A Republican Senator Just Threatened to Kill the Crypto Clarity Act Unless Trump Is Banned From Promoting Crypto

Republican Senator Thom Tillis is conditioning his vote on the Senate Clarity Act bill on inclusion of ethics language that restricts White House officials from promoting or issuing digital assets, and without him, the math does not work. Tillis sits on the Senate Banking Committee, the gatekeeper for advancing the bill, and his defection would signal broader Republican fracture at the worst possible moment for crypt…