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Coinbase unveils its "AiFi" strategy for AI-agent payments just as Bitcoin heads into a week stacked with a Fed rate decision, major earnings, and a closing window for the CLARITY Act — a rare overlap of a long-term industry bet and short-term market risk.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs shed roughly $465M over two sessions as the Senate's CLARITY Act deadline looms, even as Charles Schwab and Fidelity press lawmakers to pass the bill before the August recess.
The SEC added three crypto items to its 2026 Unified Regulatory Agenda: offerings (RIN 3235‑AN38), broker‑dealer capital and custody (AN48), and market‑structure amendments (AN49). NPRMs are targeted for July.
Sixteen months after Trump’s executive order, the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve remains a work in progress. Bloomberg reported on July 6, 2026 that Treasury and Commerce are competing to run it.
The MiCA e‑money‑token deadline hit on July 1, 2026. Binance and Bybit restricted services for EEA users; Coinbase, Kraken, OKX and Crypto.com — all MiCA‑licensed — moved to absorb the flow.
The SEC published a Draft Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2026–2030 on June 2, 2026 that names digital‑asset rulemaking a top priority — a marked shift from the prior administration.
The Senate Banking Committee advanced the CLARITY Act on May 14, 2026 by a 15‑9 markup vote. Democrats Ruben Gallego and Angela Alsobrooks joined every Republican on the panel.