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Deepening Divides: The CLARITY Act’s Contentious Path and the Forces Driving Discord

The ongoing discourse surrounding the Senate’s latest draft of the CLARITY Act has exposed sharp fractures within the crypto ecosystem, pitting traditional banking interests against digital asset innovators, and even dividing the industry itself. The Senate Banking Committee’s markup, originally set for January 15, 2026, was postponed to late January following a surge of opposition, […]

Senate Committees Push Forward on CLARITY Act Amidst Growing Opposition, Heightening Uncertainty for US Crypto Markets

In a pivotal move for the future of digital assets in the United States, key Senate committees have aligned on timelines for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act), a comprehensive bill aimed at overhauling cryptocurrency regulations. This coordinated effort could lead to clearer rules on stablecoins, market structures, and oversight, but it has […]

Banking Industry Backed Democrats Push to Ban DeFi Threatens CLARITY Act

In a pivotal moment in U.S. cryptocurrency regulation, bipartisan efforts to pass the CLARITY Act, a comprehensive market-structure bill—aimed at clarifying oversight between the SEC (for securities-like tokens) and CFTC (for commodities like Bitcoin)—are grinding to a halt over Democrats’ proposed restrictions on decentralized finance (DeFi). The CLARITY Act, which Republicans hoped to advance before […]

Opposing CLARITY: Banks Last Stand? 

For years, I have maintained that “banks get it all in the end”. I referred to the power that banks have at every level of government which could have killed crypto if Democrats won the 2024 election. But we may have escaped that fate, thank God.  There’s a showdown on Capitol Hill that may determine […]

GABBARD: Democrats’ Domestic Terrorism Bill ‘A Targeting Of Almost Half Of The Country’

Former U.S. Rep Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic presidential candidate from Hawaii, is raising concerns about proposed legislation introduced in the House to curb domestic terrorism. She warns that the ambiguity of the measure could be used to undercut civil liberties. Gabbard’s concern lies in how politicians define the “characteristics” that will determine potential threats, […]