The U.S. Senate has officially cancelled its vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before its August 10 recess, marking a significant setback for the crypto industry after months of intensive lobbying and elevating regulatory uncertainty heading into the final months of 2026. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who had signaled confidence in a…
The U.S. Senate faces a critical 72-hour window to schedule a floor vote on the CLARITY Act before its August 10 recess, marking the last realistic legislative opportunity in 2026 to codify crypto regulation into permanent statute. Without action in the next three weeks, the digital asset market will remain dependent on executive guidance that…
The Senate’s legislative window for crypto regulation is closing fast. With only days left before Congress recesses on August 10, Senate Majority Leader John Thune is pushing for a floor vote on the CLARITY Act, the first comprehensive U.S. cryptocurrency market structure law, even as the bill faces a steep 60-vote hurdle and a hardening…
The CFTC unveiled sweeping new rules on July 30, 2026, designed to prevent conflicts of interest among vertically integrated market participants—a structural shift that could reshape how crypto derivatives trading operates in the United States. The proposal, which targets regulatory gaps in parts 37, 38, and 39 of CFTC regulations alongside amendments to Commission Regulations…
Binance.US announced plans to apply for a Commodity Futures Trading Commission license in August to launch a regulated prediction market platform, marking a significant step in the exchange’s comeback strategy following years of regulatory turmoil. The announcement, made by CEO Stephen Gregory at the RareEvo conference in Las Vegas on July 29, signals that the…
A federal judge in Minnesota dealt a significant blow to state-level crypto restrictions on Monday, blocking a prediction market ban that was set to take effect in less than a week and establishing a critical precedent that federal commodities law supersedes patchwork state regulations. The ruling creates breathing room for platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket…
An ethics dispute over cryptocurrency holdings by senior U.S. officials has frozen Senate floor action on the CLARITY Act, the landmark digital asset regulation bill that has been years in the making. The stalemate, which emerged by July 17, 2026, now threatens to push meaningful U.S. crypto regulation into the fall or beyond, leaving the…
The House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Digital Assets is holding a field hearing in New York City today on the CLARITY Act, the most consequential piece of crypto legislation currently pending in Congress. The hearing begins at 10 a.m. ET at Federal Hall National Memorial and arrives at a critical juncture: lawmakers must secure…
The U.S. Congress is now facing a critical 50-50 decision point on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, with bipartisan negotiations collapsing over ethics and law enforcement provisions just weeks before a crucial August recess deadline. Passage odds have plummeted from 74% a month ago to roughly 48% on prediction markets, and lawmakers now have…
Bipartisan negotiations over the CLARITY Act have collapsed over ethics rules and law enforcement provisions, sending the bill’s passage odds plummeting from 74% to 48% on prediction markets and threatening the most significant piece of U.S. crypto legislation in nearly a decade. With Congress facing an August recess and a hard 20-working-day deadline, Senator Cynthia…
The Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission jointly released a landmark interpretation today clarifying how federal securities laws apply to crypto assets, marking the most significant regulatory guidance in over a decade of digital asset uncertainty. The move, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding between the two agencies, establishes a coherent token…
The SEC and CFTC have launched a joint review of U.S. derivatives rules and are seeking public comment on how existing regulations should apply to crypto products, marking a significant escalation in regulatory clarity efforts just as CME Group challenges the CFTC’s approval of perpetual futures contracts. The 60-day public comment period follows the agencies’…
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