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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...
Bessent Urges Senate to Advance Clarity Act Ahead of Tuesday Vote
11.9.2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged senators to advance the CLARITY Act before Tuesday’s scheduled procedural vote. The measure would establish federal digital asset rules, but unresolved political divisions leave its path through the Senate uncertain. Treasury Push Raises Pressure Before...
Bessent’s Bond Buyback Gamble, Druckenmiller’s Response, and More – Weekly Recap
30.8.2026
This week’s stories showed crypto pushing deeper into traditional finance as markets rallied. Charles Schwab moved beyond BTC and ETH by adding SOL, AVAX and LINK, while Circle minted 5 billion USDC in a week. Bitcoin reclaimed $80,000 as Treasury buybacks fueled debate over yield suppression, with...
Bessent’s Bond Buyback Gamble Could Pour Fuel on Bitcoin’s Price
27.8.2026
Bitcoin’s price reclaimed $80,000 per unit on Thursday after breaking past a key $79,000 resistance level, driving its market capitalization back to $1.61 trillion and positioning the asset for an over 20% gain in August. Key Resistance Broken Bitcoin reclaimed $80,000 on Thursday, breaking...
Iran’s Rial Crashes to a Record Low as New Sanctions Target Its Bitcoin Mining Lifeline
26.8.2026
Iran’s rial collapsed to a record low this week just as President Trump’s new sanctions package named digital assets as a target for the first time, threatening the IRGC’s billion-dollar bitcoin mining workaround. A Record-Low Rial and a New Sanctions Wave Iran’s open-market...
‘We’re Going to Increase the Buyback’: Treasury Boss Targets Bond Yields
20.8.2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC Thursday that U.S. debt buybacks could blow past $4 billion per operation as Washington moves to steady a rattled long-term Treasury market and bitcoin trades above $72,000. Bessent Cranks Up the Pressure on Long-Term Yields The comments followed...
Russia Goes After Durov, Bessent Slams CLARITY Opponents, and More – Weekly Recap
2.8.2026
This week’s stories mixed Bitcoin history, U.S. regulation, new financial markets, DeFi consolidation, and geopolitical pressure. Satoshi Nakamoto’s famous “I don’t have time to try to convince you” line turned 16, while Scott Bessent demanded an immediate Senate vote on the CLARITY Act. CME Group...
Japan, US Plot Yen Rescue as Speculators Face Reckoning
1.8.2026
Japan and the United States are preparing to unveil a joint policy as early as next week to stop speculators from driving the Japanese yen to fresh multi-decade lows. Japan Strikes First, Buying Nearly $59 Billion in a Day The move follows a dramatic week of currency action. On July...
Lummis: CLARITY Act Framework ‘Is Not Working’ as Senate Stalls
31.7.2026
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) said the current U.S. regulatory framework for digital assets “is not working” for the industry, consumers or law enforcement, pressing the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act before its August recess. A Blunt Assessment From the Floor Lummis made her case earlier...
Bessent Slams CLARITY Act Critics, Demands Senate Action Now
31.7.2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sharply defended the CLARITY Act, rejecting claims that the bill weakens consumer protections and urging the Senate to bring the legislation to a vote now. Bessent Pushes Senate to Vote on the CLARITY Act Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent escalated the debate over...
Former House Financial Services Chair: CLARITY Act’s Passage Is ‘When, Not If’
24.7.2026
Former House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry told Bloomberg the CLARITY Act’s passage is “a question of when, not if,” days after comparing the crypto market structure bill to the 1996 Telecommunications Act. A Telecom-Sized Comparison Patrick McHenry,...
Treasury Secretary Bessent Says CLARITY Act Is at the ‘1-Yard Line’
22.7.2026
Scott Bessent has said that the CLARITY Act is at the “1-yard line” and urged Congress to pass it before recess, even as Senator Kirsten Gillibrand faces backlash from progressive groups over her role brokering the bill’s ethics provisions. A Bill ‘Almost There’...
Fort Knox Standoff: Treasury Secretary Bessent Says All the Gold Is There, Skeptics Demand an Audit
15.7.2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the entire U.S. gold stockpile at Fort Knox and other federal vaults remains present and accounted for, pushing back on years of public doubt about America’s bullion reserves. Bessent Breaks Down the Vault Bessent commented during a Fox News interview, where...
Treasury Seizes $1 Billion in Iran-Linked Crypto, Scott Bessent Confirms at Reagan Forum
30.5.2026
The U.S. Treasury has seized approximately $1 billion in Iranian-linked cryptocurrency assets, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced May 29, 2026, at the Reagan National Economic Forum in Simi Valley, California. Operation Economic Fury: Scott Bessent Says U.S. Seized $1B in Iranian Crypto...
Morgan Stanley Joins ETF Game, Bitmine Trades on NYSE, And More – Week In Review
11.4.2026
Morgan Stanley turned up the heat in the bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) race with a low-fee launch, while Starkware outlined a way to make bitcoin transactions quantum-safe without changing the protocol. In Washington, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent renewed pressure to pass the Clarity Act...
Treasury Secretary Pushes Clarity Act to Secure US Crypto Market Leadership
9.4.2026
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent intensifies calls for crypto legislation as SEC Chair Paul Atkins and lawmakers align, urging Congress to advance a stalled framework amid rising market scale, regulatory gaps, and global competition. Key Takeaways: U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent urges...
Treasury Proposes Stablecoin AML Rules as Bessent Vows to Protect US Financial System
8.4.2026
The U.S. Department of the Treasury proposed new rules on April 8, 2026, requiring permitted payment stablecoin issuers to comply with federal anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions laws for the first time. Key Takeaways: FinCEN and OFAC issued a joint NPRM on April 8, 2026, requiring stablecoin...
U.S. Treasury's Bessent calls out crypto 'nihilists' resisting market structure bill
5.2.2026
Treasury Secretary Bessent said market participants who don't want strong regulation should "move to El Salvador."
Treasury Secretary Says US Is Headed for a Non-Inflationary Economic Boom in 2026
27.1.2026
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the United States is entering a period of accelerated growth without inflationary pressure, outlining what he calls a “Bountiful 2026” economic blueprint following meetings in Davos. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Details ‘Bountiful 2026’ Vision After...
U.S. Financial-Risk Watchdog, FSOC, Erased Digital Assets as a Potential Hazard
11.12.2025
From Donald Trump's crypto-friendly regulators, the yearly report that once flagged financial-stability risks is no longer issuing "vulnerability" warnings