White House Sets March 1 To Push Senate’s Clarity Act: Will Banks Cave?

• The White House is advocating for a stablecoin reward in the Clarity Act push in the U.S. Senate. 
• Traditional banks and crypto firms have clashed over stablecoin yield rules
• The crypto community will be watching the March 1 deadline to understand the midterm market outlook.

The White House (WH) has set a March 1 deadline to break an impasse over stablecoin reward programs and move forward with the Clarity Act. Under the leadership of President Donald Trump, the White House talks aim to resolve the stalled discussions over whether stablecoin issuers can offer yield-like incentives. 

What’s the Core Issue on the Stalled Clarity Act?

The fight over stablecoin rewards has become a high-stakes regulatory clash, with banks pushing to ban yield-like incentives. The traditional financial (TradFi) sector has argued that the stablecoins’ yield, if allowed under the Clarity Act, could drain their deposits and threaten financial stability. 

On the other hand, the web3 space, led by Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN), has argued that stablecoin rewards are essential for innovation and U.S. competitiveness. Moreover, the stablecoin market is projected to grow exponentially in tandem with the artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto industry.

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White House Steps In to Arbitrate Two Rivals

With the Clarity Act hanging in the balance, the White House’s March 1 deadline intensifies pressure on banks and crypto firms to settle the stablecoin rewards dispute. Furthermore, the WH has conducted several meetings with representatives from both industries in the recent past to secure common ground on stablecoin rewards under the Clarity Act.

During the third meeting at the White House set to arbitrate on the stablecoin reward issue, sources familiar with the matter stated that President Trump is favoring limited stablecoin rewards. President Trump, who has been accused of corrupt deals by the Democrats through his family-related crypto deals, is ostensibly leaning in favor of DeFi offering stablecoin rewards.

“Today’s meeting at the White House was a constructive step forward in resolving outstanding issues related to rewards and keeping market structure legislation on track,” Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger, stated.

What’s the Expected Market Impact?

The recent WH meetings, meant to resolve the Senate’s impasse on the Clarity Act, are a reminder of why institutional investors are bullish on digital assets, and web3 protocols. Furthermore, a favorable compromise may accelerate the adoption of regulated, bank-aligned stablecoins, potentially allowing smaller issuers like PayPal USD (PYUSD), Ripple USD (RLUSD) to scale exponentially amid the ongoing mainstream adoption of real-world assets tokenization.

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As such, crypto investors are watching policy language closely, knowing that liquidity flows, exchange preferences, and institutional participation may hinge on how reward structures are ultimately defined. Currently, the notable crypto liquidity outflow has been attributed to the stalled Clarity Act in the United States.

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