🚨🇺🇸 THE CLARITY ACT HAS FAILED TO ADVANCE — AND THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SETBACK FOR U.S. CRYPTO. The Senate failed to secure the 60 votes needed to move the CLARITY Act forward. To be clear: this was a procedural cloture vote, not the final passage of the bill. But without enough votes to advance it, the legislation is effectively stalled for now. And the timing could hardly be worse. The U.S. is heading into the 2026 midterm elections, leaving Congress with a very narrow legislative window to revive the bill this year. If lawmakers fail to reach a compromise before the current Congress runs out of time, the entire legislative process could become significantly more difficult. Why? Because the political balance in Congress could change after the midterms. If Democrats gain additional Senate seats, supporters of the CLARITY Act may have an even harder time assembling the 60 votes required to overcome a filibuster — especially if disputes over crypto regulation, ethics provisions, stablecoins and Trump-linked crypto interests remain unresolved. Sen. Cynthia Lummis has already warned that failure to pass comprehensive crypto market structure legislation during this Congress could potentially delay regulatory clarity until 2030. That doesn’t mean CLARITY is officially dead until 2030. Senate leadership can negotiate a new compromise and attempt another vote. But the window is closing fast. For the crypto industry, this means prolonged regulatory uncertainty in the United States — and potentially years more of fighting over whether digital assets fall under the SEC, CFTC, or a new regulatory framework. The market wanted CLARITY. Instead, Washington just delivered more uncertainty. And if Congress can’t revive the bill soon, today’s failed vote could end up being much bigger than a temporary political setback. 🇺🇸📉 #BTC 74k