Senate Republicans Push for Clarity on Crypto Capital Standards
- Regulatory Framework Call: A bipartisan group of Senate Republicans, led by Senator Cynthia Lummis, has urged U.S. financial regulators to clarify capital standards for crypto-related activities, aiming to enhance the regulatory framework for digital assets and provide clearer guidance for banks' participation in crypto markets.
- Risk Weight Controversy: The Senators criticized the Basel Committee's 1,250% risk weight on crypto assets, describing it as a 'de facto ban' on banks holding crypto, and called for a capital framework that accurately reflects the actual risk profile of digital assets to facilitate meaningful bank engagement in the crypto market.
- CLARITY Act Progress: As the CLARITY Act advances in the Senate, it aims to delineate federal regulatory roles for crypto platforms and activities, allowing banks to utilize digital assets for payments, lending, custody, and trading, making it a focal point of legislative activity ahead of the midterm elections.
- Need for Capital Guidance: The lawmakers stressed the importance of early capital guidance to avoid barriers to bank participation in crypto markets, especially as the urgency for legislative action increases with the approaching midterm elections.
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Bitcoin (BTC) Support & Resistance Level
| Name | S3 | S2 | S1 | Pivot Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic | 53947.228 | 56539.069 | 59580.638 | 62172.479 | 65214.048 | 67805.889 | 70847.458 |
| Fibonacci | 56539.069 | 58691.032 | 60020.516 | 62172.479 | 64324.442 | 65653.926 | 67805.889 |
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