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The digital asset industry spent more than $13 million on lobbying in the first half of 2026, with about $8 million tied to the Clarity Act push. Despite major spending by Coinbase, Kraken, trade groups and outside firms, the U.S. Senate did not advance the market structure bill.

Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger is stepping down, with former longtime leader Kristin Smith returning as interim CEO. The move follows the Senate’s failure to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act after a prolonged policy fight.

A Sixth Circuit panel ruled that Kalshi’s sports-related event contracts are not federally regulated swaps, placing them within reach of state gaming regulators in Ohio and Tennessee. The decision deepens a growing appellate split over prediction markets and increases the likelihood that the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the issue.

A temporary SEC framework for tokenized U.S. equities has moved blockchain-based trading closer to regulated capital markets. The shift underscores a widening policy challenge: technology is advancing while Congress remains divided over durable digital asset legislation.

New York officials have sued Polymarket US, alleging the prediction market provider is operating without a gambling license in the state. The case intensifies the national dispute over whether event contracts fall under federal derivatives oversight or state gambling law.

Kalshi says it has not been contacted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and does not believe it is facing a formal examination over trading activity. The prediction market attributes unusual patterns in its ether perpetual market to liquidity incentives, while attention grows around volume quality and surveillance in prediction markets.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has cautioned prediction market operators that contracts based on what a named person may say or do can carry heightened manipulation risks. The advisory does not ban the category, but it signals that platforms may need strong safeguards, public scrutiny, and independent verification before listing such markets.

White House and Treasury officials are signaling that the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act may not be the near-term driver of U.S. crypto policy. With Congress facing a lame duck session after the elections, regulatory agencies are now carrying much of the industry’s rulemaking momentum.

Public trade data from Kalshi’s bitcoin and ether perpetual-futures markets shows a large share of sampled activity came from recurring fixed-dollar trade sizes. The pattern points to possible automated execution, though the data does not identify the traders or establish wrongdoing.

The Senate’s failure to advance the Clarity Act keeps U.S. digital asset policy largely in the hands of the SEC and CFTC. Market participants say the stalemate protects bank deposits from yield-bearing stablecoins while giving clearer offshore regimes such as the UAE another opening to attract crypto firms.

Bitcoin stayed near the $75,000 mark despite a Federal Reserve rate increase and the U.S. Senate’s failure to advance the Clarity Act. Traders now see the market caught between range-bound consolidation, regulatory uncertainty, and a possible breakout if price can clear $80,000.

U.S. market regulators are advancing crypto rulemaking after the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act failed to move forward. The push may give the sector near-term guidance, but agency action remains less durable than legislation.

Kevin O’Leary expects Congress to return to crypto market structure legislation after the midterm elections as a separate digital asset tax bill advances. He argues that once lawmakers move to tax activities such as staking, pressure will build for clearer rules governing the sector.

The Senate’s failure to advance the Clarity Act has prolonged uncertainty over how digital assets will be regulated in the United States. Industry executives say the setback could push some capital, talent and innovation toward jurisdictions with clearer rules, though many still expect U.S. agencies to shape the near-term path forward.

Payward plans to offer U.S. clients access to onchain perpetual futures markets on Hyperliquid, subject to regulatory approval. The proposal would use Bitnomial Exchange and NinjaTrader Clearing to place a popular crypto derivatives product inside a regulated U.S. framework.

Crypto-linked equities sold off Tuesday after the U.S. Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. Coinbase, Circle and Galaxy each dropped more than 8% as investors reassessed the path toward federal crypto market rules.

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act failed to advance in the U.S. Senate after falling short of the 60 votes needed to move forward. The defeat leaves crypto market structure policy in the hands of regulators for now, while industry groups reassess their political strategy.

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is heading toward a difficult opening Senate vote as Republicans and Democrats remain divided over the bill’s latest language. Crypto industry groups are urging lawmakers to keep negotiations alive, while policy analysts warn the path forward is narrow.

The Senate faces a pivotal decision on whether to advance the Clarity Act, a digital asset framework designed to bring clearer rules to the U.S. crypto market. Supporters argue the bill could help keep blockchain innovation onshore while addressing uncertainty that has pushed much cryptocurrency trading overseas.

Senate Democrats delivered a counterproposal to Republicans on major crypto market structure legislation as lawmakers moved toward a critical procedural vote. The dispute centers on ethics language, state enforcement authority, stablecoin provisions and the scope of federal oversight.

Bitcoin pulled back from highs above $79,000 as traders weighed a pivotal Senate procedural vote on the Clarity Act. Rising oil prices and expectations for a Federal Reserve rate increase added another layer of pressure across major crypto assets.

A bipartisan group of state attorneys general is pressing the U.S. Senate to revise the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before advancing it. The officials warn that ambiguous federal preemption language could limit state lawsuits tied to crypto scams, securities violations and commodities enforcement.

Senate Republicans circulated a fresh Clarity Act draft with changes affecting decentralized finance entities, credit unions and digital asset oversight. The bill still faces a difficult procedural test requiring 60 Senate votes, with bipartisan ethics language remaining a major unresolved issue.

Polymarket has appointed veteran finance executive Warren Jenson as its first chief financial officer. The move comes as the prediction market operator works to scale its CFTC regulated U.S. exchange and broaden its global trading platform.