Bitcoin briefly surged above $82,000 after the US Clarity Act advanced out of the Senate Banking Committee on a 15-9 bipartisan vote. The bill—already approved by the House—seeks to reduce regulatory uncertainty by assigning oversight for digital commodities to the CFTC and digital securities to the SEC, a change that could draw more institutional players. Still, it faces major hurdles: a 60-vote Senate requirement, reconciliation with other versions, and unresolved ethics provisions tied to lawmakers trading crypto.
The Senate Banking Committee holds a decisive May 14, 2026 markup vote on the 309-page Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, a key step toward comprehensive U.S. crypto market structure rules. The committee will debate more than 100 amendments and decide whether to send the bill to the full Senate. A July 4 White House signing target is on the table, but timing depends on reaching a 60-vote threshold. Earlier delays followed Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s objections over stablecoin yield.
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Gunshots echoed inside the Philippine Senate late Wednesday as Ronald Dela Rosa, wanted by the International Criminal Court, was inside the complex. Soldiers were seen entering the building after Dela Rosa urged the military to resist his arrest. Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano said he did not know who fired the shots, escalating an already tense standoff.
Chaos erupted inside the Philippine Senate as gunfire broke out during an attempted arrest of Senator Ronald dela Rosa, a Duterte aide linked to an ICC fugitive situation. Witnesses reported the shots occurred while dela Rosa remained in the building under protective custody by allied lawmakers, escalating tensions and sparking an emergency response.
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