CLARITY Stalls, Kalshi Heads Toward SCOTUS & Wall Street Goes Onchain

CoinDesk’s The Policy Protocol hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti break down the Ninth Circuit’s ruling against prediction markets like Kalshi, New Jersey’s push to bring the fight before the Supreme Court, and the SEC’s new roundtable on 24/7 trading featuring a roster of TradFi heavyweights. Then, Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, Head of Legal at Chainlink, joins the show to discuss 21 global banks planning a joint stablecoin and what it could mean for Circle and Tether, why Kraken’s Bitnomial acquisition could offer a “creative” path to bring Hyperliquid onshore, and the London Stock Exchange’s push to bring its 100 largest companies onchain. Plus, Kirkpatrick makes the case that legislation remains the only durable way to “future-proof” crypto, while Rebecca and Renato debate whether Congress is entering a post-CLARITY era. - This episode is brought to you by Grayscale, the world's largest digital asset-focused investment platform. Grayscale's mission is to make digital asset investing simple and open to every investor. Learn more at grayscale.com. - This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a smarter stablecoin, backed by real-world assets. Join the Testnet now at realfi.co. - Register now for CoinDesk's Policy and Regulation event on September 22, 2026: policy-regulation.coindesk.com. - Chapters/Timecodes: 00:00 Welcome to The Policy Protocol 02:07 Hot Topic: Ninth Circuit Rules Against Kalshi 03:12 New Jersey Takes Prediction Markets to SCOTUS 04:31 The Kalshi–Michigan Federalism Fight 06:17 Hot Topic: SEC's 24/7 Trading Roundtable 08:57 Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos of Chainlink Joins 09:30 21 Global Banks Launch a Joint Stablecoin 12:14 Bringing Hyperliquid Onshore via Kraken–Bitnomial 16:14 London Stock Exchange's Tokenization Push 18:13 Are We in a Post-CLARITY Era? 21:00 Person of the Week: The U.S. House 21:51 Is the House Recess Really 'Devastating'? 24:26 A Big Miss for Crypto — and America - #digitalfinance #finance #bitcoin Subscribe to CoinDesk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CoinDesk?sub_confirmation=1 CoinDesk is the leading digital media, events and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/coindesk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coindesk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coindesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinDesk Newsletters: https://www.coindesk.com/newsletters CoinDesk Podcast Network: https://open.spotify.com/show/2jyIhkvAQhed8AWDZiPpSP Public Keys: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rqYzRV10nfKfoTpFXZhTE Markets Daily Crypto Roundup: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sDXM8BlxsUqzL2IqmLqwE The Policy Protocol: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Fh8ffulAWcCqMu0uVuwoj