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- Saxo Bank strategist Ruben Dalfovo stated Coinbase is most exposed to the CLARITY Act's market-structure rules.
Coinbase has more at stake in the CLARITY Act's failure to advance in the US Senate because its trading business is directly exposed to market-structure rules, according to Saxo Bank strategist Ruben Dalfovo. The bill's setback narrows its path forward this year, impacting crypto-linked stocks.
The failure of the CLARITY Act to advance in the US Senate creates uncertainty for crypto market participants, particularly exchanges like Coinbase, whose business models are directly impacted by regulatory clarity on market structure, asset eligibility, and participant access.
Coinbase faces greater fallout from the US Senate's failure to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity, or CLARITY, Act, according to a strategist at Saxo Bank. Ruben Dalfovo, a strategist at the Danish bank, said in a Wednesday note that Coinbase is the most directly exposed to the bill's potential market-structure rules, which could determine registration requirements, tradable assets, and market participation in the US.
While shares of crypto-linked companies, including Coinbase, stablecoin issuer Circle, and Bitcoin treasury company MicroStrategy, fell between 5% and 10% following a procedural vote late Tuesday, Dalfovo noted that their exposures differ. Circle's business is more closely tied to the adoption of its USDC stablecoin and interest earned on reserves, while MicroStrategy's performance is primarily driven by its Bitcoin holdings and financing structure.
The selloff continued into Wednesday, with all three companies seeing further declines of 2% to 6%. The CLARITY Act faced a significant setback when it failed a key procedural vote, with senators voting 49-50 against invoking cloture, well short of the 60 votes required. This outcome significantly narrows the bill's path forward, especially with the Senate's limited legislative calendar before the November midterm elections and a target adjournment date of December 18.