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Poland’s lower house has passed a sanctions bill covering cryptocurrency freezes by 240 votes to 202, sending the proposal to the Senate for consideration. The Sejm’s voting record shows that lawmakers approved the government-backed Act on Restrictive Measures during its…
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Elizabeth Warren is expected to chair the Senate Banking Committee in January 2027, with crypto oversight in focus as Bitcoin falls toward $75,500.
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Stand With Crypto has predicted that the United States is on course to elect its most pro-Bitcoin Congress, as the advocacy group urged digital asset supporters to vote in the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Bitcoin Magazine shared a video of…
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Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has challenged Senator Richard Blumenthal’s Iran sanctions report, saying the company has frozen flagged addresses an average of four weeks before official designations since 2023. Paolo Ardoino said in an Oct. 19 post that the comparison…
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Senator Richard Blumenthal has asked Cantor Fitzgerald to explain its Tether relationship by October 23. The inquiry separates control over reserve assets from control over USDT on public blockchains. The October 8 letter from Senator Richard Blumenthal asks Cantor Fitzgerald…
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Tether faces Senate scrutiny after investigators found USDT dominated 846 Iran-linked wallets, while the company cited $550M in freezes.
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All 11 Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee have asked Chair Tim Scott to hold a public hearing on prediction markets after Republican members met privately with Kalshi’s chief executive. In a Sep. 23 letter, the Democratic members of the…
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A 50–49 Senate vote that stalled the CLARITY Act has raised the risk that crypto companies will rely on more custodians and permissioned systems, according to GenLayer Labs CEO Albert Castellana. GenLayer Labs CEO and co-founder Albert Castellana told crypto.news…
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Seven Senate Democrats have reopened negotiations over the CLARITY Act after the chamber rejected cloture in a 49-50 vote, leaving the crypto market structure bill 11 votes short of the 60 required to begin debate. Coinme CEO and co-founder Neil…
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Crypto exchanges liquidated about $571 million in long positions after the Senate rejected CLARITY Act cloture, with BTC and ETH hit hardest.
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The CLARITY Act has stalled after a Senate cloture motion received 50 votes to 49, falling 10 votes short of the 60 needed to begin debate on the crypto market structure bill. CLARITY Act falls 10 votes short in the…
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Senate Republicans have rejected a late Democratic counteroffer and kept the CLARITY Act on course for a 60-vote procedural test at 2:15 p.m. ET on Sep. 15. According to Katie Warbinton, a spokesperson for Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis, Democrats “have…
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Eight banking associations and 17 state attorneys general have challenged parts of the CLARITY Act before a Sep. 15 procedural vote that requires 60 Senate votes. Eight banking associations wrote to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority Leader…
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Bitcoin traded near $78,100 before Fed, BOE and BOJ decisions and a Senate procedural vote on the CLARITY Act.
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Senate Democrats are weighing a final 635-page CLARITY Act offer featuring revised ethics, stablecoin and developer provisions.
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The CLARITY Act faces a Sept. 15 Senate cloture vote as supporters seek Democratic backing to open debate on U.S. crypto rules.