The U.S. Senate rejected a procedural cloture vote 49-50 on the Clarity Act, a cryptocurrency regulation bill, effectively blocking further consideration. The vote followed months of negotiations between Republicans and Democrats over ethics rules, stablecoin safeguards, and restrictions on officials' crypto holdings, with Democrats seeking additional restrictions that Republicans deemed unreasonable.
Bitcoin's rally has stalled as traders reassess expectations for U.S. cryptocurrency regulation, particularly the CLARITY Act's prospects in the Senate. Political disagreements over provisions and enforcement have complicated bipartisan support, while macroeconomic factors like Treasury yields and Federal Reserve policy add further uncertainty to the digital asset's trajectory.
The US government launched at least three previously unreported investigations into Polymarket, a prediction market, examining suspicious trading on Biden pardons, Iran-related contracts, and Google-related events. The investigations were prompted by media reports and involved potential insider trading violations under the Commodities Exchange Act.
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