The SEC has allowed NYSE Arca to raise BlackRock’s IBIT options and exercise limits from 250,000 to 1 million contracts, signaling that Bitcoin ETF trading has grown big enough to need serious market plumbing. More liquidity, more hedging — and, as always, more ways for traders to blow themselves up.
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The CLARITY Act is heading for a key Senate vote, but the real battle is over ethics, crypto power, and whether lawmakers can agree on market rules before time runs out. Supporters want regulatory clarity; critics say consumer protections still aren’t strong enough.
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The CLARITY Act is running into Senate reality checks as a July 17 hearing spotlights the fight over crypto oversight, SEC vs. CFTC turf, and whether the U.S. will finally get clear rules or keep governing by lawsuit and delay.
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The SEC’s proposed “Regulation Crypto” could finally give U.S. token projects a real fundraising rulebook, plus a path for decentralized networks to shed securities status. Supporters call it overdue clarity; critics say the agency is overstepping while Congress drags its feet.
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XRP holders didn’t just cheer from the sidelines in Ripple’s fight with the SEC — John Deaton says they helped the company hold the line. But the outcome was still a split decision: Ripple won some arguments, lost others, and still paid a steep price.
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Coinbase legal chief Paul Grewal is stepping down just as the CLARITY Bill battle hits a critical stretch in Washington. His exit marks the end of a bruising SEC-era legal fight and a shift toward Coinbase’s broader push for clearer U.S. crypto rules.
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CFTC Chairman Michael Selig is urging the Senate to pass the Clarity Act before regulators keep filling crypto’s legal vacuum themselves. The bill could finally set federal standards and clarify CFTC vs. SEC jurisdiction — but delay means more uncertainty, more bureaucracy, and more headaches for legit builders.
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The Senate is racing to merge the CLARITY Act into a crypto market-structure bill, but SEC-CFTC turf wars, DeFi developer protections, stablecoin yield rules, and Senate math are all still in the way. If lawmakers pull it off, U.S. crypto gets a clearer rulebook—just not a simple one.
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The SEC’s 2026 agenda puts crypto and IPOs front and center, signaling a push for clearer rules on digital assets, tokenized securities, and public market reform. It’s a notable shift toward rulemaking over pure enforcement — but don’t mistake it for a free pass.
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The SEC and CFTC have moved to clean up crypto’s legal gray zone, clarifying how U.S. securities laws apply to staking, airdrops, mining, wrapped assets, and token status. It’s a real step toward sanity — but not a full reset, and not every project gets a free pass.
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