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CLARITY Act Delayed: What It Means for Markets | Markets Outlook Aug 07, 2026

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With the CLARITY Act pushed to September and $130 million drained in the Coldcard exploit, Crypto Market Analyst Ray Salmond joins Jennifer Sanasie on Markets Outlook to unpack Fed rate odds, Bitcoin’s four-year cycle, and the key metrics to watch ahead of a potential CLARITY Act vote. Plus, in today’s Brand New Rails, we explore how Dinari is bringing U.S. stocks on-chain.

Timecodes:

00:00 - Ray Salmond Joins Markets Outlook

00:55 - Jobs Report and the Fed

01:58 - Bitcoin's Ceiling and the CLARITY Act Delay

02:26 - Why CLARITY Stalled: Banks, Stablecoins, and the Trump Cloud

04:32 - How Crypto Markets Will Front-Run the CLARITY Vote

06:39 - Brand New Rails: Dinari Brings US Stocks On-Chain

09:26 - Bitcoin's Four-Year Cycle: Still Intact?

12:26 - The Coldcard Hack: An Ideological Blow to Self-Custody

15:06 - Beyond Bitcoin: RWA, Prediction Markets, and the Altcoin Reality

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Clarity Act Stalls Again as Senate Breaks for Recess | CoinDesk Daily Aug 07, 2026

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Is CLARITY dead?

The U.S. Senate is set to break for summer recess without voting on the Clarity Act, pushing the crypto market structure bill to September at the earliest. With passage odds slipping, some in the industry argue the SEC and CFTC can fill the gap through guidance alone. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

AI Storage Stocks Crash: Is Capital Rotating? | CoinDesk Daily Aug 06, 2026

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Sandisk and Western Digital shares fell after record earnings.

Sandisk and Western Digital both fell despite record quarterly results, a sign the AI trade may be stalling. With gold climbing and bitcoin holding above $64,000, is this a sign that traders are seeing capital rotating back toward crypto? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

JPEG Trading's Kevin March on Tokenized Stocks, DeFi Lending, and the Future of Prediction Markets Aug 06, 2026

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JPEG Trading Co-Founder Kevin March joins CoinDesk's Sam Ewen to break down how his firm is building end-to-end liquidity for new crypto assets and why DeFi lending is the innovation most likely to make the space useful long-term. He explains how tokenized stocks are seeing organic, consistent growth in 2026, why prediction markets are one of crypto's best UX wins yet, and what agentic AI trading actually looks like in practice.

Timecodes:

00:00 - JPEG Trading Founder Kevin March Joins CoinDesk

00:37 - What JPEG Trading Does and How It Started

04:39 - Why DeFi Lending Is Crypto's Most Important Innovation

09:44 - Borrowing Against Real-World Assets Without a Bank

12:19 - Tokenized Stocks Are Seeing Organic, Consistent Growth

15:30 - JPEG's Role in Prediction Market Liquidity

19:39 - The Reality of AI and Agentic Trading

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SpaceX Shares Tumble Despite Earnings Beat | CoinDesk Daily Aug 05, 2026

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SPCX tumbles despite beating earnings estimate.

SpaceX reported its first quarterly results as a public company, beating on revenue but falling 11% as investors focused on heavy capital spending. Its 18,712 bitcoin lost roughly $195 million in value during the quarter. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

Is Money Flowing to AI? First U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETF Is Set to Close | CoinDesk Daily Aug 04, 2026

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Hashdex to shut down its spot Bitcoin ETF.

Hashdex is shutting down and liquidating its spot bitcoin ETF, in what appears to be the first liquidation of a U.S. spot bitcoin fund. Inflows have dried up as investors chase AI returns, with the spot bitcoin ETFs posting net outflows three months running. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

SEC's Hester Peirce’s Parting Advice for Crypto Aug 04, 2026

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CoinDesk's The Policy Protocol hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti open on the current state of crypto and the industry's evolution before digging into the George Santos CFTC settlement and the ColdCard hardware wallet hack.

They are joined by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, who is departing the agency for academia after nearly a decade of service. Peirce reflects on the legacy she hopes to leave and shares a piece of parting advice for the industry. Plus, insights into what the SEC can and can't do on crypto rulemaking if the CLARITY Act fails, though she remains “optimistic” that the bill will pass.

And, Rebecca and Renato name Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) as their bipartisan Person of the Week for the ethics compromise they delivered to the White House.

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Chapters/Timecodes

00:24 Welcome to The Policy Protocol

00:39 Crypto's 'Maturation' and Its TradFi Era

02:03 George Santos, the CFTC, and Kalshi

03:08 Prediction Markets vs. the States

04:35 The ColdCard Hack and Self-Custody

06:42 Quantum Risk and Bitcoin's Design Tradeoffs

07:39 SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Joins the Show

09:00 Peirce's Legacy: Let People Try Things

10:01 Why the SEC Should Read Its Jurisdiction Narrowly

11:42 A Message to Industry: Build Things People Need

12:50 What the SEC Can Do If CLARITY Doesn't Pass

17:06 Rebecca and Renato Debrief on Commissioner Peirce

18:25 Person of the Week: Sens. Tillis and Gallego

20:26 CLARITY Isn't an Industry-Friendly Bill

Nearly $114M of Bitcoin Lost in Continued Coldcard Attacks | CoinDesk Daily Aug 03, 2026

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Coldcard wallet losses may near $114 million.

A flaw in how Coldcard hardware wallets generated their keys let an attacker sweep roughly 594 bitcoin — about $38 million — from around 500 wallets in just 25 minutes. The bug traces back to a March 2021 firmware update. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

The Flaw That Drained $38M in Bitcoin in 25 Minutes | CoinDesk Daily Jul 31, 2026

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594 Bitcoin gone.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

Could Wisconsin Strip Your Voting Rights for Using Prediction Markets? Jul 31, 2026

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On CoinDesk's The Policy Protocol, Renato Mariotti is joined by guest host Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy at TRM Labs, for a conversation on the politics of the CLARITY Act, the state-vs-federal fight over prediction markets, and Wisconsin's invocation of an 1849 law that could bar prediction-market users from voting.

And, they sit down with Rachel Anderica, Head of Global Operations at Anchorage Digital, who walks through Anchorage's agentic banking build inside its OCC trust and a "cashless reserves" model in partnership with JPMorgan.

Plus, the hosts name the TradFi endorsers of CLARITY — BlackRock, Fidelity, and Goldman Sachs — as the Person of the Week.
- This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a smarter stablecoin, backed by real-world assets. Find out more at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ realfi.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - Ledn provides a secure and transparent way to access liquidity while maintaining your bitcoin holdings. Perfect 8 year track record of keeping clients assets safe. Don't sell your bitcoin. Get a bitcoin-backed loan. Check out your rate by using their loan calculator at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ledn.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - JPEG Trading is a global proprietary trading firm specializing in cryptocurrency and decentralized finance markets. From market structure and liquidity provision to quantitative trading strategies, JPEG Trading operates across the full spectrum of blockchain-based assets. Follow @jpegtrading on X to stay ahead of the latest developments in digital asset markets:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://x.com/jpegtrading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Timecodes:

00:00 Cold Open: Wisconsin's 1849 Voting Law

01:13 Welcome to The Policy Protocol

01:29 Ari Redbord Joins as Guest Host

02:13 CLARITY's Law Enforcement Provisions

03:05 'Burn and Reissue': Getting Funds Back to Victims

04:19 The Politics: Why the Votes Aren't There

06:26 Prediction Markets and the CFTC Battle

08:04 Wisconsin's 1849 Law and the Right to Vote

09:53 Federalism, Circuit Splits, and the Road to SCOTUS

11:10 The HFSC Scam Report and AI at Scale

14:04 Rachel Anderika of Anchorage Digital Joins

14:34 Who's Liable When an Agent Moves Money?