Coinbase pushes CLARITY Act Senate vote next week
The Senate Banking Committee is expected to hold a formal CLARITY Act vote as early as next week, Coinbase said at Consensus 2026.The Senate Banking Committee is preparing to notice a markup for the CLARITY Act the week of May 11, with draft text already circulated to industry.Coinbase VP Kara Calvert said the bill needs at least 60 Senate votes and warned that bipartisan backing is essential to advance it.A HarrisX survey shows 70% of voters believe the US should have already passed federal crypto legislation. Coinbase says the CLARITY Act is heading for a Senate Banking Committee vote as early as next week, with Kara Calvert, the companys vice president for US policy, telling Consensus 2026 in Miami that the markup is expected the week of May 11. The Senate Banking Committee has reportedly circulated draft legislative text to select industry members ahead of a potential Thursday vote, according to multiple sources cited by journalist Eleanor Terrett on X. Calvert told Consensus 2026 attendees the bill needs at least 60 votes in the full Senate to advance and that bipartisan support is non-negotiable. “That means you need Democrats,” she said. “You need a bipartisan bill, and we have all been working really









