In this episode, Scott Melker discusses the Clarity Act’s failure to advance in the Senate, the Fed’s expected interest rate hike, and Circle's (CRCL) launch of its Arc blockchain. "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto. Make sure to also check out Yahoo Finance's new crypto hub to find the latest crypto-related news.
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A Senate procedural vote just handed crypto's biggest legislative push its most serious setback of the year, and two stocks built entirely around that bill's passage are already bleeding. The real question is whether a second vote can happen before Congress disappears for recess.

Circle Internet Group Inc. (NYSE:CRCL) CEO Jeremy Allaire says lawmakers are close to resolving the remaining disputes over the CLARITY Act, even after its Senate defeat hammered crypto stocks and sent prediction market odds of passage into single digits. “We’re...

The Layer 1 network’s validator set is permissioned, and Circle has minted 10 billion ARC tokens without committing to publicly launch them.

A Saudi pipeline shutdown, a 19-year high in U.S. borrowing costs, and a failed Senate vote all landed in the same week, and Bitcoin absorbed each hit differently than anyone expected.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell Wednesday after the Clarity Act, a key crypto regulation bill, failed in the Senate on Tuesday, but Wall Street doesn’t view this as a fatal blow to crypto-related stocks. The Clarity Act has been one of the crypto industry’s top legislative priorities, and executives had been pushing for the bill to become law this year. With the bill failing to advance out of the Senate, the question for investors now is what it means for the future of cryptocurrency-related stocks.

The failed vote leaves regulatory rulemaking in greater focus as lawmakers remain divided over the crypto market structure bill.
Circle Arc went live today, September 16, 2026, as an open, EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain. The network arrives exactly one day after the CLARITY Act failed a cloture vote in the U.S. Senate, leaving a regulatory vacuum that Circle is now attempting to fill through private-sector consensus rather than federal mandate. By positioning itself as […]

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Wednesday, Sep, 16 2026 US stock futures are pointing slightly higher in early trade, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts up about 0.3% and tech heavy Nasdaq futures ahead roughly 0.4%. The big driver is the US 10 year government bond yield, which briefly touched 5.01% before easing to 4.96%. That is the highest level since 2007 and means borrowing costs for mortgages, credit cards, and companies remain expensive. At the same time, rising government bond...

According to CME FedWatch data, there is a 92.4% probability that the Fed will hike interest rates by 25 basis points from the current 3.50% to 3.75%.

Here’s what could happen to IREN shares next.

A major piece of crypto legislation failed to advance on Capitol Hill.

Over the past few weeks, the market has been extremely choppy, frustrating, and has lacked liquidity. The good news is that Wednesday's FOMC meeting should bring volatility back in a big way and finally give the market some direction.
Investing.com -- Crypto-related stocks sold off Tuesday after the Senate blocked a digital asset market structure bill in a procedural vote. The legislation failed to reach the 60 votes needed to advance.

The Clarity Act, a bill which would have established a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, has failed to pass a procedural Senate vote. The votes fell short of the 60 needed to invoke cloture, or to progress the bill to the next stage, coming in at 49 votes in favor.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest trims $40 million worth of its own Bitcoin ETF.

The CLARITY Act fell short of 60 Senate votes on Tuesday. Circle stock dropped 11% as the crypto bill stalled.

Bitcoin, crypto stocks and digital assets slipped as Wall Street braced for two major Washington decisions.

ARK Invest singled out one crypto stock for its heaviest selling of the session, and the Senate vote looming today could either rescue it or accelerate the slide for reasons that have nothing to do with the broader market.

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) is in focus after the final draft of the US crypto regulation Clarity Act was released. The draft outlines ethics guard rails for US officials holding cryptocurrencies, including disclosure and conflict management expectations. Market participants are assessing how the Clarity Act could affect regulatory treatment of stablecoins such as Circle's USDC in US markets. The release of the Clarity Act's final draft sits against a wider backdrop that our research...

The Clarity Act could reshape U.S. crypto regulation, with Coinbase and digital asset ETFs among the potential beneficiaries if the bill passes.

Investor Cathie Wood has sold a number of cryptocurrency stocks over the past week as their share prices have ralli...

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) shares fell 4. 7% to $92.

Cathie Wood sells more than $60 million worth of Coinbase, Bullish, Circle and ARK's Bitcoin ETF with the Senate's Clarity Act vote due.
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest sold over 1.5 million shares of the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF across ARKW and ARKF on Monday.



