Gemini Co-Founder: No Democrat Voted for Clarity Act

The party-line character of the vote matters more than the margin: a market-structure bill losing nearly all Democratic support alongside a handful of Republican defections suggests crypto legislation is still being priced as a partisan issue rather than a technical one. That raises the bar for any future attempt, since the 60-vote threshold requires cross-aisle buy-in that this tally did not show. Whether the defections reflect the bill's substance or the broader political climate is the open question, and it will shape how the next version is drafted.