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Prediction markets repriced US-Iran escalation before mainstream coverage did, and in crypto their odds are starting to influence positioning and prices themselves.

As Clarity Act talks advance, experts say the stablecoin yield debate misses stress on smaller banks and a larger fight over who controls the interface for money.

Odds of Clarity Act legislation passing this year jumped around 15% following a new White House report that puts a major dent in banks’ arguments against allowing stablecoin yield.

Coinbase rejected a new Clarity Act draft that bans passive stablecoin yield, and some experts call the restriction protectionism against a competitive threat to banks.

Experts tell DeFi Rate a possible compromise on stablecoin yield signals a shift in how US policymakers approach crypto market structure and stablecoin rules.

A former CFTC lawyer tells DeFi Rate the agency's no-action letter for Phantom signals a more flexible approach to crypto interfaces for derivatives and prediction markets.

A huge USDT trade for AAVE through Aave and CoW Swap returned almost nothing because of price impact, not a hack, raising questions about DeFi guardrails and design.

Mastercard signed dozens of crypto companies to its network while banks lobby Congress to ban stablecoin yield and crypto rewards in the CLARITY Act, rewards Mastercard already offers.

New U.S. guidance on tokenized securities adds to a growing regulatory push toward blockchain finance, with potential ripple effects for prediction markets.

Kraken’s banking arm wins Fed master account access, putting crypto on the same payment rails as U.S. banks, and deepening the CLARITY Act stakes.

Trump blames banks for delaying the Clarity Act as stablecoin yield debate stalls in the Senate. Prediction markets show 2026 passage likely.

On-chain investigator ZachXBT alleges insiders at Solana-based Axiom Exchange exploited access to customer order data, exposing compliance gaps as federal oversight is debated.

Industry leaders told DeFi Rate crypto's absence from the State of the Union was procedural, but split on whether ethics and insider trading reform should come before the CLARITY Act.

Polymarket posted a disclaimer about a “technical exploit that may be artificially distorting prices,” highlighting risks in hybrid central limit order book (CLOB) and on-chain settlement design.

Crypto.com received conditional OCC approval to charter a national trust bank for custody, staking and settlement, but must meet a list of requirements before it opens.

The White House hosted a third round of CLARITY Act talks, with Coinbase and Ripple's top lawyers meeting bank representatives to break the deadlock over stablecoin yields.

After posting a $667M quarterly loss, Coinbase is scrapping its social push and doubling down on stocks, ETFs and prediction markets to compete as an all-in-one trading exchange.

The White House set a March 1 deadline for the CLARITY Act, but talks are stuck on stablecoin rewards, which banks see as a threat to deposits and crypto firms see as essential.