regulationHIGH IMPACTApr 27, 2026, 6:06 AM
CLARITY Act timeline slips into May as Tillis dashes Senate's April hopes
TL;DR
Senator Thom Tillis told reporters the Senate market-structure compromise will not clear in April, pushing the bill into May.
Why it matters
Why it matters: Every week of slippage shrinks the 2026 legislative window and tilts crypto enforcement back toward an SEC still working from interpretive guidance.
The details
- •More than 100 crypto firms including Coinbase and Ripple have signed a letter pressing the Banking Committee to mark up the bill.
- •Negotiators previously claimed an 'agreement in principle' before April, but the legislative text remains unfinalized.
- •SEC and CFTC issued a joint 68-page interpretive release in March establishing a five-category token taxonomy.
Primary source
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