New CLARITY Act update bans officials including presidents from issuing or even holding crypto tokens

On July 22, US Senate Republicans released an updated version of the CLARITY Act, moving one of Washington’s most consequential cryptocurrency bills back toward a potential floor vote. The updated text follows weeks of negotiations and seeks to establish a broad federal market-structure framework for digital assets in the United States. The proposal addresse...
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