The CLARITY Act just cleared a major Senate hurdle, pushing U.S. crypto regulation forward with rare bipartisan backing — while leaving DeFi advocates bracing for the usual Washington shuffle of compromises, carve-outs, and messy agency turf wars. 15-9 vote in the Senate Banking Committee Only two Democrats backed the bill DeFi protections remain a flashpoint […]
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CME Group is set to launch a Bitcoin volatility product in June 2026, giving traders a regulated way to bet on BTC’s swings without needing to pick a direction. Bitcoin Volatility Futures (BVI) targeted for June 1, 2026 Pending CFTC review before launch Settles to BVX, CME’s 30-day Bitcoin volatility benchmark Bitcoin rebounded above $81,000 […]
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A Senate panel is preparing to vote on a split-oversight framework that could redraw how the U.S. polices Bitcoin, altcoins, and the broader crypto market. The fight is really about one thing: who gets the keys to the regulatory kingdom, the SEC or the CFTC. Senate panel vote: Lawmakers are weighing a divided crypto oversight […]
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Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini are pressing lawmakers to soften a CLARITY Act rule that could make it much harder for smaller crypto assets to get listed on U.S. exchanges. CLARITY Act fight: Exchanges want the “readily susceptible to manipulation” rule revised Main concern: Low-liquidity tokens may be blocked before they can prove demand Regulatory backdrop: […]
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The Senate Banking Committee may soon vote on the CLARITY Act, a long-awaited crypto market structure bill that could finally bring some order to the U.S. regulatory circus. Markup possible next week: The Senate Banking Committee may vote as early as the week of May 11 60 votes likely needed: Bipartisan support is the whole […]
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The CFTC is moving toward formal protections for some non-custodial crypto wallet developers, with Phantom potentially becoming the template for actual rules instead of a one-off no-action letter. At the same time, the agency is taking a hard line on prediction markets, telling states to back off and let federal law do its job. Phantom-style […]
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is moving to formalize protections for non-custodial software, a step that could give crypto wallet developers and open-source builders more legal breathing room after the Phantom no-action precedent. CFTC wants clearer rules for non-custodial crypto software Phantom no-action relief set an important precedent Developer liability remains the big legal […]
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Coinbase is pressing the CFTC to draw a clean line around prediction markets, arguing the products already belong under federal derivatives law and don’t need Congress to reinvent the wheel. Coinbase filed on April 30 with the CFTC on prediction markets and event-based derivatives No new legislation needed, Coinbase says — the agency already has […]
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The CFTC’s push to formalize prediction market event contracts has triggered a messy but important showdown over who gets to control one of crypto’s most interesting—and most controversial—market ideas. More than 1,500 public comments were filed on the CFTC prediction market rules proposal. Kalshi, Polymarket, and a16z want the CFTC to keep sole federal control. […]
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A new draft of the U.S. Digital Asset Market Clarity Act takes direct aim at passive stablecoin yield, blocking issuers from paying interest-like rewards simply for holding tokens while still allowing incentives tied to real user activity. Stablecoin yield ban advances in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act Passive rewards could be blocked; bona fide […]
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