{"id":73239,"date":"2026-02-20T05:01:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T05:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=73239"},"modified":"2026-02-20T05:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T05:01:40","slug":"clarity-act-on-track-for-april-passage-senator-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=73239","title":{"rendered":"CLARITY Act On Track For April Passage, Senator Says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US lawmakers and crypto leaders say a major bill could move fast. According to an on-site interview, Senator Bernie Moreno told reporters he hopes the US CLARITY Act<\/a> will clear Congress by April.<\/p>\n

The comment came during a recent gathering with members of the press, and it set off a flurry of reaction across markets and inside the halls of power.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers And Industry At Odds Over Clarity Act<\/h2>\n

Reports note that the biggest fight left on the table is stablecoin yields. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said industry talks are more hopeful now<\/a>, but he had pulled his group\u2019s backing earlier because the bill would ban interest-bearing stablecoins and put the SEC front and center as the lead regulator.<\/p>\n

That tug-of-war matters. Banks worry that easy yield on crypto<\/a> tokens could pull deposits and weaken their model. Crypto firms counter that such products are useful and in demand. Both sides also want clear rules so firms can plan ahead.<\/p>\n

Policymakers Have Momentum<\/h2>\n

Based on reports, the White House reacted strongly when one major exchange stepped back from support. The executive office signaled surprise and urged quicker agreement.<\/p>\n

Markets noticed. Prediction markets moved, with odds on passage swinging dramatically in response to the media interview.<\/p>\n

Polymarket<\/a> showed a sharp uptick in probability that the bill would pass \u2014 then a pullback once details were questioned.<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cHopefully by April,\u201d Moreno said during an interview at US President Donald Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Wednesday.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nWhat Could Break The Deal<\/p>\n

Trump has pushed a pro-crypto message, and that helps gathering momentum among allies in Congress. But partisan lines remain.<\/p>\n

If members tie the bill too closely to a single political brand, bipartisan support could fray. Also, banks and regulators are not uniform: some large institutions want stricter rules; others prefer limited, clearer guardrails that let certain products exist under oversight.<\/p>\n

Why Fast Passage Is Uncertain<\/p>\n

Reports<\/a> say industry players want clarity asap, while some regulators want broader authority. That difference explains the public sparring.<\/p>\n

Negotiators can and do move quickly when leadership prioritizes a measure, yet complex financial bills often require many rounds of drafting and amendment. Even so, lawmakers and execs at industry meetings appear to be pushing hard for a resolution soon.<\/p>\n

If the bill clears, it could bring clearer rules for exchanges, banks, and stablecoin issuers. For investors, clarity<\/a> is usually good. For firms, the shape of the final text will determine whether new products live or die.<\/p>\n

Featured image from Wallpapers.com, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

US lawmakers and crypto leaders say a major bill could move fast. According to an on-site interview, Senator Bernie Moreno told reporters he hopes the US CLARITY Act will clear Congress by April. The comment came during a recent gathering with members of the press, and it set off a flurry of reaction across markets […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-73239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=73239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73239\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=73239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=73239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=73239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}