The CLARITY Act Could Face Another Hurdle Over an Ethics Dispute. Why XRP Could Be Hit Harder Than Bitcoin

Senator Tillis just issued a warning that could derail the CLARITY Act before September 15, and if negotiations collapse, XRP holders face a very different kind of fallout than Bitcoin investors.

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XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) trades around $1.42 today, while Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) trades around $78,600. Senator Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, said the Senate crypto market structure bill will fail if the White House doesn’t try to bridge a gap over ethics provisions. Other Republican senators are now warning that the bill could run out of time around the week of September 14.

The key date is September 15, when the Senate is scheduled to vote on cloture. The bill needs 60 votes to move forward to a full debate, meaning Republicans will need Democratic support. With negotiations still stuck on the ethics language, that 60-vote threshold suddenly looks much harder to reach. So what changed, and why would XRP carry more of this risk than Bitcoin?

Why This Hurdle Is Different From the Last Few

The CLARITY Act is market structure legislation designed to divide crypto oversight between the SEC and CFTC, while establishing clearer rules for exchanges, brokers and token issuers.