Senate Republicans' new crypto bill text adds new ethics language

WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. Senate Republicans ​released ​a revised draft of major cryptocurrency legislation on Monday that includes new ethics language approved ‌by President Donald Trump, senators said in a ⁠statement.

Here are the details:

• The final text of the Clarity Act ‌includes new ethics language ‌which reflects conflict of interest rules put forth by Senators Thom Tillis, a Republican, and Democrat Ruben ​Gallego, according to the statement from Senators Cynthia Lummis, John Boozman and Tim Scott.

• "President Trump voluntarily agreed ⁠to unprecedented ethics restrictions, holding every federally elected official, judge, and their spouses ​to some of the toughest ethics restrictions in U.S. history," Lummis said.

• The crypto industry ​has spent hundreds of millions ‌of dollars campaigning to advance the Clarity Act, which it says will put crypto companies ⁠on a solid legal footing. The Senate scheduled a procedural vote on Tuesday that could determine the fate of ⁠the bill.

• The new draft protects consumers with new guardrails on ​affiliate trading, clarifies the applicability of state consumer protection laws and protects software developers, the Republican senators said.

• Democrats and some Republicans ‌had previously warned that the bill has insufficient safeguards and could destabilize the banking ‌system. The crypto industry and the banking sector mounted ⁠a final lobbying blitz ‌in senators' home ​states ahead of a vote on the bill next week.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Andrea ‌Ricci)

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