Wintermute Said 30% in April. The CLARITY Market Just Hit 31%.
Regulators blew the GENIUS Act deadline and CLARITY odds fell to a record 31%. Both halves of crypto's Washington trade slipped in one week.
Regulators blew the GENIUS Act deadline and CLARITY odds fell to a record 31%. Both halves of crypto's Washington trade slipped in one week.
After four months of stalemate, the Tillis-Alsobrooks compromise text dropped Thursday night. The Senate has until May 21 to do something with it, or the bill goes back on the shelf until 2030.
The Iran conflict didn't just move markets — it exposed how fragile the consensus around Bitcoin's identity had become. Between a hawkish Fed, $115 oil, and a correlation flip no one saw coming, the old rules are being rewritten in real time.
The deal gives Payward all three CFTC licenses needed to run a full-stack U.S. crypto derivatives platform. It follows Deutsche Börse's $200 million stake in Kraken earlier this week.
Ron Hammond, head of policy at crypto market maker Wintermute, is significantly more cautious than prediction markets on the CLARITY Act's 2026 prospects. Bank opposition on stablecoin yield, fluid committee timelines, and Trump-linked political headwinds are his three core concerns.
X's Head of Product Nikita Bier says the feature has already moved markets. Canada gets a pilot trading button through Wealthsimple. X Money's public launch looms in the background.
Senators Warren, Schiff, and Blumenthal have sent a formal document request to Fight Fight Fight LLC — the TRUMP token co-issuer — over a planned April 25 Mar-a-Lago gala where top token holders receive exclusive access to the President.
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