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Trump pro-crypto push prompts U.S. SEC, Ripple to call for CLARITY Act passage

U.S. securities regulators, Senate Republicans and Ripple Labs have issued support messages for the CLARITY Act, a crypto market structure bill, pressing for action in the full Senate. The statements followed President Donald Trump’s post pledging to make the United States the world’s crypto capital and criticising former SEC Chair Gary Gensler. SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the era of enforcement-driven regulation was over. The bill cleared the Senate Banking Committee 15-9.

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Trump executive order on Fed payments access stirs XRP

U.S. President Donald Trump’s new fintech executive order has put the possibility of crypto firms gaining direct access to the Federal Reserve’s payment system under official review. The focus is whether the Fed will open master accounts and payment infrastructure to crypto companies that have relied on partner or intermediary banks. The review could include Coinbase, Circle Internet Group and Ripple, prompting both expectations of change and bank-sector concerns about stability and oversight.

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Grayscale identifies four altcoins likely to benefit from Clarity Act

Grayscale selected Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain and Canton Network as blockchains that could be most likely to attract institutional inflows after the passage of the Clarity Act. It said greater regulatory clarity could push capital toward networks with deeper on-chain finance foundations. The Clarity Act cleared the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on May 14 by 15-9 and now heads to a full Senate vote, where 60 votes are needed for final passage.