David Sacks Confirms Clarity Act Markup for January 2026

• David Sacks confirms Senate Banking Committee markup for the Clarity Act in January 2026.
• The bill defines SEC vs. CFTC jurisdiction, building on the stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act.
• Former Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham prepared the ground with a pilot for BTC and ETH collateral.

White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks has effectively called the bottom of the regulatory winter, confirming that the Senate Banking Committee will hold a markup for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act of 2025) in January 2026. 

The announcement offers a lifeline to a crypto market currently mired in despair, signaling that the structural overhaul of U.S. crypto laws is back on track. Let us note, a markup is the step where the committee debates, amends and votes on a bill before sending it to the full Senate floor; a hurdle that has previously stalled lesser bills.

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White House Urges Senate to Pass Clarity Act in January 2026 

According to Sacks, the Clarity Act is almost passing the Senate to fulfill the promises of President Donald Trump. 

“We look forward to finishing the job in January!” Sacks noted.

Having passed the House through a bipartisan efforts, similar efforts are needed in the Senate in the coming weeks. Moreover, bipartisan Senate support is needed to clear the 60-vote threshold, and no single party has this manpower.

“I appreciate the White House’s commitment to moving market structure legislation that builds on the bipartisan work that my Senate colleagues and I have accomplished at the Senate Banking Committee,” Scott replied to Sacks on X.

What to Expect: Commodity vs Securities Assets

Once adopted as law, the Clarity Act will clearly define the roles for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The majority of altcoins and crypto exchanges are expected to fall under the CFTC, which has already cleared its legal path under the previous acting chair Caroline Pham.

Notably, the CFTC under Chair Pham adopted the Crypto Sprint Initiative, which fast-tracked spot crypto trading on CFTC-regulated exchanges. 

The CFTC under Chair Pham also withdrew outdated guidance on digital assets and rolled out a pilot program to enable the use of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDC as collateral in derivatives markets.

The SEC has also acted accordingly under Chair Paul Atkins, especially in implementing the Genius Act and the Clarity Act in its Project Crypto Initiative. As such, the Clarity Act will meet a clear path forward for implementation once it is passed in the Senate and enacted by President Trump.

Why is the Clarity Act Needed in the Crypto Market Now?

The potential passing of the Clarity Act in the Senate by January 2026 is a major bullish signal for the struggling crypto market. Furthemore, the precious metal industry has outshined the crypto industry in returns year-to-date.

As such, combining the Clarity Act with the ongoing Federal Reserve’s Quantitative Easing (QE) and its interest rate cuts will be a major catalyst for a parabolic crypto bull run potentially before the end of the first quarter of 2026.

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