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COIN: Coinbase Stock Pumps 10% as Crypto Bros Eye Senate Vote on CLARITY Act
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22 July 2026
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Fusion42 · 22 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The US Senate is set to vote this week on the CLARITY Act, which would establish the first comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto assets by splitting oversight between the SEC and CFTC. Passage would reduce regulatory uncertainty for crypto businesses and potentially unlock institutional participation through clearer rules on custody, lending, and trading.
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If CLARITY passes this week, crypto custody and lending stop being legal grey zones and become regulated products—that's when banks and pension funds actually enter the market. You now have a hard deadline: before 7 August, the regulatory regime either locks in or stalls for another election cycle.
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Fintech · regulatory-clarity · crypto-oversight · institutional-access · sec-cftc-split · senate-vote