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Five senators called for committee hearings to investigate US President Donald Trump’s policies potentially being influenced by crypto funding from United Arab Emirates-linked and other entities. Five Democratic senators have called for committee hearings “to investigate the national security implications of President Trump’s cryptocurrency holdings” as the chamber considers digital asset market structure legislation. In a Friday notice, the Democratic ranking members of five US Senate committees and subcommittees asked lawmakers to address President Donald Trump’s 2025 financial disclosure, in which he reported earning about $1.4 billion connected to crypto ventures like his memecoin and family’s World Liberty Financial platform. The lawmakers said that the reports “heighten concerns about the President pushing Congress to pass crypto legislation in favor of the very industry he’s cashing in on,” referring to the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, on which the Senate is expected to vote this month. ...

The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a July 17 field hearing in New York on the CLARITY Act, giving the bill another public stage while the Senate floor vote that would decide its immediate path remains unscheduled. The CLARITY Act cleared the House in July 2025, with 78 Democrats joining the majority, establishing the […] The post Crypto finally has a CLARITY Act date – delivery now depends on seven Senate Democrats appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The US Congress is closer than ever to defining federal rules for digital assets, yet the question of whether stablecoins can provide yield has slowed the process more than agency turf battles or token classification. Notably, the House has already advanced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, outlining a path for certain tokens to move […] The post The $6.6 trillion nightmare scenario that has Senate Democrats trying to kill stablecoin yield immediately appeared first on CryptoSlate.

As the government shutdown drags on, the US Senate is preparing a vote to end it while lawmakers plan to meet crypto leaders Wednesday to discuss the stalled market structure bill. The US government is approaching its fourth week of shutdown, with a Senate vote scheduled for Monday evening to end the funding impasse, and a separate meeting on Wednesday where lawmakers and crypto executives will discuss the long-stalled crypto market structure bill.  The Senate will vote at 5:30 p.m. ET for the 11th time in an effort to end the shutdown.  Approval and a presidential signature would reopen federal operations, while another failure would extend the stalemate. Despite the gridlock, Congress remains active on other fronts. On Wednesday, Senate Democrats are expected to host a roundtable with crypto industry leaders from Coinbase, Kraken, Circle, Ripple and others to discuss the proposed US market-structure bill, according to a post on X by journalist Eleanor Terret.  Read more