CLARITY Act Showdown and Bitcoin Breaks Seventy-Three Thousand Dollars

On today's Chain Reaction, the Trump administration launches a coordinated campaign to force Senate action on the CLARITY Act, the crypto regulatory framework stalled for nearly a year. We break down the multi-agency blitz from Treasury, the White House, SEC, and CFTC targeting stablecoin yield restrictions that traditional banks have been fighting. Meanwhile, Bitcoin pushes past seventy-three thousand dollars following better-than-expected core CPI data, though institutional conviction remains cautious ahead of weekend Iran talks. Plus, the CIA reveals it used AI to write its first autonomous intelligence report, Bittensor's TAO token crashes twenty-five percent after a major subnet developer exits citing decentralization theater, and prediction market giant Kalshi scores a temporary win as a federal judge blocks Arizona's gambling crackdown. Join us as we navigate the latest policy battles, market moves, and breaking developments shaping the cryptoverse today.