Bloomberg: Trump emerges as the biggest obstacle to the passage of the CLARITY Act, with ethics provisions facing opposition from Democrats.
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According to Bloomberg, roughly $1.4 billion in profits Donald Trump and his affiliates earned from meme coins and token-related operations has become the single biggest obstacle to the passage of the CLARITY Act. Democrats are pushing for stricter provisions to prevent the president from continuing to profit from the crypto industry overseen by his administration, while Trump needs at least seven Democratic senators to back the bill to advance it. The Democratic party objects to having the Department of Justice, led by a Trump-nominated attorney general, serve as the primary enforcer of the ethics rules, and is demanding independent law enforcement authority for state attorneys general. Bipartisan senators Ruben Gallego and Thom Tillis are discussing compromise proposals, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune has stated the bill may not be passed before the August recess. Critics argue the current draft allows Trump to sell large stakes in his crypto business or place them in a blind trust, but does not mandate a sale; the provisions only apply when an official holds a "direct interest" in crypto assets, leaving unclear whether Trump’s roughly 38% indirect stake in World Liberty Financial via DT Marks DEFI LLC falls under the rules. The bill also does not restrict the children of government officials, and the ethics requirements will expire on January 20, 2029. Beyond ethics concerns, Democrats are calling for stronger consumer protections and anti-illegal finance measures, while the banking industry is pushing for tighter restrictions on stablecoin rewards. The likelihood of the CLARITY Act being passed this year has dropped to roughly 33%, about half the probability it held after the Senate Banking Committee backed an earlier version in May.
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