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Warsh, the Clarity Act and tokenized stocks — crypto-rails news roundup
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Warsh, the Clarity Act and tokenized stocks — crypto-rails news roundup
50k ft — Why care?
Hype-framed roundup: Kevin Warsh confirmed as Fed chair, the Clarity Act clearing Senate Banking 15-9, NYSE using Securitize for tokenized stocks, Nasdaq tokenizing the Russell 1000 and BlackRock filing tokenized funds. Ends in a comment-for-training funnel, so verify each claim yourself.
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• Funnel post; the framing is promotional
• Headline items worth checking: Clarity Act status, NYSE/Securitize, Nasdaq tokenization approval
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In 3 days, Wall Street stopped fighting crypto.
→ May 13: Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as Fed chair 54-45 — the closest vote in modern history. He personally owns stakes in Bitcoin payments, a stablecoin company, and a crypto index manager.
→ May 14: Senate Banking Committee passed the Clarity Act 15-9 bipartisan. Heading to the full Senate floor. White House targets July 4, 2026 to sign it into law.
→ NYSE picked Securitize to mint tokenized stocks on-chain. Nasdaq got SEC approval to tokenize the Russell 1000. BlackRock filed 3 new tokenized funds in one week. Larry Fink: “tokenization is where the internet was in 1996.”
The receipts:
• Stablecoins: $322.4B
• Tokenized real-world assets: $27.4B
• Tokenized stocks: +32% in 30 days, 9th straight all-time high
This wasn’t a rollout. It…
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It looks like Wall Street just completely surrendered. I told you a couple of weeks ago, they've been replaced. And in three days and three moves, the SEC opened the legal door completely. The Teal Network launched a stablecoin bank, 120 crypto companies, pressed Washington. I called it a coordinated rollout. And I was wrong about one thing. It wasn't a rollout, it was a complete surrender. May 13th, the US Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as now the Federal Reserve Chairman, 54 to 45. The closest Fed chair vote in modern history. Listen to what I'm telling you. Warsh is the first incoming Fed chair in history with personal stakes in Bitcoin payments, a stablecoin company, and a crypto index manager. The central bank just got handed to a man who personally profits when the payment rail switches. May 14th, the very next day, the Senate Banking Committee passes the Clarity Act, 15 to nine. Bipartisan, by the way, both parties coming together. Two Democrats cross the aisle. The bill locks in crypto's regulatory framework forever. It's heading now to the full Senate floor. The White House just target to sign it into law July 4th, 2026, Independence Day. They are not being subtle. Now here's the part that puts everything into perspective. The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ are not fighting tokenization. They are replacing their current infrastructure and building it out. The NYSE just picked Securitize to mint tokenized stocks directly on blockchain. NASDAQ already got the SEC…