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The House killed eight voting days, Polymarket odds crashed from 82% to 16%, and the ethics clause nobody can agree on may bury the most important crypto bill in a generation. The CLARITY Act was supposed to be the easy…
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SEC Chair Atkins expects passage, but the September 15 action is a 60-vote cloture hurdle with at least three unresolved fights capable of sinking the most ambitious crypto bill in American history. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act passed the…
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Congress gave agencies one year to write stablecoin rules. They missed it by four months and counting. The OCC expects a final rule by November, Tether still lacks a reciprocity determination, and the effective date keeps sliding.
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The Clarity Act just lost its window and regulation is arriving by rulemaking instead of legislation
Polymarket odds collapsed from 82 percent to 16 percent. The Senate returns September 14 with 14 working days and three unresolved disputes. Meanwhile the SEC, FASB, and OCC are writing rules that do not need a single congressional vote.
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has prepared digital asset market structure proposals that could move forward even if Congress does not pass the CLARITY Act. Whale Insider reported on Aug. 20 that Selig said the CFTC already had regulatory proposals…
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Tyler Williams has left the U.S. Treasury as the CLARITY Act remains stalled and Bessent’s digital asset policy team faces a leadership gap.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James has urged Congress to revise the CLARITY Act, warning that the crypto market structure bill could restrict states from prosecuting fraud and enforcing investor protection laws. James challenges the CLARITY Act’s enforcement rules James…
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The US House of Representatives has passed a congressional stock-trading ban by a 232-198 vote, sending the measure to the Senate despite criticism that it leaves existing holdings untouched. According to a statement from Representative Bryan Steil’s office, the House…
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Trump has postponed signing a housing bill that passed Congress with 358 House votes and 85 Senate votes, leaving a provision that would block a Federal Reserve-issued CBDC until 2030 in limbo. According to a July 24 Truth Social post…
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Congress sends housing bill with CBDC ban to Trump, blocking Fed digital dollar work until 2030 while advancing broad housing reforms.
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CME Group has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission after the regulator approved crypto perpetual futures that have already generated more than $1 billion in trading volume. According to Bloomberg, the derivatives exchange sued the CFTC…
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Congress reaches a housing bill deal that would block a Federal Reserve CBDC until 2030 while sparing private stablecoins under latest bill.
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Congress has proposed a new Justice Department task force focused on cryptocurrency theft after the FBI received 181,565 crypto-related complaints and more than $11 billion in reported losses during 2025. According to legislation introduced by Representatives Lance Gooden and Josh…
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The Solana Institute has urged U.S. senators to preserve key provisions of the CLARITY Act as industry participants increasingly look toward an August timeline for advancing the legislation through Congress. According to Solana Institute President Kristin Smith, the Blockchain Regulatory…
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The odds of securing a July 4 signing for the CLARITY Act have narrowed, with lawmakers, industry groups, and market observers increasingly turning their attention to the August recess. According to reporting from Crypto In America, many policymakers and industry…
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US lawmakers have introduced legislation to create a federal task force focused on cryptocurrency theft, fraud, and hacking investigations. The proposal follows a year in which Americans reported more than $11 billion in crypto-related losses. If approved, the measure would…