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Story: Trump Invites Coinbase, Ripple, and 8 Other Crypto Giants to White House as CLARITY Act…

By Dan Saada

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CLARITY Act Stalls as Bipartisan Support Cracks. The CLARITY Act started the year with real momentum.

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SEC and CFTC Push Ahead Without Congress. While the CLARITY Act sits stuck, both the SEC and CFTC are moving on crypto through the authority…

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President Trump is set to sit down with crypto executives at the White House on August 19. The guest list is long and heavy — Coinbase, Ripple, Andreessen Horowitz, Chainlink,…

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The timing is pretty deliberate. Congress is grinding through a critical stretch for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act — a bill designed to create a federal framework for…

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The CLARITY Act started the year with real momentum. Bipartisan backing, a clear need for federal crypto rules, and a White House that seemed ready to push — it looked like a…

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Galaxy Digital's 10% estimate probably isn't the floor either. It's unclear how much room there is to negotiate the sticking points before recess hits.

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Related: SEC Tokenization Exemption Stuck in Limbo as CLARITY Act Hits Senate Wall

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The CFTC is moving fast too. Chair Selig has the agency's inaugural Innovation Advisory Committee meeting lined up for August 20 — one day after the White House gathering — where…

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That CFTC intervention matters beyond Kalshi. It's a signal that federal agencies are willing to act unilaterally to preserve oversight, even when state regulators push back hard.

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The White House meeting on August 19 lands right in the middle of all of this. It's not a signing ceremony. There's no bill ready to sign.

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See also: Trumps World Liberty Financial Gets OCC Nod, But Capital Hurdles Remain

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For the companies in the room, the stakes are real. Coinbase, Ripple, and Kraken have all dealt with prolonged regulatory uncertainty. Gemini too.

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