Lawmakers face tight deadline to resolve issues for Clarity Act before July 4

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has appointed SEC crypto task force adviser Donald Battle as chief data innovation officer as lawmakers continue debating the future of U.S. digital asset regulation. According to a Monday announcement from CFTC Chair Michael Selig,…

The CFTC staff appointment came amid the US Congress seeking to overhaul federal financial regulators’ roles over digital assets with the CLARITY Act.

New York’s lawmakers have approved a bill that would block new large-scale data center projects across the state for one year; if signed into law it would be the first of its kind to take effect in the country.

The delay in passing the CLARITY Act highlights ongoing regulatory uncertainty in the US crypto market, impacting investor confidence and innovation. The post The Clarity Act probably won’t make its July 4 deadline, and that surprises almost no one appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The odds of securing a July 4 signing for the CLARITY Act have narrowed, with lawmakers, industry groups, and market observers increasingly turning their attention to the August recess. According to reporting from Crypto In America, many policymakers and industry…

Landmark legislation like the Clarity Act could redefine stablecoin regulations and boost institutional crypto adoption. The post Ryan Watkins: The crypto market is healthy but uneven, landmark legislation could clarify stablecoins, and product development is essential for growth | Empire appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

CLARITY Act cleared committee, then got trapped between an ethics fight over Trump's crypto fortune and a developer-liability fight. Neither side will move.

Seven XRP ETFs pulled $1.44B and the price still fell. The reason is the one thing ETFs cannot provide and only the CLARITY Act can: legal certainty.