Morning Edition · Monday, July 6, 2026
An Ethics Fight Over Trump-Linked Crypto Holds Up the US Market-Structure Bill
Law-enforcement objections to the CLARITY Act are softening, but a dispute over conflicts of interest tied to the president's crypto ventures is sharpening as investors' memecoin losses mount.
The two biggest obstacles to the CLARITY Act, the US bill that would set market-structure rules dividing oversight of digital assets, are moving in opposite directions, CryptoSlate reports. Law-enforcement opposition, centered on concerns a…
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