Stablecoins Enter Institutional Phase As Senate CLARITY Draft Clarifies Rules...
The crypto market faces a pivotal regulatory moment as the US Senate Banking Committee prepares to vote on the CLARITY Act on Thursday, May 14 — a markup session that will determine whether the most comprehensive digital asset framework in American history advances or returns to the negotiating table. The timing arrives against a backdrop […]
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The CLARITY Act is moving into a tight, time-sensitive phase after the Senate Banking Committee released its draft on Friday. With the stablecoin compromise text now out in the open, attention is shifting to the long-awaited next step: a Senate Banking Committee markup. CLARITY Act Heads Toward Committee Action As Bitcoinist reported over the weekend, […]
The United States Senate Banking Committee has unveiled the draft text of the CLARITY Act ahead of a scheduled hearing, releasing a 309-page bill that represents the most comprehensive attempt yet to establish a federal regulatory framework for digital assets. The legislation covers significant ground across stablecoins, decentralized finance, and the broader crypto ecosystem — […]
Days after the Senate Banking Committee released its draft language for the CLARITY Act, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse delivered a blunt message about the road ahead for the delayed crypto market-structure bill. Speaking Tuesday at CoinDesk’s Consensus Miami event, Garlinghouse said the next two weeks could prove decisive—not just for the momentum of the legislation, but for whether it ultimately clears one of the last key procedural hurdle. Ripple CEO Defends CLARITY Act Compromise Garlinghouse emphasized that the CLARITY Act passage is still not guaranteed. He pointed to the Senate....
The Blockchain Association, one of the industry’s biggest advocacy groups, urged Senate leadership to move forward on the long-awaited CLARITY Act in a letter sent Tuesday to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, signed by 160 former national security, intelligence, and law enforcement professionals. The signatories contend that without a […]
SEC commissioner Hester Peirce is optimistic that the U.S. will eventually offer more clarity for cryptocurrency investors. Hester Peirce of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission is well-known as a regulator who has shown consistent support for digital assets, so much so that her moniker "crypto mom" has become unshakeable.In a new interview with the Thinking Crypto podcast, Peirce reflected on the United States' regulatory approach to the asset class to date, arguing that, “I think we have missed the boat a bit on crypto. And I think a big piece of that comes from the....