Christine Smith, president of the Solana Policy Institute, says negotiations continue on a daily basis between lawmakers. The US Senate, the White House and cryptocurrency industry representatives behind the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act have been holding daily meetings. However, the cryptocurrency bill is facing a delay as the Senate has adjourned until July 13.
CLARITY Act negotiations continue on a daily basis
Amid mounting concerns about the bill’s progress, Smith attempted to allay some of those concerns in an About Clarity Act to the President’s Office” she wrote. She added that there are a number of reasons she is optimistic.
Smith He said Discussions are “actively ongoing between Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans, the White House, the cryptocurrency industry, and other stakeholders.” She described the negotiations as “serious and objective work” that “happens every day.”
11/ Simple perspective: This industry has been through tougher battles before — midnight wallet rulemaking, bank breakups, the Gensler era — and has kept going.
Difficult battles are nothing new for us.
When cryptocurrencies decide to participate, they have the staying power to win.
– Christine Smith (@ChristineSmith) June 25, 2026
She also pointed out that “there is Daily personal meetings Smith even said it would be a pointless exercise “if no one believes this can lead to any result.” The CLARITY Act has received a lot of attention in Congress with a hectic legislative schedule, according to Smith.
Smith highlighted that many senators were making efforts to see the bill move forward, noting that this was a bipartisan effort. These include Senator Cynthia Lummis, Senator Ruben Gallego, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Senator Angela Alsobrooks, and Senator Bernie Moreno.
“We have strong champions on both sides of the aisle who want to get yes and get this done,” Smith wrote. She further stated that “bipartisanship is critical to turning policy into law. Clarity has that.”
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Smith also emphasized that there is more to the industry Advocating the law of clarity Ever. “We have a pro-crypto army on the ground, in meetings, working together, and at the negotiating table,” she said. In addition, the head of the Solana Policy Institute said that the structure of the cryptocurrency industry and Washington’s understanding of digital assets have evolved.
Smith noted that there is a critical window for legislation from July 13 to August 7. “We have four critical weeks from July 13 to August 7 to get this through the Senate,” she said. “That’s enough time to put the issue of clarity on the agenda — and move it forward.”
9/ Despite what people say, there is still time.
We have four critical weeks from July 13 to August 7 to get this through the Senate. This is enough time to put the issue of clarity on the agenda – and move it forward.
– Christine Smith (@ChristineSmith) June 25, 2026
She admitted that there were some Obstacles in CLARITY Act negotiations. These include disagreements over provisions regarding stablecoin returns and the ethical requirement among others. However, she said leaders have always found “creative ways to keep moving and getting closer to yes.”
Lawmakers, administration officials and industry participants have already spent thousands of hours on the CLARITY Act, Smith added. In addition, she noted that negotiators hope to make progress on the bill before Congress goes into recess in August.
