Morning Minute: The Clarity Act Has New Life

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt.

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Today’s top news:

• Crypto majors jump 2-3% as ETF flows increase; BTC at $66.2k
• BTC ETFs see $227M in net inflows, notch 5 straight green sessions
• White House has reportedly agreed on an ethics package for Clarity Act
• Saylor adds another $225M in cash by selling MSTR; no new BTC buys
• Robinhood Chain sees big green overnight, launchpad PONS leads +100%

🏛️ The White House Reaches an Ethics Deal on CLARITY, Clearing a Path Forward

The single biggest roadblock to crypto’s landmark market-structure bill may have just moved.

Crypto In America host Eleanor Terrett reported Monday afternoon that the White House has agreed on an ethics package for the CLARITY Act and sent the language to certain Senate Republicans. The details aren’t public yet, and she’s reached out for comment, but industry participants told her they’re hopeful it could clear the way for updated bill text to be released soon.

This matters because the ethics provision has been the primary fight. For weeks, Senate Democrats led by Elizabeth Warren have refused to support CLARITY unless it bars the president, senior officials, and their families from profiting off crypto. That demand was significantly strengthened after Trump disclosed over $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency income. Democrats went as far as calling it a “corrupt bill” at a press conference last week. If the White House has genuinely signed off on ethics language, it removes the exact objection that’s been giving Democrats cover to withhold the seven-plus votes CLARITY needs to clear the 60-vote threshold.

Now, let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. Polymarket’s “CLARITY Act signed into law in 2026” contract ticked up 12% on the news (to 42%), but it’s still down significantly from highs around 75%. So it’s a clear dog to get passed this year.

But imagine it does somehow get passed because of this negotiation from the White House. That scenario is certainly not priced in. It’s somewhat consensus that a lot of big institutional and investment capital is on the sidelines until this bill gets passed. If it does, the floodgates could theoretically open. From a price action standpoint, this is the kind of surprise catalyst that puts a bottom in on Bitcoin (and other majors, and a lot of alts, etc.) and could very well drive the leg up to new ATHs over the coming 1-2 years. Progress over the coming weeks alone could be enough to send Bitcoin back to the $80k range.

Of course, this is all speculation, but overall, it seems this bill has new life. Now the next few weeks are even more critical ahead of the August recess.

🌎 Macro Crypto and Markets

• Crypto majors are green up 2-3% as ETF flows heat up; BTC +3% at $66.3k; ETH +4% at $1,935; SOL +2% at $78; HYPE +3% at $62.80
• ONDO (+17%), HASH (+15%) and VVV (+10%) led top movers
• Oil +1% at $84; Gold +1% at $4,064
• Stock futures are green; DOW +0.3%, Nasdaq +1.2%
• Former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo joined OKX’s board, bringing regulatory and public-sector credentials as the exchange expands in the US on the back of ICE’s $25 billion-valuation investment
• Fluidstack, a builder of large-scale AI infrastructure, raised an $830M Series A at a $7.5B valuation, led by Situational Awareness, and has partnered with Bitcoin miners to repurpose their facilities for AI compute
• Polymarket has referred ~100 wallets to law enforcement as it cracks down on potential inside trading
• AI compute stocks bounced as Hut 8 and IREN landed billions in new contracts, easing fears about data-center demand

Corporate Treasuries & ETFs

• The Bitcoin ETFs saw $227M in net inflows on Monday, now with 5 straight green sessions; the ETH ETFs saw $38M in inflows
• Strategy extended its Bitcoin buying pause a fourth week, boosting its cash reserve to $3.2 billion while leaving its 843,775 BTC untouched
• Tom Lee’s BitMine slowed ETH purchases to just 7,430 ETH (~$14M) last week while buying back $86 million in its own stock

Meme Coin Tracker

• Meme leaders were green; DOGE +2%, SHIB +2%, PEPE +4%, PENGU +2%, TRUMP +2%, BONK +3%
• Robinhood chain had a very green day, led by PONS (+100%), RH67 (+230x), VEX (+60%) and YOLO (+90%); Cashcat +12% to $80M
• Solana leaders included AVA (+30%) and Cubeman (+85%); ANSEM +5% to $198M

💰 Token, Airdrop & Protocol Tracker

🚚 What is happening in NFTs?

• NFT leaders were slightly green; Punks even at 32 ETH, BAYC +1% at 8.75 ETH, Pudgy +2% at 4.15 ETH; Hypurr’s +2% at 191 HYPE
• Funkari (+12%) and Mooncats (+10%) led top movers