
Crypto industry reacts after Clarity Act fails Senate vote
The Clarity Act fell short of 60 votes in the Senate. CoinDesk rounds up how crypto and banking leaders, including Matter Labs, are reading the outcome.

Published Feb 18, 2026 · Bloomberg
Huntington, M&T, KeyCorp and peers join Cari Network — Eugene Ludwig's blockchain platform — to build tokenized deposits and stay relevant in the digital asset era.
US banks including Huntington, First Horizon, M&T Bank, KeyCorp, and Old National are building a tokenized deposit network through Cari — a blockchain platform led by former US Comptroller Eugene Ludwig. The initiative, in development since September, aims to keep banks competitive as digital assets reshape finance.

The Clarity Act fell short of 60 votes in the Senate. CoinDesk rounds up how crypto and banking leaders, including Matter Labs, are reading the outcome.

Matter Labs open-sources Prividium's permissioning engine so institutions can run a permissioned chain in their own environment — Bundesbank tests it first.