Crypto entered 2026 asking Washington for one rulebook. It reached the Senate vote divided over a harder question: who should profit when digital dollars sit idle?

The CFTC has sent a crypto proposal for White House review that could create a regulated route for leveraged trading after CLARITY failed in the Senate.

The SEC has opened a five-year route for tokenized stock trading, but the order covers a controlled market test rather than the wider framework Congress failed to approve.

The SEC and CFTC move ahead with crypto rules after CLARITY fails, while comprehensive spot-market oversight still requires Congress.

The Federal Reserve unanimously raised its target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00%, while officials’ projections pointed to one more increase before year-end.

The House Ways and Means Committee has approved legislation that would eliminate a separate gain-or-loss calculation when crypto is used to pay qualifying fees of $10 or less.

After a forceful final appeal from Sen. Cynthia Lummis, the CLARITY Act failed to win the 60 votes needed to advance in the Senate on September 15.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Mark Warner say the revised CLARITY Act ethics rules still leave enforcement under the control of officials appointed by President Donald Trump.

Senate Republicans released a revised CLARITY Act draft that adds state-backed ethics enforcement ahead of Tuesday’s vote on whether the Senate will take up the bill.

Donald Trump met advisers on September 12 to discuss government ethics language under consideration for the CLARITY Act.

Senate Republicans have revised their crypto market-structure bill before a September 15 procedural vote, addressing disputes over controlled DeFi platforms, prediction markets and state authority.

Germany is reportedly considering a 25% capital-income tax on gains from crypto bought from 2027, ending the one-year exemption for new purchases while leaving older holdings under the current rules.