BitMart Shutdown: The Venues Are Closing While Perpetual Futures Move Onshore
BitMart began an orderly wind-down on 26 July 2026, three days after BitMEX announced its closure. Trading ends 26 August and withdrawals remain open.
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CLARITY Act Senate Vote: The Police Union Switched Sides and the Seven Votes Did Not Move
The National Fraternal Order of Police dropped its opposition to the CLARITY Act. Seven Senate Democrats still say the merged text falls short.
CLARITY Act Ethics Provision: The Conflict Ban Written to Expire in 2029
The near-final CLARITY Act draft adds a conflict-of-interest ban on the president and federal officials that its sponsors wrote to expire in January 2029.
CFTC Perpetual Futures: Why Exchanges Stopped Claiming Regulatory Firsts and Kept Launching the Product
Exchanges stopped claiming regulatory firsts for CFTC perpetual futures and kept listing the contracts while a court decides if they are swaps.
GENIUS Act Rulemaking Deadline: The Agencies Opened a Comment Window That Closes a Month After It
The GENIUS Act required final stablecoin rules by 18 July 2026. A joint agency proposal published on 22 June set a comment window that closes on 21 August.
CLARITY Act Bankruptcy Protection: What Custody Rules Cover and What the House Declined to Vote On
Lummis says the CLARITY Act keeps customer crypto out of a bankruptcy pool. The protection runs through custody rules, and one amendment never got a vote.
CLARITY Act Ethics Provision: The House Made One Amendment in Order Out of Fifty-One
The CLARITY Act ethics provision was proposed seven times in the House. One amendment out of fifty-one was made in order, and the Senate now holds the question.