CFTC Chair Selig orders crypto market rules work as Clarity Act Senate window shrinks
He floated a DCM-style “crypto asset market” label as a fallback if the bill cannot reach 60 votes within three weeks.
He floated a DCM-style “crypto asset market” label as a fallback if the bill cannot reach 60 votes within three weeks.
His pitch on microtransactions landed as the CFTC floated a lighter-touch SEF order book proposal with a 30-day comment window.
The break coincided with a US Treasury plan to raise long-end buybacks from $2B to at least $4B per operation starting Sept. 9.
Strategist Mark Connors frames the shift as a long-yield relief valve, with Sept. 15 policy progress as the near-term check.
Critics frame the effort as ideological surveillance, but key details on tools and governance are still missing.
The eight-week virtual accelerator requires Base as the primary chain and ends with a New York Demo Day in November.
The White House remarks offered no approval, structure, or timeline for an onshore perps product.
Coinbase’s CEO argues programmable, global, instant, low-fee rails fit autonomous agent payments, but flags regulation and volatility as blockers.
Hayes tied the distribution to an early-2027 genesis launch but gave no eligibility or token mechanics.
Robinhood Stock Tokens offer 1:1-backed exposure to 190+ U.S. stocks in 120+ countries, but U.S. rollout hinges on securities rules and shareholder rights.
The proposal sets $5M/4-year and $75M/12-month issuance caps and opens a 60-day comment window after Federal Register publication.
Data showed 637 BTC of short liquidations on Monday, while spot demand and ETF flows were cited as the constraint.
Prosecutors say “The Crypto Program” promised 25% monthly guaranteed returns and ran from June 2022 to August 2023.
Proceeds went to STRC repurchases, STRC dividends, and a $4.80B USD reserve that the firm says covers 2.8 years of obligations.
Scamwatch logged A$45m+ in 2026 investment-scam losses so far, even after ASIC deactivated nearly 12,000 scam sites in 2025.
Once agents can touch wallets, exchanges, and DeFi, one weak approval path can become an irreversible on-chain loss.
Allium modeled liquidations on both sides if Unitree’s first print lands far from the $92–$94 perp level.
The promo leans on an AI+meme narrative while pointing to AlphaSwap’s demo as the only checkable product hook.
Short liquidations hit $11.3K in 24 hours and spot volume rose 70% to $5.14M as price pushed off the $0.095–$0.14 demand zone.
The sit-down is planned ahead of the CFTC committee’s inaugural Thursday session on crypto market structure and clarity.