Bessent Pushes CLARITY Act Passage This Summer as Bitcoin Reserve Grows Deliberately

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is urging Congress to enact the CLARITY Act by summer 2026 while advancing the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve at deliberate speed without open-market purchases. The reserve, created by executive order on March 6, 2025, holds 328,372 BTC valued at roughly $25 billion and remains limited to seized assets and budget-neutral mechanisms. Earlier June articles highlighted the gap between the no-sell policy and active accumulation proposals such as the BITCOIN Act, which could enable first purchases in Q4 2026. Markets view the legislative push as a longer-term bullish catalyst, with Polymarket pricing a 59% chance of enactment by year-end.