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Senate Updates CLARITY Act With Developer Protections

1 reports · First detected 2026-07-23 · Last active 2026-07-23

The CLARITY Act is a central part of Congress’s effort to establish a federal framework for digital assets and reduce regulatory uncertainty for crypto markets, businesses and technology providers. Its treatment of software developers is especially important because broad liability could expose builders of non-custodial tools and decentralized infrastructure to rules designed for financial intermediaries, potentially discouraging innovation in the United States.

The U.S. Senate released its latest version of the legislation with protections for software developers and a new ethics provision as lawmakers continued work on a broader crypto package. The ethics rules include a sunset date in 2029, meaning Congress would need to revisit whether they should be extended or revised. The additions mark the latest step in negotiations over the scope, safeguards and political durability of U.S. digital-asset legislation.

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THEBLOCK.CO 2026-07-23
Senate releases latest version of Clarity Act including software developer protections and ethics provision with ‘sunset’ date in 2029

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US Senator Urges Leaders to Preserve Developer Protections in Crypto Bill2026-07-09 · 1 reports · similarity 0.81

Protections for cryptocurrency software developers have become a key issue as the U.S. prepares to consider the CLARITY Act. Section 604, the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, is intended to ensure that developers of noncustodial software who do not directly control users’ assets are not treated as money transmitters. The provision is crucial to the development of decentralized finance, or DeFi. Without it, developers could face compliance risks merely for writing open-source code.

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wrote to Senate leaders John Thune and Chuck Schumer on July 8, 2026, strongly urging them to retain Section 604. Wyden said the provision would not exempt criminal conduct but would prevent law-enforcement resources from being wasted. Some law-enforcement and religious organizations, however, fear it could weaken anti-money-laundering oversight and create legal loopholes, fueling a dispute over whether the protections should remain.

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