Tagged: the clarity act

August 25, 2026 @ 4:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

An article on WSJ.com says US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may get support from the crypto markets as he tries to push bond yields lower. Earlier this week, Bessent said the US Treasury Department would use its balance sheet to buy Treasuries in an attempt to drive yields… Read More

August 23, 2026 @ 5:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Why AI will select AI “The sheer number of AI agents is already unmanageable at enterprise scale. Gartner predicted that the average Fortune 500 company will go from less than 15 AI agents in 2025 to more than 150,000 in 2028, while only 13% of… Read More

August 21, 2026 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin ($BTC) continues its march higher after an extended period of price doldrums. Right now, Bitcoin is trading around $76,000, after topping $78,000 earlier today. Just last week, Bitcoin was trading in the low sixties. So what has changed? The bulls are back in charge,… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 12:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the White House hosted prominent crypto industry insiders and multiple government officials to tout efforts to advance crypto market infrastructure legislation and rule-making within federal agencies. The press presentation provided a positive spin on progress already made and expectations for the approval of the… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

It is a big week in Washington, D.C., for the crypto and prediction market industries. First, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced new rules, Regulation Crypto Assets, to provide a regulated path to issue and trade certain crypto assets. The move was somewhat surprising, as… Read More

August 17, 2026 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Galaxy Digital head of research Alex Thorn is taking a dim view of the CLARITY Act becoming law. He says there is only a 10% chance the bill will become law. As it stands today, the Senate is scheduled to vote on or around September… Read More

August 16, 2026 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mizuho Securities has lowered its price target on BitGo Holdings (NYSE: BTGO) from $14 to $11 while reaffirming an Outperform rating. The move reflects a more cautious near-term outlook shaped by weaker digital-asset market conditions and ongoing uncertainty around key US legislation, but the firm… Read More

August 14, 2026 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Citigroup (NYSE: C) CEO Jane Fraser has indicated that she would welcome the passage of key US cryptocurrency legislation, describing a well-crafted version as beneficial for the overall financial system. Speaking during an interview on Fox Business, she made clear that while her institution continues… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 1:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

While the crypto industry is disappointed that the Senate was unable to advance crypto infrastructure legislation in August, the CLARITY Act, Senator John Thune, Majority Leader, has filed cloture on the motion to proceed to HR 3633, or the CLARITY Act. Thune has indicated that… Read More

August 8, 2026 @ 11:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Strategy’s (NASDAQ:MSTR) Michael Saylor asserts Bitcoin can progress independently as the U.S. Senate postpones a vote on the CLARITY Act. Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy Inc., the publicly traded company formerly known as MicroStrategy and the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has drawn a… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Hope springs eternal. Yesterday, Senate leadership decided they did not have sufficient support to hold a floor vote on the CLARITY Act, key crypto market infrastructure legislation that aims to protect consumers while enabling digital asset innovation. The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) expressed their… Read More

August 5, 2026 @ 12:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Senate is scheduled to go into recess at the end of business this Friday, leaving only a couple of days for the CLARITY Act to reach a floor vote. While a growing number of Americans hold crypto and there is an obvious need to… Read More

August 5, 2026 @ 9:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the US Senate approaches its summer recess, attention remains fixed on the fate of the CLARITY Act, a major piece of digital asset market structure legislation. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan has offered a measured perspective: while passage would represent the ideal outcome… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 11:22 am By JD Alois  |  

The US Senate is scheduled to convene at 3 PM today. The upper house of Congress will be in session this week, but the summer recess will kick in at the end of the week, with Senators not scheduled to return until September 14th. As… Read More

August 1, 2026 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Grayscale Investments, known as one of the more active platforms dedicated to digital asset investments based on assets under management as of late July 2026, has appealed to the US Senate urging lawmakers to schedule a full chamber vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity… Read More

July 31, 2026 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) recently alluded to the potential for digital asset innovators to move operations offshore if the CLARITY Act does not become law. This has been an issue for years and more welcoming jurisdictions have benefited from the inability of Congress to approve crypto legislation… Read More

July 30, 2026 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

The banking industry continues to pound away at the CLARITY Act, the crypto infrastructure legislation that will set the path for the US to dominate the global digital asset industry. The banking industry’s opposition to the bill is based on FUD. There is a simple… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 4:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New York Attorney General Letitia James has voiced strong concerns about the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, commonly known as the CLARITY Act, arguing that the federal proposal risks weakening the capacity of states to combat cryptocurrency-related fraud and protect investors. In written testimony submitted… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 3:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Senate Majority Leader John Thune was on Hannity last night on Fox News, where he discussed pending legislative actions in the Senate. One of the top legislative ambitions is the SAVE Act, a bill that would require proof of citizenship to vote in elections, an… Read More

July 27, 2026 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ongoing efforts sharply focused on advancing more comprehensive cryptocurrency / blockchain market structure legislation in the US Senate have encountered significant new resistance over ethics rules that are intended to limit financial conflicts involving senior government officials and digital assets. Lawmakers from both parties are… Read More