Now or Never: Inside the Fight to Pass the CLARITY Act

Now or Never: Inside the Fight to Pass the CLARITY Act

From The Defiant by The Defiant

July 29, 2026 · 18 min

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The episode discusses the urgent fight to pass the CLARITY Act in the Senate and features insights from key industry figures.

Fourteen days. That's the window the crypto industry has to get the CLARITY Act through the Senate — or wait until the 2030s for another shot.The combined draft dropped last week for the first time, merging the Senate Banking and Agriculture committee text into one bill. It added a law enforcement title (the Fraternal Order of Police endorsed it the same day). It added an ethics provision. And Democrats are rejecting that provision outright.This week on The Defiant, we're bringing three people living this fight from the inside: Miller Whitehouse-Levine (Solana Policy Institute), Amanda Tuminelli (DeFi Education Fund), and Adrian Wall (Digital Sovereignty Alliance). They don't all agree on how close we are — and one of them drops what might be the most explosive political take of the year: that Republicans, Democrats, financial institutions, and Coinbase may none of them actually want this bill to pass.The Polymarket odds: down from 80% in February to 37% this week. The stakes: if it fails, the next administration can undo anything the agencies do by rulemaking. Without a law, there's no floor. And innovation goes abroad.Guests: Miller Whitehouse-Levine (Solana Policy Institute) |…

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Guests: Miller Whitehouse-Levine, Amanda Tuminelli, Adrian Wall

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Organizations: Solana Policy Institute, DeFi Education Fund, Digital Sovereignty Alliance, Tron DAO US Policy, Fraternal Order of Police, Coinbase

Places: US Congress

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