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Senate Republicans release updated CLARITY Act with new crypto ethics restrictions
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Fusion42 · 23 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Senate Republicans released an updated CLARITY Act adding ethics restrictions on digital asset activities by public officials and spouses, following White House negotiations. The bill faces continued opposition over stablecoin regulation and House-Senate jurisdictional differences, with year-end passage now more likely than earlier timelines.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 40 sources have reported it between 22 Jul 2026 and 19 Oct 2026.
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If you're building stablecoin or crypto market infrastructure in the US, the CLARITY Act's ethics layer now isolates a specific problem - public officials can't trade what they regulate. That's not a blocker; it's permission to move forward on the rest of the bill whilst Congress solves the harder jurisdictional fights between Senate and House. Year-end passage shifts from speculation to planning.
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40 sources · first reported 22 Jul 2026 · latest 19 Oct 2026
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