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SEC Chair Pushes Crypto Self-Custody in New Regulatory Framework
16.9.2026
SEC Chair Paul Atkins has asked staff to develop a proposal allowing investment advisers to self-custody crypto assets under certain conditions. The plan would also permit state trust companies to serve as custodians for advisers and regulated funds. Atkins Wants Advisers to Self-Custody Crypto...
Grayscale Sees US Crypto Policy Maturing Despite CLARITY Setback
16.9.2026
Grayscale says the crypto industry is still making progress despite the Senate’s failure to advance the CLARITY Act to formal debate. The asset manager pointed to ongoing work at the SEC and CFTC while reaffirming its support for comprehensive digital asset rules. Grayscale Points...
CLARITY Act Isn’t Dead, but Washington Is Running Out of Calendar
15.9.2026
The CLARITY Act finally reached its first real Senate floor test Tuesday and promptly hit a wall. Senators voted 49-50 against cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633, leaving the crypto market-structure bill 11 votes short of the 60 needed to advance. The bill isn’t technically dead,...
CLARITY Act Made 126 Concessions and Still Couldn’t Get 60 Votes
15.9.2026
The Senate’s first full-floor test of comprehensive crypto market-structure legislation ended before the bill itself was even debated. On Sept. 15, senators failed to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, after the opposition reached the point...
Robinhood Engineers Accused of Turning Listings Into Insider Trades
15.9.2026
Two Robinhood engineers allegedly turned one of the company’s most sensitive pieces of information, which cryptocurrencies were about to get listed, into a personal trading signal on Hyperliquid. Federal prosecutors say Hefu Chai and Huaisong Xiang repeatedly bought perpetual futures before...
CLARITY Act Needs 60 Votes Today Just to Reach the Real Vote
15.9.2026
A Senate vote at 2:15 p.m. ET Tuesday could decide whether the CLARITY Act stays alive, but senators aren’t actually voting on whether to pass the crypto bill. They’re voting on whether to stop debating it. That requires 60 votes, meaning the Republican majority needs Democratic help before...
Russia Classifies Crypto as Major Risk to Monetary Sovereignty
15.9.2026
The Bank of Russia’s latest draft policy document classifies cryptocurrencies and stablecoins as major financial market risks, citing threats to monetary sovereignty, potential complete losses for investors, and their role in enabling shadow markets. Central Bank Identifies Major Crypto Risks...
CLARITY Act Odds Slide to 18% as Banks and State AGs Push Back
15.9.2026
Polymarket traders now give the CLARITY Act an 18% chance of becoming law in 2026, down from roughly 34% earlier on Sept. 14 and 82% in February. Bank and state opposition has left key disputes unresolved before a Senate vote. Why CLARITY Act Odds Fell Back to 18% The CLARITY Act’s rebound...
Garlinghouse Backs Bessent’s CLARITY Act Case Ahead of Senate Vote
15.9.2026
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse backed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s case for advancing the CLARITY Act, arguing the final compromise deserves Senate support. Bessent says the bill gives Treasury tools to protect community banks if stablecoin-related deposit flight emerges. Garlinghouse...
Democrats Draft CLARITY Act Counteroffer as Ethics Dispute Grows
15.9.2026
Senate Democrats are preparing a counteroffer to the Senate Republicans’ CLARITY Act draft text introduced on Sunday. Democrats have criticized the new ethics language as falling short of their expectations, and even some Republicans have expressed doubt about the CLARITY Act’s content...
UK Lords Defeat Government 194-138 Over Crypto Strategy
15.9.2026
The United Kingdom government has suffered a House of Lords defeat after peers voted 194-138 to require the Treasury to produce a national digital-assets strategy. The amendment puts fresh pressure on the U.K. to sharpen its approach to crypto, stablecoins and tokenized finance as competing...
Lummis Pushes Senate Democrats to Rally Behind Final CLARITY Draft
15.9.2026
Senator Cynthia Lummis, one of the driving forces behind the CLARITY Act, remarks that the bill, in its final form, represents one of the largest bipartisan Senate endeavors. She stresses that if it fails, crypto companies will take their business elsewhere. ‘Put Their Money Where Their Mouth...
What’s New in the Final CLARITY Act Ahead of the Senate Vote
15.9.2026
Senate Republicans have outlined what’s new in the final version of the CLARITY Act ahead of a Sept. 15 procedural vote. The changes would strengthen ethics enforcement, create a stablecoin safeguard, and extend developer protections to miners and validators. What’s New for Federal...
Bulgaria Passes Law Granting Tax Officials Full Crypto Data Access
15.9.2026
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted to amend the Tax and Social Security Procedure Code, adopting European Union directives to curb tax evasion and enhance cross-border tax transparency. Lawmakers Approve EU-Aligned Legislation Bulgaria’s National Assembly on Sept. 9 approved the final reading...
Final CLARITY Act Packs 126 Changes Requested by Senate Democrats
14.9.2026
Senate Republicans released a final CLARITY Act draft with 126 policy revisions they said Democrats requested during negotiations. The changes alter token classifications, issuer disclosures, exchange rules, DeFi compliance, bank protections, developer safeguards, consumer enforcement, and federal...
NY AG Letitia James Throws a Wrench Into Washington’s CLARITY Act
14.9.2026
New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a bipartisan coalition of 18 states to kill a landmark cryptocurrency bill on the eve of the CLARITY Act Senate vote. The twist is that the legislation grants these state prosecutors unprecedented national power over presidential crypto holdings....
Albuquerque Passes Strict Ordinance Banning Local Crypto ATMs
14.9.2026
On September 10, the city passed O-26-49, known as the “Virtual Currency Ordinance,” banning cryptocurrency ATMs and cashier-facilitated crypto transaction services within city limits. Councilor Stephanie W. Telles, a co-sponsor of the ordinance, stressed that 90% of these transactions...
Senate Republicans Update CLARITY Act With Strict Ethics Rules
14.9.2026
On Sunday night, Senate Republicans released an updated draft of the CLARITY Act with changes to the ethics and other relevant provisions to sway Democrats to vote for the bill on Tuesday. However, it is still unclear whether these changes will be enough for Democrats to support the bill. Senate...
Schumer Calls Senate Caucus to Decide Fate of CLARITY Bill
13.9.2026
The meeting, slated for Sunday evening, might seal the fate of the CLARITY bill if Democrats convene to vote against it in full on Tuesday. While a new bill draft was revealed last Thursday with over 100 changes, it falls short of solving key roadblocks. Senate Democrats To Consider Position...
Strict Capital Rules Trigger Mass Exit of Brazil Crypto Firms
13.9.2026
Out of the estimated 200 to 300 crypto companies now operating in Brazil, only 10 would have the structure and funding to satisfy the new rules established by the central bank, which establish capital requirements of up to 37.2 million reais, nearly $7.2 million, in some cases. Brazilian Crypto...