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In an interview, investor Zheng Di discusses the so-called SEC “innovation exemption,” saying it could create a 5-year window, and mentions Coinbase, Uniswap, and prediction markets.
SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda said the agency has dropped several crypto cases inherited from the previous administration to avoid continuing to defend legal interpretations that may be overturned, and described the innovation exemption for tokenized securities as a pilot program.
HTX Research analyst WZ said during a live broadcast that crypto asset pricing is increasingly influenced by regulation, energy risks, and global liquidity, while ETF capital flows have also weakened the logic of broad-based altcoin gains.
White House and U.S. Treasury Department officials said the Clarity Act has little hope of passing Congress this year, while the SEC and CFTC will continue advancing regulation under their existing authorities.
A roundup of international crypto developments shows Hayes and Saylor commenting on the stalled CLARITY Act; other items involve losses in an USDT oil transaction, digital asset custody, and regulatory developments in Asia.