Clarity Act Senate Maze: Why DeFi Builders Still Don’t Know Their Legal Perimeter
June 2026 Senate calendar move puts the CLARITY Act in play, but developer safe harbors hinge on 18 U.S.C. §1960 talks. Key risks and signals for DeFi teams.
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Senator Cynthia Lummis is pushing for a Senate vote on the CLARITY Act before recess, keeping crypto market-structure legislation in focus.
Read full articleJune 2026 Senate calendar move puts the CLARITY Act in play, but developer safe harbors hinge on 18 U.S.C. §1960 talks. Key risks and signals for DeFi teams.
More than 70,000 U.S. law enforcement professionals have urged federal officials to revise provisions of the CLARITY Act, warning that broad exemptions could weaken oversight, accountability, and investigative tools used to combat criminal activity involving digital assets. National Coalition Raises Concerns Over Investigative Limits in CLARITY Act A coalition representing more than 70,000 U.S. law […]
The CLARITY Act faces a tighter July timeline after the Senate adjourned, leaving less floor time before the August recess.
The White House's intervention highlights the growing complexity of regulating tech giants amid increasing scrutiny of crypto-linked child exploitation. The post White House shields Zuckerberg and Pichai from Senate child safety hearing as crypto-linked sextortion scrutiny grows appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Grayscale's focus on undervalued crypto protocols suggests potential growth in tokenized assets, contingent on favorable regulatory changes. The post Grayscale lists top 15 revenue-producing crypto protocols ahead of CLARITY Act appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The avoidance of Senate scrutiny by tech CEOs may delay regulatory actions, impacting future policies on digital child safety and privacy. The post White House helps Meta, Google CEOs avoid Senate grilling on child safety appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Senate lawmakers could release cryptocurrency tax legislation as early as this fall, Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) said, with the Montana Republican stating that a framework is already in place and broadly aligned with a parallel House effort. A Framework Already in Place Senate lawmakers working on cryptocurrency tax rules may be ready to act “sooner […]
The U.S. Department of Justice has rejected warnings from four major law enforcement organizations, arguing that the CLARITY Act would not weaken criminal investigations and that claims about enforcement loopholes are factually incorrect. According to the Blockchain Association, a DOJ…