As the Senate Banking Committee prepares to mark up the long-anticipated CLARITY Act on Thursday, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has argued that the newest version of the bill represents a workable “compromise” and could meaningfully improve the US financial system.
Coinbase CEO’s CLARITY Act PitchThe claim is that the legislation would help streamline financial services, reduce friction, and make access easier for consumers and businesses—while still keeping the framework aligned with banking-sector concerns that were raised during talks.
Their position is that the policy might also encourage deposits to shift away from traditional, insured banking channels rather than strengthening them.
Beyond the details of stablecoin rules, Coinbase CEO argued that the broader direction of the CLARITY Act reflects growing institutional interest in digital assets.
Can The Latest Crypto Bill Draft Survive?Supporters of the bill are not limited to Coinbase. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse also backed the current push, commenting on social media site X (previously Twitter) that the Senate Banking Committee is “putting in the work” to move the CLARITY Act forward.
Even with that backing, the legislative road ahead is not smooth. Politico reported that Senator Elizabeth Warren, a well-known crypto skeptic, is vowing to pursue extensive changes to the bill through amendments.
According to the same reporting, Warren submitted more than 40 amendments on her own, with much of the rest attributed to Democratic members of the Banking Committee.
For now, the core question going into Thursday’s markup is whether the latest CLARITY Act draft can hold together.
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