SEC delays prediction market ETFs rollout, seeking more info on mechanics and disclosures; temporary setback hits Thursday launch plans.

Clarity Act markup delays to late April or May amid Fed Chair hearing with Warsh, impacting crypto market structure reforms.

According to Eleanor Terrett, Coinbase’s surprise withdrawal of support for the crypto market structure bill forced the Banking Committee to delay its planned Thursday markup (source: Eleanor Terrett on X, Jan 16, 2026). According to Eleanor Terrett, she asked Coinbase Head of U.S. Policy Kara Calvert whether talks with Banking Committee members had resumed following the withdrawal (source: Eleanor Terrett). According to Eleanor Terrett, Kara Calvert characterized the development as definitely a shock (source: Eleanor Terrett).

According to @AltcoinDaily, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called the current Clarity Act "catastrophic for the average American consumer" and said it has been delayed for "another few weeks"; source: @AltcoinDaily on X, Jan 15, 2026. The post offers no firm date for the Clarity Act, indicating the schedule remains unsettled and unresolved at this time; source: @AltcoinDaily on X, Jan 15, 2026. Coinbase’s 2023 Form 10-K discloses that changes or delays in U.S. crypto regulation can materially affect its transaction volumes, compliance costs, and operating results, making regulatory timelines a key input for trading COIN and U.S.-listed crypto-exposed equities; source: Coinbase Global, Inc., Form 10-K for the year ended Dec 31, 2023.