# Trump ethics fight sinks CLARITY Act in dramatic Senate defeat

https://mins.news/en/item/59848

- CryptoSlate, 2026-09-15 19:20 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://cryptoslate.com/trump-ethics-fight-sinks-clarity-act-in-dramatic-senate-defeat/

> The CLARITY Act failed to win the 60 votes needed to advance in the Senate after final bipartisan negotiations over ethics rules collapsed. Several Democrats who helped shape the bill opposed moving forward, saying restrictions on crypto interests held by Trump, his family and officials were too weak. The setback keeps the major crypto market-structure proposal off the Senate floor.

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