Wall Street investment bank TD Cowen has released a report predicting a 60% probability that the CLARITY Act will fail to pass on the day of voting.

TD Cowen further pointed out in the report that even if the bill secures the required 60 votes in procedural voting, Democrats can still delay the debate process by proposing "ethics amendments," forcing the Senate to postpone the bill's handling until after the midterm elections.

This prediction comes as several key congressional figures have made strong statements regarding the bill on the same day—House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill expressed "optimism," Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott stated the bill "will undoubtedly pass," while Senator Cynthia Lummis warned of severe consequences if the bill fails, saying, "America is done." In contrast to the strong statements from Congress members, TD Cowen, as a market research institution, has provided a relatively bearish probability assessment.

The core risk highlighted in the report lies in the procedural mechanisms themselves— even if the bill successfully crosses the 60-vote cloture threshold, opponents can utilize the Senate's debate rules to propose amendments, continuously increasing the number of amendments to delay substantive voting time instead of directly voting against it. This strategic delay could cause the bill to miss the current legislative window.

From a market mechanism perspective, the quantitative probability prediction (60% failure probability) provided by investment research institutions often has a more direct impact on institutional investors' short-term position adjustments than the qualitative statements from congressional members. Institutional trading desks typically refer to such reports to adjust their risk exposure to related cryptocurrencies and concept stocks, especially in the final trading period before the procedural voting results are announced. If the bill is delayed as TD Cowen predicts until after the midterm elections, it would mean that the industry's previous expectation of "regulatory clarity within the year" would be dashed, significantly extending the duration of regulatory uncertainty. This would typically suppress the risk appetite accumulated by the market based on favorable regulatory expectations, leading to profit-taking selling pressure on related crypto assets and beneficiary stocks. Conversely, if the bill ultimately passes smoothly, it could realize the previously accumulated optimistic expectations in the market, resulting in a short-term positive reassessment. Who benefits: If the bill is delayed, leading institutions that prefer to maintain the status quo and have established mature compliance teams in the regulatory gray area are relatively unaffected and may even consolidate their advantages due to the uncertainty premium brought about by regulatory delays. Who is under pressure: Small and medium-sized project parties and investors who accelerated their layouts based on the expectation of "regulatory clarity coming soon" will have to readjust their compliance planning and capital deployment rhythm if the bill is postponed.

Source: Public Information