A vote on the U.S. CLARITY Act is scheduled for July 27, 2026. At the time of publication, the tally stood at 47 votes in favor and 53 against, leaving it 13 votes short of the 60 required for passage. The bill aims to clarify how digital assets are classified as securities versus commodities, which would increase regulatory certainty for the industry if approved. The current count suggests the measure is unlikely to pass, keeping the U.S. crypto regulatory framework unclear in the near term and affecting policy expectations for bitcoin and other major crypto assets.

The U.S. CLARITY Act has entered a decisive legislative window, with 14 days remaining before Congress breaks for the August recess. Negotiators are discussing the latest draft that would set crypto market-structure rules covering exchanges, custody and stablecoins. Representatives from the Solana Policy Institute, the DeFi Education Fund, the Digital Sovereignty Alliance and TRON DAO are set to discuss the bill in a livestream scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET.

Dex Screener generated nearly $1.7 million in protocol revenue over 24 hours, moving into the top three on DefiLlama’s revenue rankings and overtaking pump and Hyperliquid. The figure was cross-checked using Arkhma data by verifying three publicly viewable receiving addresses tied to @dexscreener. The revenue was attributed to Solana meme project teams frequently paying for Dex Screener’s analytics services as they compete for attention. With near-zero marginal costs, Dex Screener was described as operating a highly profitable model.

Japanese regulators are advancing new crypto rules that could pave the way for a Bitcoin ETF to be approved and listed by 2028. The move would position Japan—after the U.S. and Canada—as another major financial jurisdiction exploring a spot Bitcoin ETF. The proposed framework is expected to offer qualified investors such as domestic pension and insurance funds a compliant, regulated way to gain BTC exposure. No specific timetable or approval pathway has been disclosed, and the plans do not say whether multi-asset ETFs or non-spot structures would be supported.

CNBC said it confirmed that U.S. Sen. John Thune will bring the Bitcoin Clarity Act to a full Senate vote before the August 2026 congressional recess. The bill aims to clarify that bitcoin is not a security and to define regulatory jurisdiction, including a potential lead role for the CFTC. If passed, it would mark the first federal legislative move to define bitcoin’s legal status in the U.S., shaping compliance rules and routes for institutional participation. The report did not mention specific provisions for other crypto assets, focusing instead on BTC and related policy-mapping tokens.

A hacker took over Robinhood co-founder Vlad Tenev’s X account and spent about 40 minutes promoting a fake $VLAD memecoin as the token for Robinhood Chain, triggering a rush of buying that briefly pushed its market cap to nearly $10M. On-chain analysts estimate the attacker profited by dumping 650–690 ETH, worth about $1.2M–$1.3M. Robinhood has not confirmed the amount. The incident occurred as Robinhood Chain surpassed $700M in assets and reached 300,000 daily users.

The Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust has received an effectiveness filing from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), marking a key step forward in the ETF registration process. The trust is designed to provide eligible institutional investors with compliant, regulated exposure to Ethereum. It is seen as an important milestone in major financial institutions’ push for spot Ethereum products following spot Bitcoin ETFs. No issuance size, fee structure, or listing exchange has been publicly disclosed.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved Morgan Stanley’s spot Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) ETFs to list and begin trading on NYSE Arca. The move follows the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs and marks the first time U.S. regulators have cleared spot ETFs tied to major cryptoassets other than Bitcoin. The approval offers traditional institutions and retail investors SEC-regulated, custody-backed, tax-clarified tools for direct exposure to ETH and SOL, and could boost long-term institutional inflows and secondary-market liquidity for both tokens.