Senate crypto bill receives over 100 amendments before CLARITY markup

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wants “a good crypto bill to pass,” signaling potential bipartisan openness as U.S. lawmakers race to finalize two major digital asset laws in 2026. FROM OPPOSITION TO OPENNESS Schumer’s comment came during what has been a turbulent stretch for U.S. crypto legislation. Earlier in the debate over the GENIUS Act […]

Warsh's potential Fed role signals a shift towards tighter monetary policy, impacting crypto markets and investor strategies significantly. The post Kevin Warsh’s Fed nomination clears first Senate vote appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The Senate crypto bill faces over 100 amendments on legal tender, tax payments, Fed master accounts, and market rules. U.S. Crypto Bill Faces Over 100 Amendments Before Key Senate Decision as Senate Banking Committee members prepare for a markup vote on H.R. 3633, the CLARITY Act. The large amendment list shows sharp debate over crypto […] The post U.S. Crypto Bill Faces Over 100 Amendments Before Key Senate Decision appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

A leaked list shows Senate Banking Committee members have filed more than 100 amendments to a crypto bill, highlighting the issues likely to be debated at a markup on Thursday.

A major piece of US crypto legislation is now in the spotlight with XRP at the center: the CLARITY Act draft text was released Monday night, totaling 309 pages and arriving ahead of a key Senate markup scheduled for Thursday.  The bill has been delayed since January, but the appearance of the full draft has already triggered intense attention from XRP analysts who believe important parts of the document could meaningfully improve the altcoin’s regulatory outlook. ‘Legally Favorable’ For XRP According to market expert Bull Winkle, several provisions in the draft point to “significant bullish categories” for XRP. In a post shared after the release, Winkle said his reaction was not only excitement, but a sense that the framework is unusually favorable in legal and structural terms.  He began by focusing on the early pages of the draft which creates a new regulatory category for a “network token.” In his reading, the bill defines a network token as a digital asset intrinsically tied to a d

The post Major U.S. Labor Unions Urge Senators to Oppose the Crypto Bill appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Labor unions have urged senators to oppose the rules-of-the-road crypto bill ahead of Thursday’s vote.  The unions say the legislation lacks safeguards and endangers worker pensions through added volatility. This adds another hurdle to passing the crypto market structure bill and may signal continued scrutiny.  Major U.S. labor unions, including the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and others, are urging senators to oppose the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) ahead of Thursday’s critical Senate Banking Committee vote.  Labor Unions Urge Senate to Block Crypto Bill According to sources, five major U.S. labor unions, including the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), American Federatio

The outcome of Armstrong's advocacy could shape the US as a leader in crypto innovation or push the industry to more favorable global markets. The post Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong heads to Senate to advocate for crypto market structure bill appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The US Senate voted largely along partisan lines to confirm Kevin Warsh as a member of the Fed's Board of Governors, despite many Democrats’ concerns about the central bank’s independence.