WASHINGTON GOES ALL-IN ON CRYPTO AS CLARITY ACT NEGOTIATIONS INTENSIFY

Summary from the TLDR Fintech newsletter

President Donald Trump urged lawmakers to pass a “fair version” of the CLARITY Act as crypto executives met with the White House over remaining disputes, particularly ethics provisions tied to government officials' crypto interests. At the same time, the CFTC warned it could use existing authority to build its own crypto regulatory regime if Congress stalls, while the SEC proposed its first crypto-specific fundraising framework with new exemptions and a conditional safe harbor.