
Senate blocks crypto Clarity Act in 49-50 vote.
Senator Elizabeth Warren argues strong ‘No’.
Community members discuss what could happen next.
The crypto community stands crushed today as the highly-anticipated Senate vote on the Clarity Act led to a failed pass. In detail, Senate blocks crypto CLARITY Act in 49-50 vote, meaning the bill was short 11 votes to pass this penultimate decision before the final vote to turn into official law. Members of the community discuss what can happen next, will Trump pull an impressive Plan B?
Senate Blocks Crypto CLARITY Act in 49-50 Vote
Yesterday, the crypto community was abuzz over the upcoming Senate vote for the Clarity Act. Despite the last minute counterproposal by the Democrats, the Senate voted for the Clarity Act’s penultimate passing at 2:15 PM ET on Tuesday, September 15. Much to the disappointment of everyone on the pro-crypto stance, the Senate managed to block the crypto CLARITY Act in a close 49-50 vote.
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Before the vote, the community was well aware that the Act needed a total of 60 votes to pass to the next final vote. The Republicans were already short and needed to sway the vote of a few Democrats to ensure that the Act could pass. Already a challenging feat, it was an anxious few hours. Finally, it seems the Republicans failed to garner the needed votes, despite the high probability of the votes winning out.
Senator Elizabeth Warren Argues Strong ‘No’
This led to many faces in the crypto space lamenting over the failure of the Act passing. Now, many prominent faces in the space are wondering what to expect next. Is the dream over for crypto clarity in America? Well, given Senator Elizabeth Warren’s strong ‘No’ argument during the vote, it will be challenging for Trump to turn the tides in his favors once again.
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As we can see from the post above, Senator Elizabeth Warren shared a powerful speech on the Senate floor highlighting how Trump and his family "raked in $1.4 billion" from crypto ventures in 2025 alone. Warren said that was more than any publicly traded crypto company in America made last year. She said people who bought Trump’s crypto ventures have lost billions, including nearly $4 billion for buyers of his meme coins.
Warren said the bill would "turbo-charge Donald Trump’s unprecedented corruption," after he opened a crypto business shortly before his second inauguration, promoted crypto from office, held a contest with dinner as the prize, and appointed crypto-friendly regulators. She said he disbanded the DOJ’s crypto enforcement team, dropped cases against companies that donated millions to his campaign, and issued multiple pardons for crypto executives convicted of serious crimes.
