Senators and White House reach agreement in principle on CLARITY Act over stablecoin yields
Lawmakers and the White House appear to have broken a key deadlock over the CLARITY Act, reaching what has been described as an agreement in principle on the language that had stalled the bill for months. The breakthrough centers on stablecoin yield programs, the issue that had effectively frozen Senate Banking Committee progress since January.
Citigroup cuts 12-month BTC and ETH targets, citing stalled U.S. crypto legislation
Citigroup lowered its 12-month targets for Bitcoin and Ethereum, trimming its outlook for the two largest digital assets as regulatory momentum in the United States stalled. The bank cut its Bitcoin target to $112,000 from $143,000 and reduced its Ethereum target to $3,175 from $4,304.
Trump escalates confrontation with banks over stablecoin yield and stalled CLARITY Act
President Donald Trump escalated his public pressure campaign, accusing U.S. banks of undermining his crypto agenda by obstructing the CLARITY Act and trying to weaken the GENIUS Act—the stablecoin framework he signed in July 2025. Trump’s message was that banks are not just lobbying; they are actively slowing the policy pathway he wants for digital […]
White House Tweet Flagged a Privacy Risk in the CLARITY Act That Could Entrench Surveillance
A White House tweet this week put a spotlight on a potential privacy weakness in the CLARITY Act, warning that the bill’s current drafting could steer crypto intermediaries toward surveillance-first operating models. The underlying concern is that compliance expectations could expand data collection by default, even when users are simply transacting on public blockchains.
CLARITY Act Headed For Senate Banking Committee Markup On Jan. 15, 2026
The Senate Banking Committee will mark up the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (the CLARITY Act) on January 15, 2026, according to the committee schedule. The session, led by Chairman Senator Tim Scott, is meant to formalize a taxonomy that splits digital-asset oversight between the CFTC and the SEC.