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By Evie Vavasseur
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Warren Files 40 Amendments Targeting Fed Access. Senator Elizabeth Warren didn't hold back. She filed over 40 amendments.
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DeFi Rules and Legal Tender Fights. It's not just stablecoins. Senator Mark Warner proposed amendments to redefine when DeFi protocols…
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The Senate Banking Committee's CLARITY Act just landed in its markup phase. Over 100 amendments got filed. That's a lot.
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The bill tries to set up a crypto market structure, but banks and crypto groups can't agree on much. One big fight? Stablecoin rewards.
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Senator Elizabeth Warren didn't hold back. She filed over 40 amendments. A bunch of them target a provision that would limit crypto firms' access to Federal Reserve master…
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The Fed access question matters a lot. Banking associations like the Independent Community Bankers of America already said they're worried about crypto institutions getting…
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Senator Reed went a different direction. He filed an amendment to ban cryptocurrencies as legal tender.
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These amendments show how far apart the sides still are. The bill's supposed to be a compromise, but the amendment count tells a different story.
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Crypto industry groups want the CLARITY Act passed without major changes. They're pushing for a statutory framework that lets innovation happen under clear regulations.
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Related: US banks rally ceos against stablecoin yields ahead of may 14 vote
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The stablecoin rewards fight is basically about competition. Banks don't want crypto platforms offering anything that looks like interest on deposits.
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Warren's ethics amendments add another layer. She's focused on potential conflicts of interest involving President Donald Trump and his family's crypto ventures.
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The DeFi amendments from Warner are tricky. Decentralized protocols don't have a single company or person running them, which makes traditional compliance hard.
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Reed's legal tender amendment probably won't pass, but it signals where some lawmakers stand.
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The markup phase will show which amendments have support. Some will pass, some won't, and the final bill could look pretty different from what's on the table now.
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