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Crypto Council for Innovation

Trade association founded in 2021 representing crypto and digital-asset firms, lobbying for clear regulation and policy in the U.S. and abroad.

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investOne report1 publisher

Ratepayer Protection Act draws 57 Senate votes against a 60-vote bar

The Senate voted 57-43 to advance the Ratepayer Protection Act, three votes short of the 60 needed on a procedural vote. Even passage would leave state regulators free to decline the cost standard for large data centers.

Publishers:coindesk.com

Reality

Evidence50
Adoption35
Hype gap+15
Incentives70
Confidence50
investConfirmed5 publishers

Crypto's first federal tax framework pairs a $10 fee break with new wash-sale rules

A House committee handed crypto users a break on fees of $10 or less and paid for it by importing the anti-abuse rules that govern stocks, and the traders who harvest losses in December are the ones paying.

Perspective Coverage

5 publishers
Builder
Builder 11%
Operator
Operator 41%
Investor
Investor 48%

Reality

Evidence70
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+25
Incentives55
Confidence65
investConfirmed10 publishers

FinCEN withdraws a crypto mixer rule that would have taken 1.47 million compliance hours a year

FinCEN withdrew its proposal to make about 15,000 institutions report foreign crypto mixer transactions, work it estimated at 1.47 million hours a year. Banks keep their general duty to report suspicious activity, so mixer exposure stays a monitoring job without its own form.

Perspective Coverage

10 publishers
Builder
Builder 25%
Operator
Operator 48%
Investor
Investor 27%

Reality

Evidence70
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+12
Incentives60
Confidence68
investConfirmed5 publishers

Illinois asks a court to block its own 0.2% crypto tax until July 2027

Illinois agreed to delay its 0.2% crypto transaction tax six months, to July 1, 2027, in a joint motion a judge must still approve. The law stays on the books while two lawsuits proceed, so brokers who must collect it get more time to build for a levy that can still arrive in July.

Perspective Coverage

5 publishers
Builder
Builder 17%
Operator
Operator 51%
Investor
Investor 32%

Reality

Evidence76
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives68
Confidence72
investOne report1 publisher

Revised CLARITY Act delegates the DeFi control test to the SEC, CFTC and Treasury

The new text defines a non-decentralized trading protocol by who can alter it, then leaves registration, conduct and Bank Secrecy Act questions to rules three agencies have not written. A procedural vote is set for Sept. 15.

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+30
Incentives72
Confidence52
investOne report1 publisher

Crypto issuers ask the SEC for ETF efficiencies while keeping their commodity-trust structures

The novel-ETF comment file closed Monday with a16z, Grayscale, Schwab, Chainalysis and Kalshi arguing past each other, and only Schwab attached a number to its ask: 75 days of public filing before effect.

Publishers:decrypt.co

Reality

Evidence57
Adoption24
Hype gap+13
Incentives84
Confidence45