Jeff Merkley

Three U.S. Senate Democrats have intensified their opposition to the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, arguing that the bill should not advance without strict limits on senior officials’ crypto activity. The dispute centers on President Donald Trump’s personal crypto ties and whether the legislation can attract enough Democratic support to clear the Senate’s 60-vote threshold.

Senate negotiations over the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act are increasingly focused on whether senior U.S. officials and their families should face strict limits on crypto ownership, sponsorship and disclosures. Democrats say the bill cannot advance without ethics safeguards, while Republican supporters are pushing to keep the long-awaited market structure effort moving toward a vote.