CLARITY Act remains on the Senate legislative calendar as law-enforcement groups split over whether the crypto market-structure bill expands AML tools or creates blind spots, raising stakes for exchanges, stablecoin issuers, DeFi developers, and any pre-recess vote push.

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# CLARITY Act: Law Enforcement Split Could Decide Crypto Bill Fate

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Jul 7, 2026

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When police associations go head-toWriting the CLARITY Act blog article-head over landmark crypto legislation, you know the stakes are high. With just weeks…

Step Back — The CLARITY Act is being sold as a market-structure bill, not an anti-money-laundering bill — so why are law-enforcement groups and banks warning it could change who has to police illicit finance in crypto? What would actually change for exchanges, DeFi apps, stablecoin issuers, and ordinary users if those definitions became law?Background sources

• What's Actually in CLARITY: A Section-by-Section Look at the AML and Law Enforcement Provisions | TRM Labs — TRM Labs
• 5 corruption gaps Congress must close in the Clarity Act — Coindesk
• Crypto Market Structure Legislation (CLARITY Act): What It Is, Where It Stands, and Why It Matters — Coinshares
• Cryptocurrency: Regulatory and Legislative — Congress
• The CLARITY Act – Why it matters, what to know, and what to do - a16z crypto — A16zcrypto

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