The ethics piece has President Donald Trump's crypto business empire squarely in mind as it seeks to ban senior government officials from direct ties to the industry. Trump recently agreed to accept a narrow version of this concept, surprising some crypto insiders with his willingness, and the White House hailed it as an unprecedented ethics constraint that directly affects the president. Spokespeople for the senators and White House didn't immediately respond to requests for comment on the status of the ethics negotiation. Hit after hitThough the Clarity Act has taken hit after hit in congressional deliberations, it's still moving, like the John Wick of legislation. But it's reached its climactic scene as the Senate heads toward its final week of business before its summer break.