Olivia Bennett
Crypto regulation and compliance specialist tracking MiCA, SEC actions, and global policy developments.
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CLARITY Act Heads for July Senate Vote Needing 7 Democratic Crossovers
CLARITY-ACT News Senate Republican leaders are racing to bring the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, to a floor vote in July, with roughly four weeks left before the chamber breaks for its August recess. Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott and Majority Leader John
MiCA Goes Live July 1 With Mandatory EU-Wide Crypto Licensing
MICA News The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) reaches full force on July 1, 2026, when the transition window closes and a unified licensing regime becomes effectively mandatory for crypto-asset service providers operating across the bloc. From that date, firms
MiCA Deadline Pushes OKX to Offer 8% Bonus to Lure EU Users
MICA News Exchanges authorized under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework are moving aggressively to capture users stranded by rivals that failed to secure approval before the July 1 enforcement date. OKX Europe chief executive Erald Ghoos said the platform woul
Germany Leads MiCA Rollout With 57 of 244 EU Crypto Licenses
MICA News Germany has emerged as the clear front-runner under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, holding 57 authorized crypto-asset service provider (CASP) licenses as the regime takes full effect this Wednesday. Interim register data from the European Securi
Bitcoin Treasury Firms Face Delisting Under South Korea's $145M KOSDAQ Rule
Bitcoin News South Korea has placed its publicly listed Bitcoin (BTC) treasury companies on notice, with revised KOSDAQ listing rules taking effect on July 1, 2026 that expose several Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) firms to delisting r
Galaxy Research Cuts CLARITY Act 2026 Passage Odds to 50%
CLARITY-ACT News The probability that the United States passes the CLARITY Act in 2026 has been cut to 50%, down from 60% three weeks earlier, according to a fresh weekly research note from a major digital-asset firm. The downgrade reflects a shrinking Senate calendar rather than any new
CLARITY Act Passage Odds Drop to 48% Ahead of July Senate Push
CLARITY-ACT News The probability that the United States Congress passes the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY-Act) this year has fallen to 48%, dropping below even odds as the legislative calendar tightens. Republican lawmakers have signaled renewed urgency to move the bill, driv
EU Committee Backs MiCA Review of DeFi and Staking Ahead of July 7 Vote
MICA News The European Parliament's economic affairs committee has urged the European Commission to assess whether decentralized finance, staking, crypto lending and non-fungible tokens should be regulated under MiCA, the bloc's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation. The recommendation for
CLARITY Act Passage Odds Slashed to 50-50 Before Senate August Recess
CLARITY-ACT News Galaxy Digital’s research arm has cut the odds of the CLARITY Act becoming law in 2026 to a coin flip, lowering its estimate to 50-50 from 60% just three weeks earlier. Researcher Alex Thorn framed the downgrade as a calendar problem rather than a substance problem: the
US-CONGRESS Democrat Files 11-Page Letter to Halt Crypto in 401(k)s
US-CONGRESS News A senior House Democrat has formally asked the U.S. Department of Labor to abandon its plan to open 401(k) retirement accounts to cryptocurrency. Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, filed an 11-page comment letter with the depar
Galaxy Research Cuts CLARITY-Act Senate Passage Odds to 50-50 for 2026
CLARITY-ACT News Galaxy Digital’s research arm has cut the odds of the CLARITY Act becoming law in 2026 to 50-50, down from roughly 60 percent just three weeks earlier, citing a Senate floor calendar that shortens each week. The downgrade is a timing problem more than a substance one: th
CLARITY Act Positions Revenue Tokens for Revaluation as Hyperliquid Tops $871M
CLARITY-ACT News A cluster of revenue-generating crypto tokens is being positioned for a potential revaluation as Congress moves closer to a federal rulebook for digital-asset markets. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, would define which agencies oversee cry