Blue wave drowns crypto sector’s hopes of reviving US digital-assets bill
By Neil Roland ( November 10, 2026, 21:17 GMT | Comment) -- Last week's congressional Democratic wave likely drowned the cryptocurrency sector’s hopes of resuscitating a comprehensive bill to regulate digital assets in its current form. For the industry's drive to succeed, it would have to back away from its support of the most recent Clarity Act legislation, which failed in a procedural vote in the Senate in September by a nearly party-line vote of 49-50. The bill needed 60 votes to proceed. The 49 Republicans who supported the bill have two time periods in which to get it passed: the current congressional lame duck session and the 120th Congress starting Jan. 3, during which the Democrats gain at least a four-seat majority.Last week's congressional Democratic electoral wave likely drowned the cryptocurrency sector’s hopes of resuscitating a comprehensive bill to regulate digital assets in its current form....
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