Policy Event Β· High impact

US CLARITY Act Delayed by Housing Politics - Kennedy Holdout and Developer Protections Unresolved

CLARITY Act markup faces further delays despite stablecoin yield compromise. Senator John Kennedy withholds support due to frustration over unrelated housing legislation (21st Century ROAD to Housing Act). Software developer protections under BRCA/Section 1960 remain unresolved. Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott needs all 13 Republican votes before bipartisan markup. Window tightens with delay past mid-May making summer passage harder.

High impactπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United StatesRegulationStablecoinBTCETHUSDTUSDCSECCFTC

APAC FINSTAB analysis

Although this is outside core APAC, it is relevant because global market-structure, enforcement, and stablecoin precedents often shape licensing expectations for APAC exchanges, issuers, custodians, and DeFi teams. Protocols/assets in scope: BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC. Named institutions or platforms: SEC, CFTC. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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