The CLARITY Act was supposed to give the U.S. a cleaner rulebook for crypto, defining who regulates digital assets and where stablecoins, DeFi, and exchanges fit in. Instead, it’s getting stuck in the usual Washington swamp: banking lobby fights, Trump-linked ethics drama, and a legal knife fight over whether software developers should be treated like […]
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Washington’s latest crypto showdown is not about blockchain wizardry or market structure nerds arguing over token classifications. It’s about power, ethics, and whether Congress can pass a crypto regulation bill without it getting dragged into the mud by obvious conflicts of interest. Thom Tillis says the CLARITY Act needs ethics language or he’ll vote no. […]
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Crypto News Today: Clarity Act Clock Ticks, Bitcoin Dips as as Solana Prepares Quantum Upgrade Crypto markets started the week in the red as Bitcoin slipped below $77,000, but the bigger fight is in Washington, where the Clarity Act is running out of room on the Senate calendar. While traders nurse bruises, Bitcoin and Ethereum […]
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Senator Cynthia Lummis says the Clarity Act is heading for a May markup, a move that could tee up a Senate vote in June and, if the stars stop wobbling for five minutes in Washington, a possible signing before summer. For Bitcoin and the broader crypto market, that is not just procedural noise — it […]
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The CLARITY Act was meant to bring order to U.S. crypto market structure. Instead, it’s stuck in Congress, with Democrats now making Donald Trump’s crypto ties the main obstacle to progress. CLARITY Act remains stalled after months of delay. Ethics provisions are now the sticking point, not stablecoin rewards. Democrats want Trump-family crypto restrictions before […]
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A White House official says the U.S. risks handing China a strategic advantage if Congress keeps stalling on comprehensive crypto regulation. In Washington, that warning is tangled up in the usual mess: lobbying, factional warfare, and a Senate process that moves like it’s powered by wet cardboard. Patrick Witt says crypto inaction could benefit the […]
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Washington’s crypto stance is softening, and the market is noticing. SEC Chair Paul Atkins is talking about real rulemaking with the CFTC, Trump is backing the CLARITY Act, and BlackRock’s bitcoin options business is now large enough to make Deribit look mortal. Meanwhile, DeFi is still wrestling with protocol risk, and criminals are still proving […]
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North Carolina blockchain advocates are urging Senator Thom Tillis to keep the Clarity Act moving, warning that a broad crackdown on stablecoin yield could push capital, talent, and crypto activity out of the U.S. and into friendlier jurisdictions. NC Blockchain wants Tillis to back the Clarity Act Banks are pushing for a total ban on […]
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More than 120 crypto firms are pressing Washington to move the CLARITY Act forward now, warning that endless delay is pushing U.S. digital asset innovation offshore and leaving the market stuck in regulatory limbo. 120+ crypto firms and advocacy groups want the Senate to act on the CLARITY Act Coinbase, Ripple, Kraken, Circle, Uniswap Labs, […]
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The U.S. Senate has stalled the CLARITY Act, pushing crypto policy clarity out of April and into May as lawmakers juggle recesses, committee politics, and a fight over stablecoin yield. April markup window is gone May is now the likelier target Stablecoin yield remains the main fight Kevin Warsh confirmation may take priority Industry warns […]
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