‘The banks will not accept it’: Dimon escalates battle over stablecoin rewards in CLARITY Act debate
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Jamie Dimon publicly attacked Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and warned the CLARITY Act's stablecoin yield provisions are a dealbreaker for banks, escalating a high-stakes legislative fight in Washington. The clash sets up a binary outcome for COIN: passage of a crypto-friendly bill is a clear tailwind, while bank-lobby-driven dilution or defeat of the Act removes a key re-rating catalyst.
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Wrong ifCongress moves faster than expected on a crypto-friendly CLARITY Act with yield provisions intact, or broader crypto sentiment continues to run — both would squeeze this short hard given COIN's high short interest and momentum-driven retail bid.
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