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The CLARITY Act’s odds of passing before 2027 plummeted below 50% on prediction market platforms recently. Experts attribute this drop to uncertainty over the Senate’s busy legislative calendar and internal Republican debates. What Are the Odds of Approval For CLARITY Act? According to Kalshi, the probability of the CLARITY Act passing before 2027 has decreased from almost 75% last week to 49% currently. Chances also declined for passing before August 2026 at 37% and approval before July 2026 at 14%. The drop came after the Senate went on a week-long recess without taking any steps toward a large border security reconciliation package. The backlog is likely to make it more challenging for crypto legislation to get a date in June when lawmakers return. Journalist Eleanor Terrett wrote that “Clarity Act will now be competing for Senate floor time when lawmakers return the first week
The Senate closed its doors without voting on the CLARITY Act, even though the committee had passed it with a strong 15-9 vote. Senator Lummis cautioned that if the present opportunity is missed, new law on crypto could be delayed till 2030. MiCA in Europe continues to develop as US legislators continue to try and […]
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Grayscale named four blockchains as the top Clarity Act winners in a research note published on May 22. Summary Grayscale named Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain and Canton Network as the four chains best placed for institutional capital after the Clarity Act passes. The four chains lead the market by tokenised asset value, stablecoin supply and DeFi total value locked, which Grayscale uses as its primary ranking criteria. Grayscale also named Avalanche, Base, Arbitrum, Hyperliquid and Tron as secondary beneficiaries with significant on-chain finance exposure. Grayscale published a research note on May 22 identifying Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, and Canton Network as the four blockchains best placed to absorb institutional capital once the Clarity Act is signed into law. “Regulatory clarity is coming, and a rising tide will likely lift digital assets broadly,” Grayscale wrote. The four chains were sel
Grayscale named four blockchains as the top Clarity Act winners in a research note published on May 22. Grayscale published a research note on May 22 identifying Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, and Canton Network as the four blockchains best placed…
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The post Senate Advances Bipartisan Crypto Bill to Define SEC and CFTC Roles appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The United States Senate Banking Committee has advanced the bipartisan CLARITY Act, a major crypto bill designed to split oversight between the SEC and CFTC. The proposal would classify some digital assets as commodities while keeping others under securities laws, alongside new rules covering stablecoins, anti-money laundering standards, and blockchain developer protections. Supporters including Tim … Source: https://coinpedia.org/crypto-live-news/senate-advances-bipartisan-crypto-bill-to-define-sec-and-cftc-roles/
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The U.S. House Oversight Committee plans a probe into the largest prediction market platforms over suspicions that government employees could be exploiting classified information for personal gain. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is seeding the internal records from the CEOs of Polymarket and Kalshi to determine if government employees are using insider knowledge to profit from policy and geopolitical and military operations, he said on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Friday. “There’s a concern now that members of Congress, members of the president’s administration, any type of government employee, can use basic insider knowledge and make huge profits on anything government-related,” Comer told CNBC. “So we want to not only launch an investigation to see how widespread this has been thus far, but also to prove a case that we’
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Kalshi and Polymarket lost bids to block gambling cases in Nevada and Washington. Summary A Ninth Circuit panel denied emergency motions from both platforms to halt state-level gambling enforcement actions. The judges ruled that federal derivatives oversight does not automatically shield prediction markets from state gaming laws. The decision deepens a growing legal split over whether sports event contracts are federally regulated swaps or gambling products. A three-judge Ninth Circuit panel denied emergency motions from both Kalshi and Polymarket to block lower court rulings, sending gambling enforcement cases in Nevada and Washington back to state courts. The orders came down on Thursday. The judges concluded that raising a defense under the Commodity Exchange Act does not create federal jurisdiction that would move the cases out of state courts. “The CEA preemption defense is an affirmativ
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Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Fed chair on Friday as Bitcoin trades near $77,400. Summary Warsh took the oath from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at a White House ceremony, succeeding Jerome Powell. The Senate confirmed Warsh 54-45, with only Democrat John Fetterman crossing party lines to support the nomination. Bitcoin held near $77,400 as traders had largely priced in the leadership transition ahead of Warsh’s first FOMC meeting in June. Kevin Warsh was sworn in as the 17th Federal Reserve chair at a White House ceremony on Friday, becoming the first Fed leader to take the oath at the executive mansion since Alan Greenspan in 1987. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the oath. Warsh, 56, succeeds Jerome Powell, who held the position since 2018 and will remain on the Fed board as a governor until 2028. The Senate had confirmed Warsh on May 13 in a narrow 54-45 vote, with
The CLARITY Act's progress highlights ongoing efforts to establish a clear regulatory framework for digital assets, impacting innovation and compliance.
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