Crypto industry reacts after Clarity Act fails Senate vote

The Senate’s failure to advance the Clarity Act on Tuesday was a major setback for the crypto industry’s push to lock market structure rules into law, but the reaction from industry leaders was notably measured.

Crypto executives said the vote does not unwind the regulatory progress already underway at the SEC and CFTC, nor is it likely to stop banks, asset managers and crypto firms from continuing to build.

What it does leave unresolved is the question of durability: agency rules can change with a new administration, while legislation would have given the industry a more permanent framework.

For some, that means the U.S. now risks extending the uncertainty that has pushed companies to look toward jurisdictions such as Europe, where MiCA already provides a clearer rulebook. Others argued the failed vote changes little about the longer-term shift toward regulated digital-asset markets.

Here is how crypto industry executives reacted to the Clarity Act’s failure in the Senate.

Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation

Abhishek Vaidyanathan, Chief Legal Officer, NEAR

Vassilis Tziokas, VP Growth for Matter Labs

Joshua Riezman, Chief Legal and Strategy Officer at trading firm GSR:

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