The most ambitious crypto market structure bill to ever clear a Senate committee now faces a familiar obstacle: Democrats who voted for it still aren’t fully on board.

Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) has publicly flagged concerns shared by many in her party about the ethics and illicit finance provisions in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, better known as the CLARITY Act. Alsobrooks was one of only two Democrats who actually voted to advance the bill out of the Senate Banking Committee. She helped push it forward, and now she’s setting conditions for what happens next.

A 15-9 vote with asterisks

The Senate Banking Committee advanced the CLARITY Act on May 14-15, 2026, with a 15-9 vote. Only two Democrats,…