US Senate stalls CLARITY as SEC and CFTC move ahead, while Standard Chartered sees ARB at $10 by 2030
The US Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act after a cloture motion drew 49 votes in favor and 50 against, short of the 60 needed. Republican Senator Thom Tillis later said his “no” vote was procedural, leaving open the possibility of another vote, though time on the congressional calendar appears limited. In the gap left by stalled legislation, the US Securities and Exchange Commission rolled out a five-year exemption for limited trading of tokenized US stocks on decentralized public blockchains, while the Commodity Futures Trading Commission offered relief for passive software providers connecting users to regulated derivatives venues and submitted draft crypto rules to the White House. Separately, the House Financial Services Committee passed the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026, which would put a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve into law, and the House Ways and Means Committee advanced the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act. Outside Washington, Revolut faced a second ransom demand tied to stolen customer passport and KYC selfie data, Chainalysis reported a 420% rise in onchain malware-related activity over 12 months, and Standard Chartered said Arbitrum could reach $10 by 2030, implying roughly 70x upside from current levels.








