US Senate Democrats block crypto regulation bill

By Neil Roland ( September 15, 2026, 21:14 GMT | Insight) -- The US Senate failed to advance a comprehensive bill to regulate cryptocurrency, likely ending the crypto industry’s legislative campaign for this Congress. The revised version of the Clarity Act, released by Senate Republicans on Sunday, could not get any Democratic votes Tuesday to cross the 60-vote threshold for the procedural motion to proceed. Republicans hold a 53-47 majority. The compromises in the latest version could not allay concerns among Democrats about its ethics provisions for President Donald Trump and his family. Community banks and state attorneys general also expressed continuing worries.The US Senate failed to advance a comprehensive bill to regulate cryptocurrency, likely ending the crypto industry’s legislative campaign for this Congress....

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