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Home/Markets & Investing/CRYPTO REGULATION BILL · DEFI EXPLOIT

The CLARITY Act battle over stablecoin yield threatens to lock US crypto markets until 2030

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Beau Everett

crypto regulation bill · Apr 15, 2026

The CLARITY Act battle over stablecoin yield threatens to lock US crypto markets until 2030

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Retail stablecoin users may lose the ability to earn passive interest on their balances as the US Senate debates the CLARITY Act. The American Bankers Association is lobbying for a ban on stablecoin yield to prevent retail users from moving low-cost deposits from community banks to deposit-competitive digital assets.

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This dispute over yield has already impacted public markets. Circle's stock fell roughly 20% on March 24, 2026, marking its worst single trading day, after language banning stablecoin yield leaked. Coinbase stock declined nearly 10% on the same day.

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These losses are tied to the legislation's core mechanism: the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633) aims to end regulation-by-enforcement by assigning jurisdiction over digital assets to the SEC and CFTC. While the bill provides safe harbours for blockchain developers, the commercial disagreement between crypto issuers and the banking lobby centers on whether platforms can pay interest to retail users.

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Senator Cynthia Lummis warned on March 10 that the current window is the last chance to pass the act until at least 2030. A Senate floor vote is required by mid-May to avoid the 2026 midterm freeze. If the yield dispute remains unresolved, the bill will not pass by May, pushing the legislative timeline to 2030.

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The Senate floor is expected to hold a vote on the CLARITY Act by late May. This follows the expected release of an updated stablecoin yield compromise draft by Senator Thom Tillis this week. The White House crypto adviser, Patrick Witt, stated that negotiations have cleared most remaining obstacles, including the DeFi rules and ethics provisions that had previously been viewed as intractable. The stablecoin yield dispute, which dominated headlines for three months, is largely settled under the Tillis-Alsobrooks framework. The bill cleared the House in July 2025 by a 294 to 134 vote and the Senate Agriculture Committee in January 2026. The Banking Committee must now set a markup date. Following the committee vote, the Banking and Agriculture Committee versions must be reconciled, and the combined Senate text must be reconciled with the House version before a presidential signature. The CLARITY Act becomes law after reconciliation and presidential signature.

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