Senators Target Trump Over CLARITY Act
Opposition to the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is hardening inside the Senate. Three Democratic lawmakers took their case public on July 14, arguing the bill does little to address what t
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The CFTC steps between Kalshi and a Michigan court
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (@CFTC) has stepped directly into a standoff between prediction market platform @Kalshi and a Michigan state court, ordering the company to disre
Lummis says CLARITY text lands in days
Senate Targets Late July Floor Vote on Landmark Crypto Bill Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) told Fox Business that final Senate text for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act)
DTCC Begins Tokenization Soft Launch Ahead Of October Rollout
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has begun the soft launch of The Depository Trust Company’s tokenization service, moving selected real-world assets into limited production before
CLARITY Act vote nears as Democrats demand Trump ethics rules
Three Democratic senators have opposed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act unless lawmakers add stronger ethics rules covering senior officials and their families. Summary Murphy, Merkley an
CLARITY Act Text Coming Within Days as Senate Eyes July 20 Vote
Sen. Cynthia Lummis said the Senate’s updated Digital Asset Market Clarity Act text will be introduced within days after nearly 10 months of negotiations, opening a narrow window for floor ac
US Halts $131M in Iran-Linked Crypto Amid Growing Middle East Tensions
The U.S. Treasury has ordered the freezing of more than $130 million in cryptocurrency linked to Iran, as tensions between the two countries have escalated. On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Sco
Alaska pushes crypto kiosk victims toward Bitcoin Depot's bankruptcy claims deadline
Alaskans who were scammed by Bitcoin Depot kiosks have until July 21, 2026, to ask for a share of the company’s bankruptcy estate. The Alaska Department of Law made a note of the deadline. Ca
US freezes $131M in Iran-linked crypto as Middle East tensions rise
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the US government ordered the freezing of more than $130 million in cryptocurrency held in wallets linked to Iran on Tuesday, as hostilities ramp
What is the Howey test? The 1946 rule that decides which tokens are securities
The most important legal test in crypto was written in 1946 to settle a dispute about orange groves. That single sentence explains most of the past decade of American crypto regulation: the c
Trump backs UK stablecoin pact as CLARITY Act faces bank revolt
President Donald Trump has strengthened support for a new UK-US stablecoin framework as the Senate races to advance the CLARITY Act despite growing opposition from banking groups over its sta
Hyperliquid Representatives Meet SEC Crypto Task Force
Key Takeaways SEC task force met Hyperliquid ecosystem representatives. Talks focused on decentralized perpetual market regulation. HIP-3 separates market deployment from core execution. Meet