White House pushes Senate Democrats to take 'historic' crypto Clarity Act ethics deal

PolicyWhite House pushes Senate Democrats to take 'historic' crypto Clarity Act ethics dealWithout revealing any details about the actual agreement from President Trump on potential presidential restrictions, his White House is urging its acceptance.By Jesse Hamilton|Edited by Nikhilesh De Jul 21, 2026, 6:14 p.m. 3 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on SummaryShowPresident Donald Trump is said to have made historic concessions in the deal to allow an ethics provision in the crypto Clarity Act that curtails the president’s own activities, and the White House is pushing Democrats to accept it. However, the White House hasn’t yet revealed any of the details Trump has agreed to in order to get the crypto bill through the final hurdles of the U.S. Senate. So far, Democrats have suggested they’re hesitant to assume this is going to answer their concerns. U.S. Senate Democrats need to accept the conflict-of-interest agreement President Donald Trump worked out with Republicans who are trying to settle the last big sticking point in the crypto market structure bill, according to a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity.Trump "has agreed to the most comprehensive and wide-ranging ethics provision in history," the official said, though no details have yet emerged on what manner of crypto restrictions Trump may have consented to for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act and Democrats have been kept out of the loop on this provision.So far, the release of the final draft of the Clarity Act has been held up several days as negotiators sought to iron out the most significant missing piece — the section that is meant to restrict senior government officials from personal business ties to the crypto industry, including Trump, who is heavily involved.Democratic lawmakers haven't been briefed on Trump's concession, according to people familiar with the situation, but Republicans and the cryp…

White House pushes Senate Democrats to take 'historic' crypto Clarity Act ethics deal

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