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Armstrong said the bill is "closer than ever" to advancing in the US Congress after months of negotiations between the crypto industry and banks. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is supporting the latest version of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY) ahead of the US Senate's markup of the crypto market structure bill on Thursday.  “I don't think it's ever been in a stronger or more bipartisan position,” he said about the latest iteration of the market structure bill. Armstrong said that the banking and crypto industry lobbies have reached a “healthy compromise” on stablecoin yield, which was one of the main issues that stalled the market structure bill in January. He added: Read more

Bitcoin traders eye a possible move higher as short-term selling pressure fades and the CLARITY Act vote boosts crypto market focus. Bitcoin (BTC) traders expected a quick move toward $90,000 after the upcoming CLARITY Act vote on Thursday, as improving market conditions and easing short-term sell pressure support an upside move.   Bitcoin has traded around the $80,000 level over the past week, while the 200-day exponential moving average (EMA) remains key overhead resistance. More than $3 billion in leveraged long positions are clustered between $79,000 and $78,000, suggesting BTC could briefly retest that range before attempting another breakout above the 200-day EMA.  Read more

The Senate Banking Committee’s crypto market structure bill is heading into CLARITY Act markup with more than 100 proposed amendments. This is turning a long-delayed vote on the CLARITY Act into a test of whether a fragile stablecoin compromise can survive pressure from banks, Democrats, and crypto industry groups. The final number of amendments has […] The post CLARITY Act faces 100+ amendments as bankers send 8,000 demand letters against stablecoin rewards appeared first on CryptoSlate.

On May 12, the Senate Banking Committee released updated text of the CLARITY Act ahead of a scheduled May 14 markup. The bill would establish new rules for digital asset intermediaries, define how certain network tokens are treated, expand the role of federal market regulators, and create a path for banks to offer crypto-related services. […] The post CLARITY Act’s final draft has been released ahead of May 14 markup – What’s in it? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A senior White House official has accused major banking trade leaders of refusing to join earlier talks on stablecoin rewards, escalating a dispute that has become one of the final pressure points ahead of the Senate Banking Committee taking up the CLARITY Act this week. In a May 11 post on the social media platform […] The post White House reveals US banks ‘refused’ to attend meetings to resolve stablecoin rewards issue in CLARITY Act appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The CLARITY Act is heading back to the Senate Banking Committee on May 14 after months of stalled negotiations, putting a small group of Democrats at the center of the crypto industry’s push for a federal market-structure law. The markup comes after the bill was slowed by disputes over stablecoin rewards, anti-money laundering safeguards and […] The post CLARITY Act’s markup progress now hinges on these Democrat lawmakers appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The CLARITY Act, introduced in July 2025, stalled in January after Coinbase withdrew its support for the legislation over concerns about legal protections and stablecoin yields. Crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital said seven Democratic lawmakers on the US Senate Banking Committee could be key to advancing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act when it goes to markup on Thursday, sending it to the Senate for a vote. In an X post on Sunday, Galaxy Digital labeled Democratic lawmakers Ruben Gallego and Angela Alsobrooks as “constructive/pro-framework” when it comes to crypto. Four other lawmakers are seen as “deal-makers,” while one lawmaker is seen as “mixed.”  “If Democrats vote for the bill in markup, likelihood of ultimate passage on the Senate floor increases significantly,” Galaxy Digital said.  Read more

BlackRock is accelerating its push to bring Wall Street yields to the blockchain, filing paperwork with US regulators to introduce a pair of tokenized money market funds. The move represents a major escalation in the asset management giant's strategy to bridge traditional financial instruments with the rapidly expanding digital asset ecosystem. According to May 8 […] The post BlackRock looks to sidestep Clarity yield issues, filing for two new tokenized money market funds appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bank of Canada stablecoin regulations could arrive in mid or late 2027, pushing the detailed rulebook later into the same year that Canada's government has already marked for its framework to take effect. That timing lands just as Visa Canada and Wealthsimple are piloting USDC settlement for certain card-network obligations in Canada. The result is […] The post Bank of Canada to bring stablecoin rules in 2027 with US Clarity Act on the brink of stalling appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Senate Banking Committee plans to mark up the CLARITY Act on May 14, giving the stalled crypto-market-structure bill its clearest path this year toward a committee vote. The hearing would move one of Congress’s most closely watched digital-asset bills from private negotiations into a public amendment process, where lawmakers are expected to test whether […] The post Bankers are scrambling as Senate schedules CLARITY Act markup for May 14 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Coinbase chief policy officer Faryar Shirzad said the date is a “big step forward” and is essential for supporting innovation in the US. The US CLARITY Act, which aims to provide the US crypto industry with greater regulatory clarity, is set to be voted on by the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday. On Friday, Senate Banking Committee chair Tim Scott confirmed the legislation will go to a vote on Thursday, triggering a strong reaction across the crypto industry, which has been waiting months for a new markup date. The bill, introduced in July 2025, was expected to progress earlier this year, but stalled in January after Coinbase withdrew its support for the legislation, citing several concerns, including a lack of legal protections for open source software developers, a prohibition on stablecoin yield, and decentralized finance (DeFi) regulations.  Read more

The CLARITY Act is finally moving toward a long-awaited Senate Banking Committee markup next week, but its path is being complicated by a fight over whether Congress should impose new ethics restrictions on federal officials and elected leaders involved with the crypto industry. On May 7, crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett reported that the draft text […] The post Next week’s CLARITY Act markup could fall apart over Trump family crypto ethics fight appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Banks vs Crypto: The War Over the Stablecoin Bill The post CLARITY Act: Banking Lobby Targets Stablecoin Bill in Crypto Policy War appeared first on Cryptonews.

The poll found 52% of registered voters support the CLARITY Act, with 47% willing to cross party lines for a candidate who backs the bill. Nearly half of US voters are willing to cross party lines to get clear crypto regulation off the ground, while public support for the CLARITY Act could bring an electoral benefit for politicians, according to a new survey from HarrisX. The poll included responses from 2,008 registered voters from May 1-4. It found that 52% of respondents support the CLARITY Act, with just 11% opposed.  About half, or 47%, said they would consider voting for a candidate outside their preferred party if that candidate backed the bill and their own party did not. Among crypto users, that number jumped to 72%. Read more

The provisions in the crypto market structure bill are still under review by the banking and crypto lobbies as a new poll shows bipartisan voter support for the legislation. The CLARITY crypto market structure bill could see a markup in the US Senate Banking Committee as early as next week, according to Kara Calvert, the vice president of US policy at crypto exchange Coinbase. “My prediction is that we have a markup next week,” Calvert told the audience at the Consensus 2026 crypto industry conference in Miami, Florida. She said that the bill needs at least 60 votes to pass in the Senate and that the CLARITY bill needs bipartisan support to become law. She said: Read more

Arthur Hayes: Bitcoin Lives Outside Regulation The post Bitcoin Operates Outside the Regulatory System: Arthur Hayes Take on Crypto and Clarity Act appeared first on Cryptonews.

US banks are mounting an aggressive lobbying effort to stall the CLARITY Act, even as key US lawmakers signal a fast-tracked timeline to put the bill on the president’s desk before July 4. The legislative clash centers on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, a sweeping regulatory framework that cleared the House with bipartisan support […] The post Banking lobby attempts to kill Clarity Act’s stablecoin progress as markup is scheduled for next week appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The crypto market structure Clarity Act needs to get to its next step, a Senate hearing, this month to have a reasonable chance, Garlinghouse said.

The CLARITY Act is moving toward its next procedural test after Senate negotiators released compromise language on stablecoin rewards last week, raising expectations that the Senate Banking Committee could take up the measure as soon as the week of May 11. Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, said the release of text from […] The post CLARITY Act markup could come next week after stablecoin deal breakthrough appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The efforts of the SEC and CFTC chairmen indicate that the crypto industry will not suffer without the CLARITY Act, according to crypto executive Chris Perkins. The US crypto industry’s momentum won’t be derailed in the long term even if the much-anticipated CLARITY Act, aimed at bringing more regulatory clarity to the crypto industry, doesn’t make it through Congress, according to 250 Digital Asset Management CEO Chris Perkins. “If not, we’re going to be just fine,” Perkins said on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction podcast on Friday, emphasizing that the two major financial regulators are already building workable frameworks. Perkins pointed to ongoing efforts by US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins and Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig, following the agencies’ joint interpretation released in March on how federal securities laws apply to crypto assets. Read more