The window appears to be closing to pass legislation regulating crypto assets in the United States. On Friday April 11, 2026, Senator Cynthia Lummis issued a direct warning to the American Congress via her X account: vote for the CLARITY Act now or wait until 2030. For the entire crypto ecosystem, the next few weeks will therefore prove decisive.
In brief
- April 11, 2026: Cynthia Lummis, Republican senator from Wyoming, warns that the CLARITY Act must pass before the November 2026 midterms or the law will be delayed until at least 2030.
- David Sacks, former White House crypto coordinator, calls for an immediate vote from the Senate Banking Committee and anticipates a signature from Trump.
- Paul Atkins, Chairman of the SEC, calls on Congress to pass “future-proof” legislation on the market structure of digital assets.
- Brian Armstrong (Coinbase) judges that it is time to pass the law.
- For European crypto investors, the passage of the CLARITY Act in 2026 would intensify competition with the MiCA framework and could accelerate the migration of digital assets to US markets.
Why is the CLARITY Act the top priority for crypto regulation in the United States?
A subject of debate within the Senate for several months, the CLARITY Act is the centerpiece of American crypto regulation. Its ambition: to define a complete legal framework for digital assets, by transferring supervision of the majority of cryptocurrencies from the SEC to the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission). A structural change that the crypto industry has been waiting for years.
The urgency comes from the political calendar. THE American midterm elections (midterms) are in fact planned for November 2026. If the crypto law is not adopted before, the new composition of Congress could therefore freeze the file for several years.
Lummis puts it bluntly:
Former White House AI and crypto advisor David Sacks added his voice on April 10:
The time to act is now. The Senate Banking Committee, and then the full Senate, are expected to adopt the market structure.
He even assures that President Donald Trump will sign the text as soon as it is adopted.
On the side of crypto regulatorsSEC Chairman Paul Atkins said it's time for Congress to guard against out-of-control regulators and deliver this to the president's desk.
What are the remaining obstacles blocking crypto voting in the US Senate?
Despite the apparent consensus, three points still block the CLARITY Act to the Senate Banking Committee:
- the performance of stablecoins;
- tokenized shares;
- ethical questions.
Coinbase General Counsel Paul Grewal indicated on April 2 that the markup hearing was approaching, but that these disagreements must first be resolved. According to him, the US Senate is approaching a key agreement.
Pressure is mounting on all sides. Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase (which had nevertheless withdrawn its support for the text in January 2026), declared on Friday that it was now time for the crypto bill advance.
For his part, venture capitalist Chris Dixon (A16z Crypto) summarizes the position of the crypto industry in one sentence:
When the rules are clearly defined, both consumers and business owners benefit.
THE Senate Agriculture Committee has already voted on its version of the text in January 2026. All that is missing is the Senate Banking Committee to pave the way for a vote in plenary session. The political pressure is therefore maximum. The crypto industry knows that a missed opportunity now will be paid for in years of regulatory uncertainty.
One thing is certain: if Washington does not vote on the CLARITY Act in the coming weeks, the entire international crypto market will pay the bill. For investors, 4 years of American regulatory uncertainty means 4 years of markets without an institutional compass.
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