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Tillis and Gallego finalize approach for Clarity Act crypto ethics limits
The bipartisan effort targets the bill section that would restrict direct ties between senior U.S. officials and cryptocurrency projects, with the Senate needing to act before the August recess.
CoinDesk reports that Senators Thom Tillis, a Republican, and Ruben Gallego, a Democrat, have finalized an approach for the ethics section of the Clarity Act aimed at limiting conflicts of interest involving senior U.S. officials and direct cryptocurrency ties, though the specific legislative language has not been released.
The lawmakers took up the issue after it became apparent the White House-approved ethics provision for senior officials was not expected to satisfy most Democrats. According to people briefed on the effort, the approach is intended to revamp the part of the crypto market structure bill that would bar senior officials from direct relationships with crypto projects, but details of the new draft are not yet public.
The article says the ethics push is designed with President Donald Trump’s crypto business interests in mind, and it references that Trump recently agreed to a narrower concept that some insiders found surprising. Democratic opponents, meanwhile, argued the structure would leave Trump with limited, if any, compliance obligations and reduce enforcement concerns.
CoinDesk adds that the bill has scant time to move through the Senate’s arcane voting process this year, and that the ethics language still needs approval from the White House and broad Democratic buy-in before it can reach a Senate vote, with the Senate nearing its August recess.