Coinbase CPO Predicts CLARITY Act Full-Senate Vote Next Month
Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer, Faryar Shirzad, said in a Thursday interview with FOX Business that meaningful progress is being made on the long-delayed CLARITY Act, the crypto market-structure bill that has been stuck in Congress for nearly five months. Potential Markup As Early As This Month During the interview, Shirzad described recent developments as encouraging. […]
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California is getting closer to outright legalizing Bitcoin in the state with the proposed bill clearing a committee vote yesterday. Back in September of last year, California passed AB 786, a piece of legislation that makes it easier doing in-state business for Bitcoin startups. This time, a bill dubbed as AB-129 Lawful Money, which would legalize cryptocurrencies in the state, passed the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee yesterday by a 7-1 vote. Previously, the bill was unanimously approved in the California Assembly by a 75 to 0 vote. The next step for the bill will be....
Despite strong backing from President Donald Trump and ongoing discussions at the White House, the CLARITY Act — the Senate’s long-debated crypto market structure bill — remains stalled as political divisions persist and the midterm elections draw closer. The legislation has been slowed by continued resistance from Senate Democrats and the banking industry, both of […]
The XRP community might finally have a reason to celebrate as the United States Senate has just voted 60-40 to advance a bill that would reopen the federal government, a major step toward ending the longest shutdown in American history. This vote could be the moment everything changes for the crypto market, and especially for […]