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CoinDesk reports that last-minute political disputes derailed the Clarity Act vote, disappointing a crypto industry that had placed major hopes on the market-structure legislation. No new timetable or details of the disagreements were provided.
Major banks increasingly expect the Federal Reserve to deliver its first rate hike in three years. Markets have largely priced in the move, while Bitcoin, bonds and Donald Trump could face wider political and market implications.
The Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act after bipartisan negotiations collapsed and several Democrats withheld support. H.R. 3633 fell short of the 60 votes needed for cloture, blocking further Senate consideration.
USDT was reportedly involved in a failed oil trade that cost a Polish energy giant $230 million in late 2023, according to the Financial Times. The transaction links stablecoin use with a major commodity-market deal.
The House Ways and Means Committee released a crypto tax bill ahead of a hearing later this week. The proposal addresses de minimis transactions, staking and other policy issues sought by the digital-asset industry.
Some Democrats plan to submit a counterproposal to the GOP’s “final” CLARITY bill offer, citing dissatisfaction with its crypto ethics provisions just hours before a key procedural vote, Politico reported.
Polymarket traders lifted the CLARITY Act’s 2026 enactment odds above 32% after Senate Republicans published a 635-page compromise ahead of Tuesday’s cloture vote, marking the highest probability since Aug. 2.
Reform UK has secured $97 million from two cryptocurrency billionaires in 24 hours, CoinDesk reported. The combined donations equal the largest individual political contributions in U.K. history and mark a sharp rise in crypto-industry backing.
Maharashtra is drafting a policy to tokenize state assets, including electricity transmission infrastructure, as it explores ways to fund new infrastructure. CoinDesk reported that the proposal remains at the policy stage.
ESMA says prediction markets are rife with insider trading and questions why Kalshi and Polymarket block certain EU countries but not others. The regulator also notes that VPNs can circumvent those restrictions.
ESMA questioned whether Polymarket and Kalshi have the required authorization to serve EU users. The regulator said event contracts could be covered by binary-options bans, MiCA rules or national gambling laws.
Polymarket has named former Amazon finance chief Warren Jenson as its first CFO. The appointment comes as the prediction-market company develops a regulated U.S. exchange and expands its platform globally.
DoubleZero is adding real-time Kalshi political-market data for institutional and automated traders ahead of the US midterms, as election betting activity continues to grow, Cointelegraph reports.
