Crypto Market Structure Bill hearing opens in US Congress, advancing CLARITY Act toward Senate vote on market rules.

US Congress nears Clarity Act deal amid Canada Bitcoin ATM ban push and Securitize-Computershare tokenized shares partnership, boosting crypto regulation clarity.

According to @EleanorTerrett, two weeks of negotiations to secure Democratic support were fruitless, the Senate Agriculture Committee’s crypto market structure markup next week is shaping up to be partisan, and the committee’s text is still slated for release tonight. According to Jasper Goodman of Politico, Chair John Boozman is preparing to unveil a GOP only crypto market structure draft as soon as tonight, a version not yet shared with Sen. Cory Booker and not expected to have his sign off. According to @EleanorTerrett, this partisan path is a negative signal for the Senate Banking Committee, which had hoped for a bipartisan deal to smooth its own markup. Per @EleanorTerrett and Politico’s reporting timeline, traders should watch for the text release and the partisan markup as potential regulatory headline catalysts tied to US crypto market structure.

According to the source, Bitcoin advocates are pressing U.S. lawmakers to address how stablecoin transactions are taxed, underscoring uncertainty when tokens like USDT and USDC are used for trading or payments, source: public X post dated January 14, 2026. Under current federal guidance, digital assets are treated as property, so swapping or spending a stablecoin can trigger capital gains or losses and record‑keeping obligations, source: IRS Notice 2014-21 and IRS Form 1040 Instructions (Digital Assets, 2024). Stablecoins serve as primary quote and settlement assets in crypto markets, including for BTC and ETH pairs on major venues, making their tax treatment directly relevant to market microstructure and trading flows, source: Bank for International Settlements, 2023 analysis of stablecoin use in crypto markets. Policy discussions in Congress have included a de minimis exemption for small digital asset transactions to reduce compliance burdens, which CRS notes is intended to facilitate everyday use of digital assets and would be applicable to stablecoin payments, source: Congressional Research Service, 2023 report on virtual currency taxation and de minimis proposals.