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Crypto Coalition Floods Senate With Letter Demanding CLARITY Act Vote Before July 4

Crypto Coalition Floods Senate With Letter Demanding CLARITY Act Vote Before July 4

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tags. We'll output content as a string with HTML. First paragraph: "A coalition of more than 200 crypto companies — including Coinbase, Ripple, Kraken, Circle, Binance US, and Andreessen Horowitz — sent a joint letter to Senate leadership this week, demanding an immediate floor vote on the CLARITY Act. The bill, which would establish a clear federal framework for digital assets, cleared the Senate Banking Committee on a 10–9 vote last month and landed on the General Orders Calendar by June 1. But no floor vote has been scheduled yet, and the White House has set a de facto July 4 deadline for President Trump to sign the bill into law." Note: The original says "15–9 vote" but in the text it's "10–9"? Actually the original says "15–9 vote" in the first paragraph? Let me check: The user provided: "cleared the Senate Banking Committee on a 15–9 vote last month" - yes, 15-9. But later in the article it says "cleared committee with two Democratic votes" - that implies 15-9? Actually 15-9 means 15 yes, 9 no. That's fine. I'll keep 15-9. Translation: "O coaliție formată din peste 200 de companii cripto — inclusiv Coinbase, Ripple, Kraken, Circle, Binance US și Andreessen Horowitz — a trimis o scrisoare comună conducerii Senatului săptămâna aceasta, cerând un vot imediat în plen pentru Legea CLARITY. Proiectul de lege, care ar stabili un cadru federal clar pentru activele digitale, a fost aprobat de Comisia Bancară a Senatului cu un vot de 15–9 luna trecută și a ajuns pe Calendarul Ordinelor Generale până la 1 iunie. Dar încă nu a fost programat niciun vot în plen, iar Casa Albă a stabilit un termen limită de facto de 4 iulie pentru ca președintele Trump să promulge legea." Note: "General Orders Calendar" is a specific term, I'll keep it as "Calendarul Ordinelor Generale" or maybe "Ordinea de zi generală"? Better to keep the English term in quotes? But the instruction says preserve HTML structure, not necessarily keep English terms. However, for proper nouns like "CLARITY Act" we keep. "General Orders Calendar" is a procedural term, I'll translate as "Calendarul Ordinelor Generale" (common in Romanian parliamentary context). Also "floor vote" = "vot în plen". Second paragraph:

Why the clock is ticking

"The Senate can't just vote on the Banking Committee's version. It must first merge that bill with the Agriculture Committee's Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act — a process that's still incomplete. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White House Crypto Advisor Patrick Witt have both publicly called for advancing the legislation to meet the July 4 target. Senator Cynthia Lummis summed up the urgency: 'We did not come this far to quit at the 5-yard line.'" Translation: "

De ce ticăie ceasul

Senatul nu poate vota pur și simplu versiunea Comisiei Bancare. Trebuie mai întâi să fuzioneze acel proiect de lege cu Legea privind Intermediarii de Mărfuri Digitale a Comisiei pentru Agricultură — un proces care este încă incomplet. Secretarul Trezoreriei, Scott Bessent, și consilierul Casei Albe pentru cripto, Patrick Witt, au cerut public avansarea legislației pentru a atinge ținta de 4 iulie. Senatorul Cynthia Lummis a rezumat urgența: 'Nu am ajuns atât de departe pentru a renunța la linia de 5 yarzi.'" (Note: "5-yard line" is a football metaphor, keep as "linia de 5 yarzi" or maybe "linia de 5 yarzi" is fine, but could also say "la cinci yarzi de linia de poartă"? But simpler to keep literal.) Third paragraph:

The votes aren't there yet — maybe

"Getting the CLARITY Act through the Senate means overcoming a filibuster, which requires 60 votes for cloture. Republicans hold 53 seats, so they need at least 7 Democratic crossovers. The bill cleared committee with two Democratic votes — Senators Ruben Gallego and Angela Alsobrooks — and an earlier procedural motion in March passed 64–33, suggesting some bipartisan momentum. But unresolved concerns linger. Senator Elizabeth Warren has come out swinging, saying the bill would 'blow up the economy.' There's also an unresolved ethics provision tied to President Trump's personal crypto holdings that's giving some Democrats pause." Translation: "

Voturile încă nu sunt acolo — poate

Pentru a trece Legea CLARITY prin Senat, trebuie depășit un filibuster, care necesită 60 de voturi pentru clotură. Republicanii dețin 53 de locuri, așa că au nevoie de cel puțin 7 voturi din partea democraților. Proiectul de lege a fost aprobat de comisie cu două voturi democrate — senatorii Ruben Gallego și Angela Alsobrooks — iar o moțiune procedurală anterioară din martie a trecut cu 64–33, sugerând un anumit impuls bipartizan. Dar rămân preocupări nerezolvate. Senatorul Elizabeth Warren a ieșit la atac, spunând că proiectul de lege ar 'distruge economia'. Există, de asemenea, o prevedere etică nerezolvată legată de deținerile personale de cripto ale președintelui Trump, care îi face pe unii democrați să ezite." Note: "cloture" is a parliamentary term, in Romanian we say "clotură" (or "închiderea dezbaterii"). "Filibuster" is "filibuster" (same). "come out swinging" -> "a ieșit la atac". "blow up the economy" -> "distruge economia" (literal "arunca în aer" but "distruge" is more natural). Fourth paragraph:

Banking industry pushes back

"JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has signaled opposition to provisions on stablecoin yields and what he sees as insufficient bank-equivalent regulation. His stance adds a powerful banking-industry voice against the