Galaxy Digital founder Mike Novogratz has cut his personal odds that the CLARITY Act becomes law this year from roughly 90% to 60%, and he is blaming President Donald Trump for the slide.

Speaking on the “All Things Markets” podcast with Anthony Scaramucci, Novogratz said the administration’s $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded settlement fund and Treasury’s newly unveiled $250 bill bearing the president’s face are making it harder for Senate Democrats to back the crypto market structure bill.

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Novogratz, who said he plans to travel to Washington this week to lobby Democratic senators directly, argued that political optics are doing more damage than the bill’s text.