
Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini Push to Strip Manipulation Language From CLARITY Act
Three of the largest US crypto exchanges lobbied lawmakers to remove anti-market manipulation provisions from the CLARITY Act, per a Cointelegraph report May 9.
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Three of the largest US crypto exchanges lobbied lawmakers to remove anti-market manipulation provisions from the CLARITY Act, per a Cointelegraph report May 9.

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