Lummis Warns CLARITY Act Failure This Congress Could Push Next Window to 2030

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis said that if the CLARITY Act does not pass during the current Congress, the next real opportunity for market structure legislation may not come until 2030. She said finishing the bill now could avoid years of lost jobs, investment, and tax revenue.

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Lummis Warns CLARITY Act Failure This Congress Could Push Next Window to 2030

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis said that if the CLARITY Act does not pass during the current Congress, the next real opportunity to advance market structure legislation may not come until 2030. That is Wu Blockchain.

She said completing the legislation now could help avoid years of lost jobs, investment, and tax revenue.

Soft backdrop: sheriffs went neutral

This is a separate Senate-timeline warning — not a restamp of the National Sheriffs’ Association’s shift to neutral on CLARITY. For that law-enforcement move, see NSA drops opposition to CLARITY.

Philippines BSP’s 12-month OPS freeze / VASP rails draft is a separate payment-rail regulation tape — distinct from this US crypto / L1 / bridge note.

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