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Law enforcement and Catholic groups warn CLARITY Act may create crypto crime loopholes amid DOJ pushback

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Published 2026-06-24 09:11 UTCUpdated 2026-06-24 20:52 UTC
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Overview

A coalition of major U.S. law enforcement organizations and nearly 100 Catholic leaders have sent letters warning that the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, particularly Section 604 incorporating the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, could weaken tools to combat...

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National District Attorneys AssociationNational Association of Assistant United States AttorneysInternational Association of Chiefs of PoliceNational Sheriffs’ AssociationBlockchain AssociationDigital Asset Market CLARITY ActBlockchain Regulatory Certainty ActTodd Blanche
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Momentum 24h
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Why now
  • The debate is unfolding as the U.S. government considers the CLARITY Act’s passage.
  • Law enforcement groups and religious leaders are actively lobbying against provisions they see as harmful.
  • The DOJ’s public rebuttal signals a high-stakes regulatory conflict over crypto oversight.
Why it matters
  • The CLARITY Act could reshape how crypto crime is investigated and prosecuted in the U.S.
  • Potential regulatory loopholes may impact law enforcement’s ability to combat illicit crypto activity.
  • Expanded CFTC oversight on Bitcoin treasury companies could affect digital-commodity market dynamics.
LLM analysis
Topic mix: lowPromo risk: lowSource quality: medium
Recurring claims
  • The CLARITY Act’s Section 604 provision would create enforcement loopholes by shielding developers and infrastructure providers from liability in crypto crime investigations.
  • The U.S. Department of Justice rejects that the CLARITY Act would weaken criminal investigations or create enforcement loopholes.
  • The CLARITY Act could subject Bitcoin treasury companies to expanded CFTC commodity-pool oversight, complicating digital-commodity regulation.
How sources frame it
  • Law Enforcement And Catholic Groups: supportive
  • U.S. Department Of Justice: refuting
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