over key provisions, including stablecoin yield restrictions, regulatory authority, and potential liability for software developers. Supporters argue the measure would replace regulation by enforcement with clearer rules, while critics contend it could weaken investor protections.

Markup Push Gains Urgency
The letter stressed that lawmakers and stakeholders have already spent significant time addressing complex issues within the framework. It noted that the 119th Congress is past its midpoint and more than 270 days have passed since the House approved the CLARITY Act with bipartisan support, increasing urgency for action. The group positioned markup as the next step and pointed to broad U.S. digital asset adoption to support the need for clearer regulation.

The Digital Chamber framed the request as both procedural and strategic. The letter concluded:

“Doing so is critical to delivering the clarity that the more than 70 million Americans who have embraced digital assets deserve, while reinforcing the United States’ leadership in responsible innovation and next-generation financial technology.”

The statement linked legislative progress to competitiveness, warning that delays could slow innovation as other jurisdictions advance.
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La legislación de criptomonedas en EE. UU. enfrenta una presión creciente, ya que se insta a los líderes del Senado a avanzar con las reglas de estructura del mercado. La Cámara Digital argumentó que más retrasos podrían frenar el impulso y debilitar el esfuerzo de Washington por lograr una supervisión más clara de los activos digitales.

Puntos clave:

La Cámara Digital aumentó la presión sobre los líderes del Senado para llevar el proyecto a la fase de revisión (markup).

El Comité Bancario del Senado enfrenta una creciente urgencia, ya que la Ley CLARITY sigue estancada tras su aprobación en la Cámara de Representantes.

Grupos de la industria esperan que la siguiente fase acelere los esfuerzos de supervisión de activos digitales.
Los líderes del Senado enfrentan mayor presión

La legislación sobre activos digitales en EE. UU. enfrentó una renovada presión el 20 de abril, cuando la asociación de comercio blockchain, la Cámara Digital, instó a los líderes del Senado a llevar las discusiones sobre la estructura del mercado a una etapa formal de revisión (markup).

El grupo envió una carta al presidente del Comité Bancario del Senado, Tim Scott, y a la miembro principal Elizabeth Warren, argumentando que el comité debería avanzar el proyecto mientras continúa trabajando de manera transparente, deliberativa y bipartidista.

La asociación anunció en la red social X:
“Hoy enviamos una carta al liderazgo republicano del Comité Bancario instando a que se avance la legislación sobre la estructura del mercado de activos digitales hacia la fase de revisión (markup) y continuar mejorando el proyecto de manera transparente, deliberativa y bipartidista.”

Esta publicación coincidió con el mensaje del comunicado formal y reflejó la preferencia de la organización por un avance inmediato del proceso, en lugar de prolongar discusiones privadas.

Además de Scott y Warren, la carta también fue enviada a la presidenta del Subcomité de Activos Digitales, Cynthia Lummis, y al miembro principal Ruben Gallego, ampliando el llamado a otros legisladores directamente involucrados en la supervisión de activos digitales.

El impulso se da mientras la Ley de Claridad del Mercado de Activos Digitales (CLARITY Act) sigue estancada en el Comité Bancario del Senado, a pesar de avances previos. El proyecto fue aprobado en la Cámara de Representantes el 17 de julio de 2025 con un voto bipartidista de 294 a 134.

Desde entonces, el progreso en el Senado se ha ralentizado debido a desacuerdos sobre puntos clave, incluyendo restricciones al rendimiento de stablecoins, autoridad regulatoria y posibles responsabilidades para desarrolladores de software.

Los partidarios argumentan que la medida reemplazaría la regulación basada en sanciones con reglas más claras, mientras que los críticos sostienen que podría debilitar la protección de los inversores.
La urgencia por avanzar aumenta

La carta destacó que legisladores y actores del sector ya han invertido mucho tiempo abordando temas complejos dentro de este marco. También señaló que el 119º Congreso ya pasó su punto medio y han transcurrido más de 270 días desde que la Cámara aprobó la ley, lo que incrementa la urgencia de actuar.

El grupo posicionó la fase de revisión (markup) como el siguiente paso y señaló la amplia adopción de activos digitales en EE. UU. como razón para establecer regulaciones más claras.

La Cámara Digital presentó la solicitud como una necesidad tanto procesal como estratégica. La carta concluyó:

“Hacerlo es fundamental para proporcionar la claridad que más de 70 millones de estadounidenses que han adoptado los activos digitales merecen, al tiempo que refuerza el liderazgo de Estados Unidos en la innovación responsable y la tecnología financiera de nueva generación.”
La declaración vinculó el avance legislativo con la competitividad, advirtiendo que los retrasos podrían frenar la innovación mientras otras jurisdicciones continúan avanzando.
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The U.S. Senate returned from Easter recess on April 13 with one immediate priority: advancing the CLARITY Act through the Senate Banking Committee before end of April. Miss that window, and the next realistic opportunity may not arrive until after the November midterms.

Key Takeaways
Senator Cynthia Lummis warned on April 10 that this is the "last chance" to pass the bill before at least 2030.CLARITY Act passed the House 294-134 in July 2025, but still faces five steps before becoming law.The Senate Banking Committee must complete its markup before end of April 2026, or the bill dies until after the midterms.Polymarket currently prices the bill's passage this year at 63-66%.
Miss that window, and the next realistic opportunity for comparable legislation may not arrive until after the November 2026 midterms. By some estimates, not until 2028.
The Senator Who Built This - and Won't Be Around Much Longer
No single figure has pushed harder for this legislation than Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), widely known in Washington circles as the "Crypto Queen" of the Senate. On April 10 she warned that the current window is the "last chance" to pass the bill until at least 2030. Her reasoning is not just about legislative calendars - it is also personal. Lummis's own term ends in January 2027, and with her departure goes the most knowledgeable and committed crypto advocate the Senate has seen. No obvious successor has emerged on either side of the aisle, which means that if the bill stalls now, it may simply have no champion to carry it forward.
What the Bill Actually Does
The CLARITY Act, also known as H.R. 3633, already cleared the House 294-134 and passed through the Senate Agriculture Committee, putting it closer to becoming law than any previous attempt to establish a national framework for digital assets.  At its core, the bill draws a hard line between "digital commodities" falling under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and "digital securities" remaining under the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The SEC and CFTC jointly classified Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP as digital commodities on March 17, but that classification is an interpretive release, not statute - a future administration could reverse it. The CLARITY Act would make that classification permanent federal law. That distinction matters enormously to institutional investors: pension funds and insurance companies managing trillions in assets have largely stayed out of crypto precisely because the legal ground beneath it can shift with each new administration.
The Fight Nobody Can Fully Resolve
What remains is a markup vote in the Banking Committee, reconciliation with the Agriculture Committee version, a full Senate floor vote requiring 60 votes, reconciliation with the House-passed version, and a presidential signature. Five steps, a shrinking calendar, and at least one fight that has dragged on for months.
Banks have warned that allowing crypto firms to offer yield on stablecoins would pull trillions of dollars away from traditional bank deposits toward digital assets. The crypto industry argues the opposite - that banning stablecoin yield is competitive protection for banks dressed up as consumer concern. Senators Tillis and Alsobrooks reached a compromise in principle on March 20, banning passive yield while permitting activity-based rewards tied to platform use, though key players including Coinbase and Stripe have still not fully accepted the text.
Beyond stablecoin yield, the bill also faced contested ground on illicit finance protections in decentralized finance, and a Democratic push to bar senior government officials - most pointedly President Trump - from profiting in the crypto sector. Patrick Witt, the White House's chief crypto adviser, told CoinDesk TV on Monday that negotiations had made considerable progress on most of these issues and are "very close to closing them out."
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent put the stakes plainly in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on April 9 - blockchain developers and crypto companies are already relocating to Singapore and Abu Dhabi because those jurisdictions built clear regulatory frameworks first. Europe's MiCA framework is already operational, while the U.S. is still debating committee scheduling. The argument that U.S.-regulated stablecoins backed by Treasuries could reinforce dollar dominance globally is one Lummis and others have leaned on heavily, framing the bill not just as crypto policy but as a matter of financial statecraft.
What Happens If It Fails
Peter Van Valkenburgh of Coin Center framed the bill's purpose this way: passing the CLARITY Act is not about trusting the current administration, but about binding the next one. That is the more durable argument for the legislation - a statutory framework cannot be dismantled by executive order the way an administrative classification can. Critics, including Cardano's Charles Hoskinson, have described the bill as something that could itself be weaponized against the industry under a future hostile administration, which is a reasonable concern given that broad regulatory authority tends to serve whoever holds it.
If the Banking Committee fails to schedule a markup before May, midterm election dynamics will almost certainly shelve the bill for the remainder of 2026. Polymarket currently assigns a 63-66% probability of passage this year, a figure that will move depending on decisions made this week and next.On April 16, the SEC hosts a roundtable specifically on the CLARITY Act - not a vote, but a public signal of regulatory direction before Congress acts.
With Lummis heading for the exit in nine months, and midterm campaigns set to crowd out legislative space by summer, the Banking Committee's late-April markup window is not just a procedural milestone. It may be the last one that matters for years. This is  significant moment for the whole crypto industry - if the act isn't passed, the U.S. are risking falling significantly behind other countries will well established digital asset frameworks.
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