On Monday, several Senate Democrats announced that they’d hold a press conference this week to state their opposition to Clarity and what they said is its “failure to rein in President Donald Trump’s corrupt crypto schemes.” Senator Murphy will join senators Chris Van Hollen and… Read More
The Clarity Act is widely viewed as the crypto industry’s most important market structure bill because it would establish clear rules for when digital assets are regulated as securities by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or commodities by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),… Read More
Though there’s no new sign of progress on the U.S. Senate’s Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the crypto industry’s Blockchain Association held an online event Thursday with involved lawmakers continuing to make the case for support — especially in the law enforcement community — as… Read More
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Friday yet again sharply criticized Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and warned that the latest version of the Clarity Act could ultimately fail if lawmakers do not address concerns from traditional banks over stablecoin regulation. In an interview with Maria… Read More
The Clarity Act’s biggest outcome may be the creation of an entirely new market for “yield-as-a-service,” according to Joe Vollono, chief commercial officer at stablecoin infrastructure firm STBL. At the center of the debate is Section 404 of the proposed legislation, which would prohibit Digital… Read More
Unpacking Thursday’s at-times contentious markup hearing.
