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The bill now faces a 60-vote cloture hurdle in the full Senate, with a crowded calendar threatening to push a floor vote into 2024.
Senate Banking voted 15-9 to advance CLARITY Act, with two Democrats. The bill faces a 60-vote cloture after merger with DCIA. Coinbase master account ban failed in committee; floor fight looms.
The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Clarity Act to a full vote, with some Democrats joining Republicans. The bill now needs 60 votes to overcome a filibuster, making every Democratic senator’s stance a potential swing factor.
Polish lawmakers face growing pressure to pass MiCA-aligned crypto legislation as a probe into exchange zondacrypto heightens political urgency ahead of the July 2026 EU deadline.
CME's new futures track the Nasdaq CME Crypto Index, adding institutional access to an $85 trillion market after crypto ADV jumped 43% year-to-date.
Revenue jumped 112.6% to $3.8 billion; net loss of $60.7 million tied to Bitcoin mark-to-market and IPO compensation. Client base up 42% and assets 29%. The numbers frame the debate ahead of a potential IPO.
Token sale decline forces platform shift; Passage targets regulated security tokens, putting CoinList directly in the tokenization race. The first asset listings will show whether the pivot can offset the ICO contraction.
Dune cut 25% of its workforce this week, CEO Fredrik Haga said on X, citing AI-powered tools. The move signals a pivot toward automation in crypto analytics.
The Senate Banking Committee voted 13-11 to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, setting up a merger with the Agriculture Committee's bill and a pivotal floor vote.
Banque de France tokenized money service live end-2025, 18 months before ECB pilot. Qivalis’s 2025 private digital euro widens policy gap, threatening payment autonomy.
A $605M crypto revaluation loss and a subscriptions miss sent Bullish shares lower, signaling the exchange's sensitivity to digital-asset prices and volumes.
Senate Banking Committee approved the CLARITY Act, sending the crypto bill to a full floor vote. The bipartisan vote makes a Senate debate a near-term catalyst.
Elliptic’s $120M round with Nasdaq Ventures and Deutsche Bank turns compliance tools into systemic gatekeepers as JPMorgan tokenizes money markets and Schwab plans crypto trading — infrastructure concentration is the hidden risk.
Tokenized treasury funds near $15B in assets. Sygnum and Fidelity's new AAA-mf rated product brings 24/7 redemptions and stablecoin integration, reshaping institutional cash management.
Adjusted revenue fell short of the $94.9M estimate, shares dropped nearly 8% pre-market, and a $604.9M net loss accompanied the $4.2B Equiniti acquisition.
BoE's Breeden confirmed the review, acknowledging proposed constraints could hinder UK competitiveness. The outcome decides if a sterling stablecoin market forms.
With $11 trillion added to US equity market cap in 45 days and P/Es near four-decade highs, history says crypto often catches the liquidity overflow. Bitcoin near $80K; the rotation catalyst is when, not if.
Fireblocks policy director warns EU’s cautious stablecoin stance and slow rulemaking risk making bloc a crypto ‘innovation flyover zone’ as MiCA deadline looms.
CME and Nasdaq will launch the first regulated crypto index futures on June 8, covering seven assets in a market-cap weighted contract. The product reshapes institutional access to crypto.
House passed CLARITY Act 294-134. Senate markup today needs 7 Democratic votes. Hashdex says crypto markets are massively underpricing the bill’s odds.
73% of Americans back an ethics ban on officials with crypto ties as the Senate Banking Committee marks up the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, testing a stablecoin yield compromise.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong calls Senate vote on Clarity Act a 'big opportunity' as institutions accumulated 46,872 BTC in April, 10.5x January's pace, while retail pulled $635M from spot ETFs.
The contract marks CME's first market-cap-weighted crypto product, broadening institutional access beyond BTC and ETH. Approval remains pending, with a June 8 launch target.
Starpower (STAR) surged 250% intraday after its MEXC listing, putting energy DePIN tokens on momentum traders' radar. The move tests whether new liquidity sticks or fades.
Instant redemptions cut settlement risk and give investors immediate access to liquidity, letting them move capital into other trades or positions without delay.
AARP cites 13,460 complaints and $389M in losses as it urges Senate Banking to preserve Section 205 of the CLARITY Act during May 14 markup. The outcome could shrink crypto on-ramps.
T3 FCU froze over $450M in criminal crypto across 23 countries. The one-day freeze speed is rewriting liquidity risk for TRON’s $88B USDT float.
The BoE is reviewing stablecoin caps and reserve rules that industry warned were too strict. A softer framework could draw issuers back onshore and lift liquidity across UK crypto venues.
The GSR legal chief's assessment signals that unresolved debates over stablecoin interest payments and ethical questions could stall crypto legislation, leaving issuers in limbo.
Blockchain.com's 1.9% crypto-backed loans challenge DeFi and centralized lenders, with collateral expansion as the next growth driver.