CLARITY Act Fails 49-50: Morpho’s Faustine Fleuret Explains What It Means For US DeFi Builders

PRODUCTCLARITY Act Fails 49-50: Morpho’sFaustine Fleuret Explains What ItMeans For US DeFi Builders33IMPORTANCECLOSED2NEWS MEDIA2PIECESSep 30, 2026 12:00blockboard.net

The CLARITY Act fell one vote short of advancing in the Senate, and a Morpho public-affairs executive said Washington is moving on crypto rules with or without Congress. Weeks later, Stand With Crypto issued its first round of Senate endorsements after that stalled vote.

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The CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate by a 49-50 vote.
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Faustine Fleuret, Morpho’s global head of public affairs, said Washington is writing crypto rules even without Congress moving first.
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Weeks after the CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate, Stand With Crypto released its first round of Senate endorsements.
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The endorsements from Stand With Crypto came after the Senate vote on the CLARITY Act.

What it means

Who it affects, what changes and what is still unconfirmed

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Crypto builders and advocacy groups are the most immediate audience for this shift. The Senate vote leaves them watching a process that is still active in Washington, and Stand With Crypto’s endorsements show that campaign activity is now part of that response.

The practical change is that the CLARITY Act did not move forward on this vote, while political organizing continued afterward. What stays the same is that crypto policy is still being developed in Washington, with or without that bill advancing.

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