Key Takeaways:
- Stand With Crypto delivered a petition urging Senate action on the CLARITY Act.
- Supporters say regulatory delays leave users, developers, and companies in gray areas.
- Committee markup remains the next step in the group’s legislative pressure campaign.
Crypto Owners Press Senate for CLARITY Act Markup
Stand With Crypto, America’s leading crypto advocacy organization, escalated its Senate pressure campaign on April 30 by taking a petition directly to Washington. The group said more than 28,000 Americans signed the petition this week, asking lawmakers to mark up the CLARITY Act. The delivery turns the group’s regulatory message into a voter-focused demand from crypto owners seeking federal action.
The campaign centers on the Senate Banking Committee, where supporters want the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) scheduled for markup. Stand With Crypto’s message is clear: crypto owners want lawmakers to act, and they are presenting themselves as organized voters. On social media platform X, the group wrote:
“Today, we hand-delivered a message to Washington. Over 28,000 Americans signed our petition this week, asking the Senate one thing: mark up the CLARITY Act. We’re watching. We’re organized. And we’re voting.”
Mason Lynaugh, Executive Director of Stand With Crypto, said it was an honor to bring the community’s voice to Washington. He added that Stand With Crypto is working to empower crypto owners nationwide. The group later said the petition was delivered so signers could be heard, while urging lawmakers to deliver for Americans relying on them.
Senate Banking Committee Faces Crypto Regulation Pressure
Stand With Crypto began as the Stand With Crypto Alliance, launched on Aug. 14, 2023, with Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) introducing it as an advocacy organization. Its petition asks Senate Banking Committee members to schedule a markup and advance a clear framework for digital assets. The group argues that delays leave crypto users, developers, and companies operating in gray areas. It says the CLARITY Act would protect consumers from fraud and abuse, support broader technology adoption, and strengthen national security. The petition also ties the bill to U.S. leadership in digital asset technology. Its core case is that developers need certainty, consumers need confidence, and everyday crypto owners benefit from more options and competition.
The CLARITY Act remains central to the group’s legislative push after earlier progress in Congress. The bill passed the House with bipartisan support in 2025, while related market structure legislation moved through the Senate Agriculture Committee in January 2026. The Senate Banking Committee remains the key focus because supporters view markup as the next needed step. The wider debate includes stablecoin rewards, ethics language for government officials, decentralized finance provisions, and oversight lines between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Stand With Crypto’s second message on X said:
It’s time to mark up the CLARITY Act and deliver for the millions of Americans who are relying on their lawmakers to stand with them.”