Key Highlights The crypto industry failed to secure Senate passage of the Clarity Act, but the legislation advanced farther than any previous crypto bill. Industry advocates say bipartisan agreements reached during the Clarity negotiations could support a future legislative effort. Crypto lobbying is continuing as the SEC and CFTC develop new policy and regulatory proposals. ...
Key Highlights Donald Trump has not announced nominees to fill vacant leadership seats at the SEC and CFTC. A White House official said Trump intended to nominate members to both agencies “in the near future.“ Without the CLARITY Act, the SEC and CFTC are continuing to shape crypto regulation through agency rulemaking and guidance. SEC ...
Key Highlights: No Senate Democrat voted last week to advance the Clarity Act, according to the source. The legislation would have created rules for digital assets and aimed to reduce transaction costs for everyday Americans. The source argues that Democratic tax proposals would increase costs for overtime, tips and Social Security recipients. Clarity Act stalls ...
Key Highlights Strategy founder Michael Saylor unveiled a comprehensive policy framework advocating for Bitcoin’s integration into banking and insurance systems, including custody services and balance-sheet adoption. Saylor proposes a “digital rights declaration” establishing five fundamental rights for digital asset creation, issuance, holding, transfer, and use, alongside simplified disclosure rules scaled to project size. The framework ...
Key Highlights Spot XRP ETFs have attracted roughly $1.75 billion in cumulative net inflows across 10 consecutive positive weeks, with new filings from T. Rowe Price and Exchange Listed Funds Trust signaling expanding institutional appetite. Whales accumulated over 1.54 billion XRP tokens in approximately 96 hours following the CLARITY Act’s failure, viewing the resulting pullback ...
Key Highlights BitGo Research analysis indicates the SEC’s CLARITY Act vote and CFTC fallback will significantly reshape Bitcoin’s competitive positioning against other digital assets. Regulatory uncertainty between the SEC and CFTC is creating mixed market signals and may influence institutional whale behavior and wallet movements. Traders are advised to monitor SEC updates on the CLARITY ...
Key Highlights U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $998.95 million net inflow on Monday, the largest single-day haul since October 6, 2025, when Bitcoin traded near its all-time high of $126,200. BlackRock’s IBIT led the surge with $381.37 million, followed by Ark’s ARKB ($289.12 million) and Fidelity’s FBTC ($238.84 million), marking the ninth-largest inflow day ...
Key Highlights Veteran trader Peter Brandt projects XRP could reach $5.40 based on long-term monthly chart analysis, implying approximately 251% upside from current levels. XRP surged 8.7% to $1.54 in 24-hour trading, reaching a session high of $1.57 before pulling back, with the token trading in an 11% range between $1.41 and $1.57. Institutional developments ...
Key Highlights Devere Group CEO Nigel Green argues Bitcoin’s recovery is gaining durability from sustained institutional inflows into regulated U.S. spot ETFs, marking a shift from leveraged speculation to “patient capital.” Despite a net inflow of approximately $6.1 million across five trading days through Sept. 18, the trend remains fragile after $746.3 million in withdrawals ...
Key Highlights The failure to pass the Clarity Act leaves U.S. crypto regulation to be shaped by agencies rather than Congress, with the SEC and CFTC moving forward on separate rulemaking tracks. The SEC issued a temporary conditional exemption allowing eligible venues to trade tokenized U.S. stocks via permissioned liquidity pools on public blockchains. The ...
Key Highlights Strategy founder Michael Saylor contends the Senate’s failure to advance the Clarity Act benefits the digital asset industry by avoiding restrictive legislative provisions. Despite the legislative setback, the SEC and CFTC are independently advancing rulemaking, including conditional relief for onchain trading of tokenized securities. The Clarity Act fell one vote short of cloture ...
Key Highlights Bitcoin demonstrated unexpected resilience, holding near $75,000 despite a Federal Reserve rate hike and the failure of the Clarity Act in the U.S. Senate. Market analysts indicate Bitcoin remains insulated from legislative setbacks, with derivatives traders having largely priced in the Senate’s rejection of the crypto bill. Bitfinex’s Jag Kooner notes the modest ...