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Image: crypto.newsThe Senate Has One Week: CLARITY's Last August Window
According to reporting by crypto.news on August 3, 2026, the CLARITY Act faces a critical legislative bottleneck in the United States Senate ahead of the scheduled August recess, with passage odds dropping significantly on prediction markets. The status of the market structure bill remains unconfirmed regarding procedural floor action, and these developments are not officially confirmed.
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crypto.newsThe Senate Has One Week: CLARITY's Last August Window
According to reporting by crypto.news on August 3, 2026, the CLARITY Act faces a critical legislative bottleneck in the United States Senate ahead of the scheduled August recess, with passage odds dropping significantly on prediction markets. The status of the market structure bill remains unconfirmed regarding procedural floor action, and these developments are not officially confirmed.
crypto.newsBitcoin Price Slips Below $63,000 Amid Coldcard Security Incidents and Macro Pressures
According to crypto.news, Bitcoin fell below $63,000 despite lower oil and rising stock futures as Coldcard thefts, ETF outflows and policy delays returned to focus, which is not officially confirmed.
crypto.news via LBankBernstein Warns of Potential Crypto Market Sell-Off as Senate Schedule Omits CLARITY Act
According to reporting by LBank News citing crypto.news and analyst commentary from Bernstein, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act passage odds have fallen to 28% as the Senate’s summer recess approaches. Bernstein expects a failed vote or legislative delay to produce an immediate negative reaction across digital asset markets. The bill remains absent from the Senate schedule, leaving lawmakers a narrow window to act before a tentative recess. These developments are not officially confirmed by legislative authorities and rely on media reporting.
crypto.newsColdcard Hardware Wallet Exploit Triggers Industry-Wide Demand for Independent Entropy Audits Following Multimillion-Dollar Bitcoin Thefts
A multi-year seed-generation vulnerability in Coldcard hardware wallets has sparked urgent calls for independent firmware testing after suspected attacks drained nearly $90 million worth of Bitcoin from thousands of addresses. Kraken chief security officer Nick Percoco argued that hardware wallet manufacturers should not remain the sole parties verifying wallet secret generation. Publisher reports indicate that these allegations are not officially confirmed by comprehensive first-party forensic audits across every impacted victim wallet.
crypto.newsLuno Blocks Certain Crypto Transfers Ahead of August 31 Deadline
According to reporting by crypto.news, Luno has halted cryptocurrency transfers for specific users, establishing August 31 as the final deadline for standard bank withdrawals ahead of planned account closures on September 1. These details are not officially confirmed by the exchange in a public broad announcement.
crypto.newsSEC Sets August 24 Deadline in Nasdaq Bitcoin Options Review Amid Jurisdictional Dispute
Crypto.news reported that the SEC kept Nasdaq’s cash-settled Bitcoin index options paused while reviewing CME’s jurisdiction challenge, with written statements due August 24, 2026. This development is not officially confirmed by the regulator itself outside of published Federal Register documentation.