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The Clarity Act stalled. Bankers aren’t hitting the brakes yet on crypto dealmaking

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Crypto M&A has hit record levels, but the Clarity Act’s Senate setback leaves dealmakers weighing how much regulatory uncertainty still matters.

Directly affected

  • CRCW Crypto

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust

    This price moves with the crypto market

  • COIN Coinbase

    The crypto exchange moves with trading volumes

  • MSTR Strategy

    This company's value is tied to its bitcoin holdings

  • MARA MARA Holdings

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • RIOT Riot Platforms

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • HOOD Robinhood

    Retail trading apps move with crypto volumes

  • BITW BITWISE 10 CRYPTO INDEX ETF SHS REPSTG UNIT BEN INT

    GA selected BITW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • FDIG FIDELITY CRYPTO INDUSTRY AND DIGITAL PAYMENTS ETF

    GA selected FDIG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • BLOX NICHOLAS CRYPTO INCOME ETF

    GA selected BLOX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • EZPZ FRANKLIN CRYPTO INDEX ETF

    GA selected EZPZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
CRCW———————
IBIT———————
COIN———————
MSTR———————
MARA———————
RIOT———————
HOOD———————
BITW———————
FDIG———————
BLOX———————
EZPZ———————

Crypto M&A has hit record levels, but the Clarity Act’s Senate setback leaves dealmakers weighing how much regulatory uncertainty still matters.

Source: CoinDesk

Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “The Clarity Act stalled. Bankers aren’t hitting the brakes yet on crypto dealmaking,” Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW) is -6.19%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.08% over the same days, a -5.11% difference versus the market.

BITW
SPY

Who gains and who loses around Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW)

Companies tied to this story

  • BITW Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF

    In “The Clarity Act stalled. Bankers aren’t hitting the brakes yet on crypto dealmaking,” Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BITW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FDIG Fidelity Crypto Industry And Digital Payments Etf

    Fidelity Crypto Industry And Digital Payments Etf (FDIG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Oct 2026 story “The Clarity Act stalled. Bankers aren’t hitting the brakes yet on crypto dealmaking.” Reason on file: GA selected FDIG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BLOX Nicholas Crypto Income Etf

    In “The Clarity Act stalled. Bankers aren’t hitting the brakes yet on crypto dealmaking,” Nicholas Crypto Income Etf (BLOX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BLOX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • EZPZ Franklin Crypto Trust

    Franklin Crypto Trust (EZPZ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Oct 2026 story “The Clarity Act stalled. Bankers aren’t hitting the brakes yet on crypto dealmaking.” Reason on file: GA selected EZPZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GDLC Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF

    Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF (GDLC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Oct 2026 story “The Clarity Act stalled. Bankers aren’t hitting the brakes yet on crypto dealmaking.” Reason on file: GA selected GDLC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW)

On 4 Oct 2026, “The Clarity Act stalled. Bankers aren’t hitting the brakes yet on crypto dealmaking” is the story that connects Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW) to this story.

For Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW), the reason on file says GA selected BITW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Fidelity Crypto Industry And Digital Payments Etf (FDIG): GA selected FDIG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates and price levels for Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW)

BITW traded between 51.43 and 56.92 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 52.47. BLOX traded between 11.35 and 15.12 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 11.52. FDIG traded between 35.88 and 47.26 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 36.02.

How strong the case is around Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW)

40 out of 100

“The Clarity Act stalled. Bankers aren’t hitting the brakes yet on crypto dealmaking” scores 40 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 5 linked companies.