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U.S. Senate Democrats are reportedly set to reopen talks with representatives from the cryptocurrency industry on Friday regarding the CLARITY Act.

The Senate Banking Committee abruptly postponed its CLARITY Act markup, halting a pivotal week for U.S. crypto policy.

The Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act heads into a crucial week on Capitol Hill as Senate committees prepare markups on the long-awaited U.S. crypto regulation.

A new 50-page House Financial Services Committee report formally documents what Republicans call a Biden-era “Operation Chokepoint 2.0,” detailing how regulators pressured banks to avoid crypto while publicly denying any discouragement.

Momentum for the U.S. crypto market structure legislation is quietly reaching new heights.

Many on the political left still see Bitcoin as a capitalist symbol — nothing more than a tool for speculators. But that framing misses the deeper story now unfolding across the world: Bitcoin as a lifeline for people living under financial repression and political censorship.

Speaker Johnson looks to maintain a “symbiotic” relationship between the Bitcoin and crypto industry and the Republican-led House, while advocacy groups such as the Bitcoin Voter PAC are committed to protecting the Republican majority in the House come midterms.

The Bitcoin industry could be in for yet another four years of harassment and attacks if Kamala Harris is elected president.