The CLARITY Act Could Face Another Hurdle Over an Ethics Dispute. Why XRP Could Be Hit Harder Than Bitcoin

Senator Thom Tillis warned that the Senate’s crypto market structure bill, the CLARITY Act, could fail unless the White House helps bridge disagreements over ethics provisions. Republican senators say the bill may run out of time around the week of Sept. 14, with the key vote on cloture scheduled for Sept. 15. To proceed to a full debate, the measure needs 60 votes, requiring Democratic support—harder if negotiations on ethics language remain stuck. The article argues this hurdle is different from prior delays because the dispute is over the bill’s content itself. It also says XRP may face more risk than Bitcoin because U.S. agency classification can still change, while passage of the bill would lock in rules supporting XRP’s commodity treatment.