Crypto Clarity Watch

Crypto Clarity Watch — Lantern Podcasts

Država Združene države Amerike

Zvrsti Novice, Politika, Tehnologija

Jezik EN-US

Epizode 1

Zadnja 03.07.2026

Crypto Clarity Watch is a daily legislative intelligence briefing focused on the U.S. crypto market-structure fight. It tracks the CLARITY Act's position in Congress, covering committee markups, Senate calendars, floor votes, and cloture math using exact legislative language and sourced whip counts. The podcast breaks down the SEC versus CFTC jurisdiction split, stablecoin regulatory framework debates, and token classification issues in plain terms. It presents both industry arguments for regulatory clarity and critics' investor-protection concerns with equal rigor, avoiding boosterism or crypto doom. Updated daily when Congress is in session, it serves those navigating DeFi compliance, stablecoin policy, and digital asset regulation.

Epizode

Trump Crypto Haul Puts Ethics Heat on Digital-Asset Bills — July 03, 2026 03.07.2026 4min

Trump crypto disclosures put at least $1.4 billion in 2025 digital-asset earnings inside the ethics fight around federal crypto policy, with watchdog criticism sharpening as Congress weighs market-structure rules. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Inside Trump's $1.4 billion crypto Empire: altcoins, Bitcoin—and a stake in Michael Saylor’s Strategy | Fortune — Fortune https://fortune.com/2026/07/01/inside-trumps-1-4-billion-crypto-empire-altcoins-bitcoin-strategy/ 2. Former ethics lawyer says Trump's crypto poses 'clear conflict of interest' | KERA News — KERA News https://www.keranews.org/2026-07-02/former-ethics-lawyer-says-trumps-crypto-poses-clear-conflict-of-interest Follow and rate Crypto Clarity Watch wherever you listen. Feedback? Email crypto-clarity-watch@lanternpodcasts.com
CLARITY’s Senate Squeeze: DeFi Carveouts, AML Fights, Trump Crypto — July 02, 2026 02.07.2026 9min

CLARITY Act negotiations are tightening around Section 604’s DeFi protections and illicit-finance safeguards, with Senate timing still constrained before recess. A fresh Lummis-Warren clash and Trump’s crypto disclosures sharpen the stakes for developers, issuers, and regulators. In this episode: Top stories: 1. White House Meets Sheriffs to Break CLARITY Act Deadlock — ICOBench https://icobench.com/news/clarity-act-white-house-law-enforcement-section-604/ 2. Washington Said The SAVE Act Was Clarity For Crypto. The Market Is Reading It As Uncertainty Instead. | IBTimes — IBTimes https://www.ibtimes.com/washington-said-save-act-was-clarity-crypto-market-reading-it-uncertainty-instead-3804753 3. US starts clock to bring in ID checks for converting dollars to stablecoins but DeFi stays outside the rules — CryptoSlate https://cryptoslate.com/stablecoin-issuers-get-a-new-kyc-clock-but-defis-harder-fight-is-still-ahead/ 4. Senator Lummis calls out Warren for baseless attacks on Clarity Act — Crypto Briefing https://cryptobriefing.com/lummis-defends-clarity-act-warren-claims/ 5. Trump: $1.4 Billion in 2025 Crypto Earnings as Bitcoin, Ether, Memecoins and World Liberty Populate Filing — Bitcoin.com https://news.bitcoin.com/trump-2025-crypto-earnings-disclosure/ Follow and rate Crypto Clarity Watch wherever you listen. Feedback? Email crypto-clarity-watch@lanternpodcasts.com
CLARITY’s DeFi Fight, Stablecoin KYC, and Trump Crypto Cash — July 01, 2026 01.07.2026 10min

CLARITY Act negotiators are trying to save DeFi developer protections as law enforcement presses AML objections, while agencies tee up stablecoin customer-ID rules and Trump’s crypto disclosures sharpen the ethics fight around Washington’s digital-asset agenda. In this episode: Top stories: 1. CLARITY Act Faces Senate Clock as Law Enforcement Pushes Back on DeFi Exemption – Easterngifts — wellnessfitpro http://ungukabank.com/clarity-act-faces-senate-clock-as-law-enforcement-pushes-back-on-defi-exemption/ 2. Agencies Propose Customer Identification Program Requirements for Stablecoin Issuers – Cooley Finsights — Cooley Finsights https://finsights.cooley.com/agencies-propose-customer-identification-program-requirements-for-stablecoin-issuers/ 3. Trump took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year, financial disclosure shows | PBS News — PBS NewsHour https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/trump-took-in-about-1-2-billion-from-crypto-businesses-last-year-financial-disclosure-shows 4. SCOTUS Overturns Humphrey's Executor in Trump v. Slaughter — TFTC https://www.tftc.io/trump-v-slaughter-scotus-humphreys-executor-sec-cftc-bitcoin/ 5. Is the United States’ Big Bet on Stablecoins a Bet Against U.S. Sanctions? Opportunities for Congress to Strengthen Crypto Security | The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs — The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs https://www.belfercenter.org/research-analysis/united-states-big-bet-stablecoins-bet-against-us-sanctions-opportunities-congress Follow and rate Crypto Clarity Watch wherever you listen. Feedback? Email crypto-clarity-watch@lanternpodcasts.com
CLARITY Waits as Court Reshapes Crypto Regulators — June 30, 2026 30.06.2026 7min

CLARITY Act remains eligible for Senate floor consideration but still faces a 60-vote threshold, Senate Agriculture reconciliation, and House harmonization; meanwhile, a Supreme Court ruling expands presidential removal power over SEC and CFTC commissioners, changing who controls crypto enforcement. In this episode: Top stories: 1. MoFo's Financial Markets & Innovation #19 — MoFo's Financial Markets & Innovation https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/mofo-s-financial-markets-innovation-19-9743952/ 2. US Supreme Court grants Trump authority to fire agency heads, excludes Federal Reserve — Crypto Briefing https://cryptobriefing.com/supreme-court-trump-fire-agency-heads-crypto/ 3. Step Back: Before we get lost in Senate calendars and cloture talk, what would actually change if Congress moves more crypto oversight from the SEC to the CFTC—and who benefits or loses under that shift: stablecoin holders, token issuers, DeFi developers, or everyday investors? Follow and rate Crypto Clarity Watch wherever you listen. Feedback? Email crypto-clarity-watch@lanternpodcasts.com
Senate puts a CBDC freeze inside housing bill — June 29, 2026 29.06.2026 2min

Federal Reserve CBDC work would be barred until 2030 under a Senate-passed housing bill now headed to the House, shifting any future U.S. digital-dollar decision from the central bank to Congress. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Senate passes housing bill that blocks Fed CBDC work until 2030 | Chain Drift — Chain Drift https://chaindrift.io/policy-regulation/senate-housing-bill-fed-cbdc-ban-2030 Follow and rate Crypto Clarity Watch wherever you listen. Feedback? Email crypto-clarity-watch@lanternpodcasts.com
CLARITY Gets a Hearing as Senate Floor Math Stays Unsettled — June 26, 2026 26.06.2026 5min

CLARITY Act supporters have a July 17 House Financial Services field hearing, but the Senate floor path remains unscheduled after committee action and calendar placement. The stakes are jurisdictional clarity for token issuers, DeFi builders, and stablecoin rules amid ethics fights. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Crypto finally has a CLARITY Act date – delivery now depends on seven Senate Democrats - BitRss - Crypto World News — BitRss https://bitrss.com/crypto-finally-has-a-clarity-act-date-delivery-now-depends-on-seven-senate-democrats-224694 2. Senate Democrats urge Republicans to hold hearings on Trump family crypto ties to Abu Dhabi royalty | The Block — The Block https://www.theblock.co/post/405902/senate-democrats-urge-republicans-to-hold-hearings-on-trump-family-crypto-ties-to-abu-dhabi-royalty 3. The CLARITY Act Cleared the House and a Senate Committee. XRP Holders Want to Know What Happens on the Floor | Disruption Banking — Disruption Banking https://www.disruptionbanking.com/2026/06/23/the-clarity-act-cleared-the-house-and-a-senate-committee-xrp-holders-want-to-know-what-happens-on-the-floor/ Follow and rate Crypto Clarity Watch wherever you listen. Feedback? Email crypto-clarity-watch@lanternpodcasts.com