## Crypto industry gave $8 million to Clarity Act lobbyists who didn't close the deal ## In the first half of this year, the sector poured millions into lobbying, with most of it tied to pushing the U.S. market structure bill to a goal it never reached. - The biggest chunk of the crypto industry's $13 million devoted to lobbying in the first half of the year was said in federal disclosures to involve pushing the Clarity Act, which failed to advance in the U.S. Senate. - CoinDesk reviewed the sector's lobbying disclosures, finding the Coinbase exchange led the expensive lobbying charge, though…