Crypto Policy

Moonrock Capi

2026-09-15 08:55:48

Moonrock founder says SEC could deliver similarly crypto-friendly policy even if Clarity fails

Moonrock Capital founder Simon Dedic said in a post on X that a Senate vote on the Clarity bill was expected in about 10 hours, while Democrats had already verbally rejected the Republican draft over what he mocked as "ethics concerns." He added that the implied odds on Polymarket had collapsed and that the market had already priced in a likely failure for the bill. Even so, Dedic said he was looking forward to the vote because it would allow the industry to move past the issue and shift attention to what he described as more important matters. In his view, if the bill does not pass, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could still roll out regulatory measures that are similarly supportive of crypto. If that also fails to happen, he argued, Democrats would bear responsibility for surrendering U.S. leadership in frontier finance and allowing some of the world’s most dynamic companies to move offshore.

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CLARITY Act

2026-09-15 05:32:12

Polymarket odds for the CLARITY Act drop to 16% as Senate Democrats reject GOP’s ‘final’ crypto offer

The odds of the CLARITY Act becoming law this year fell sharply on Polymarket after a brief rally, as key Senate Democrats signaled that Republicans’ revised crypto market structure proposal still did not go far enough on ethics rules. The contract had climbed to 35% after traders reacted positively to a GOP draft with expanded ethics provisions, but the move reversed on Monday and the odds dropped as low as 16%. According to reports cited in the article, Senator Mark Warner said the revised ethics language was not nearly sufficient, while Senators Raphael Warnock and Ruben Gallego also raised objections. Democrats later sent a counterproposal to Republican negotiators. Republicans need 60 votes to move the bill forward, and a failure to advance it could stall legislation that would define how the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission split oversight of the crypto market. Opposition is also coming from outside Congress. The Indian Gaming Association warned that the bill’s prediction market provisions could undermine tribal interests, while eight banking trade groups said the latest text still leaves loopholes for stablecoin rewards that could resemble deposit interest. At the same time, crypto industry groups continue to push senators to approve the legislation.

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US regulation

2026-09-15 02:03:05

Senate Democrats Prepare Counterproposal to Revised Republican CLARITY Bill

Senate Democrats involved in negotiations over U.S. crypto market structure legislation are preparing a counterproposal to the latest Republican revision of the CLARITY Act, according to Cointelegraph, which cited Politico. Republicans released the updated text on Sunday and described it as their "last, best, and final offer" to Democrats, but some Democratic lawmakers have not accepted the current version. Democratic senators met Monday in the office of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to review the latest draft. The report said some lawmakers remain dissatisfied with the bill’s ethics provisions related to the crypto industry and want Republicans to make additional changes. Senator Mark Warner said as he left the meeting that Democrats who had been participating in the talks in good faith would submit a counterproposal. The counterproposal is expected to be delivered to Republicans just hours before a key procedural vote on Tuesday. That vote would not determine the bill’s final passage, but rather whether the Senate can formally move the CLARITY Act forward to full floor consideration and debate. The latest Democratic move shows the two sides still had not reached final agreement on the ethics language before the vote.

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U.S. Senate

2026-09-11 10:43:45

Senate Republicans unveil revised Clarity Act with new DeFi registration framework before cloture vote

Senate Republicans released a revised 630-page Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on Thursday, four days before the bill faces its first procedural test on the Senate floor. The new draft, led by Sen. Cynthia Lummis, rewrites key sections on decentralized finance and credit unions while leaving untouched the ethics language that Democrats have tied to their support. One of the biggest changes is the creation of a category for "non-decentralized finance trading protocols," aimed at parties that retain control over a protocol or can materially change its functionality or consensus rules. Those protocols would be required to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, with the CFTC and the Treasury Department tasked with writing the implementing rules. The bill’s DeFi provisions are also narrowed to spot and cash digital commodity transactions. At the same time, banks are pressing for tighter language on a stablecoin yield ban, and Democratic resistance over conflicts of interest still threatens the bill’s path forward. A cloture vote on the motion to proceed is scheduled for Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. ET and will require 60 votes.

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Coinbase

2026-09-10 16:24:43

Brian Armstrong says Clarity Act will pass next week and calls Bitcoin’s bottom in

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said Bitcoin has likely already hit its low for the current cycle and repeated his view that $400,000 by 2030 is a reasonable target. In comments made Thursday on CNBC, Armstrong also said he is confident the long-awaited U.S. crypto Clarity Act will pass next week. The bill is designed to split oversight of digital assets by defining which tokens fall under securities, commodities, or stablecoins. Armstrong linked the measure to broader capital formation, arguing that clearer rules could open the door to more institutional participation. He pointed to the stablecoin-focused Genius Act passed last year, saying more than 150 large companies integrated stablecoins within three months of that law taking effect. The report also notes that Bitcoin traded weakly through June and July before climbing in August on positive regulatory developments, with the asset up more than 20% over the past 30 days.

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CLARITY Act

2026-09-08 23:03:50

Lummis Says CLARITY Act Could Lose Its Window for a Decade if It Fails

Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis said the Democratic Party would bear responsibility if the CLARITY Act fails to advance, arguing that Democrats have not joined Republicans in supporting the bipartisan bill. The U.S. Senate is scheduled to hold a procedural vote on the legislation next week. Lummis said Democrats have continued to seek changes and warned that their demands could leave future regulators able to stifle the crypto industry. She said the bill could pass if the two sides bridge their differences, but argued that Democrats must compromise further rather than seek concessions from the White House. The legislation would divide responsibilities among regulators and clarify whether digital assets fall under securities, commodities or stablecoin rules. The House passed the bill last July, after which it stalled over a dispute between banking lobby groups and crypto companies concerning customer yields on stablecoins. A draft circulated in July would bar government officials from promoting crypto or profiting from it. Democrats criticized the Trump family’s involvement in the sector and called for more changes.

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Hyperliquid

2026-09-05 23:21:52

Hyperliquid policy chief says meme coins could become a key regulatory issue if they return to the mainstream

Jake Chervinsky, chief executive of the Hyperliquid Policy Center, said meme coin regulation was not a major focus for policymakers in the previous cycle because many viewed the sector as a short-lived trend. He said that view was reinforced after trading volumes fell sharply. Chervinsky added that if meme coins post another wave of large-scale growth and move back into the mainstream market, they are likely to become one of the more important issues in crypto policy discussions. His remarks point to a conditional shift in regulatory attention: not based on current market size alone, but on whether meme coins regain broad adoption and sustained activity. The comments were reported by Odaily.

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BIS

2026-08-29 08:17:00

BIS Study: Stablecoin Issuance Limits Apply Only to Issuing Entities

Researchers at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) found that stablecoin issuance restrictions across five major jurisdictions target only the issuing entity, not its broader corporate group. Other group members may, after securing separate authorization, engage in additional activities the issuer cannot. Hong Kong, the UK and the EU have taken a less restrictive path, letting issuers pursue extra activities once licensed. The findings highlight differing regulatory balances between risk prevention and innovation.

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