White House chief crypto advisor Patrick Witt says progress is being made on three fronts, but Polymarket and Kalshi both show roughly 50/50 odds on passage by year-end.
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The White House is still pushing for a crypto market structure bill by the July 4 deadline, even as prediction markets price roughly even odds on passage by year-end.
Patrick Witt, the White House chief crypto advisor, said in a recent interview that the administration is "making progress on all fronts, every day" across three areas Democratic senators flagged as priorities: the Senate Agriculture Committee's version of the bill (which sets the CFTC's crypto mandate), ethics provisions, and developer protections under the BRCA framework.
"Groups are at the table, trading paper," Witt said. "I'm still optimistic that we could hit that timeline."
The comments come after earlier reports described the ethics talks as having a "rocky" start. The Senate calendar is packed, and lawmakers have until the August recess to pass the bill.
Prediction markets are not buying the optimism. Polymarket priced a 51% chance the bill passes by year-end. Kalshi, which carries roughly double the volume on the same market, showed a 46% probability. For the July outlook specifically, Kalshi bettors projected a 30% chance of passage before August – up about 10% in the past two days but still low.
The disconnect between White House confidence and market pricing reflects two structural hurdles. First, limited Senate floor time before the recess. Second, unresolved questions around stablecoin yield, which analysts including those at JPMorgan have flagged as a potential sticking point.
Witt acknowledged the three workstreams are running in parallel. "Mornings or afternoons on Ag, ethics, and BRCA," he said. The Ag track covers the Agriculture Committee's version of the bill, which determines the CFTC's role in crypto markets. BRCA refers to developer protection provisions that have drawn attention in recent days.
For traders watching the legislative calendar, the next concrete marker is whether the White House releases more detail on the ongoing discussions. Without that, the bill's path forward remains uncertain, and the market's 50/50 pricing looks like a fair read of the odds.
For more on the broader regulatory environment, see Zimbabwe's New Crypto Law Forces VASP Registration, AML Compliance.
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