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Bankers are scrambling as Senate schedules CLARITY Act markup for May 14

The Senate Banking Committee plans to mark up the CLARITY Act on May 14, giving the stalled crypto-market-structure bill its clearest path this year toward a committee vote. The hearing would move one of Congress’s most closely watched digital-asset bills……
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The SEC looks at a 1990s fix for crypto markets to allow true “innovation pathway”

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US CLARITY Act sees ‘big step forward’ as markup set for May 14

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LayerZero Admits Mistake in 1/1 DVN Setup Tied to $292M Kelp Hack

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Bitcoin stalls as BTC ETF outflows hit $268M: Will new Fed chair restore the rally?

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Senate Banking Committee plans to hold key market structure hearing on Thursday

The Senate Banking Committee announced it would hold its markup hearing for the Clarity Act on March 14. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →