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  "title": "Needham says buy crypto stocks after selloff amid Senate block of digital asset bill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/needham-says-buy-crypto-stocks-after-selloff-amid-senate-block-of",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T10:33:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/needham-says-buy-crypto-stocks-after-selloff-amid-senate-block-of-digital-asset-bill-93CH-4903313"
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  "account": "Needham analysts have stated that the rejection of President Trump's crypto legislation by the U.S. Senate represents a buying opportunity for exchange and brokerage stocks, despite recent downturns in the sector. The Senate's failure to advance the CLARITY Act, which aimed to grant the Commodity Futures Trading Commission authority over digital assets, led to declines in crypto-linked stocks such as Coinbase Global, Gemini, Robinhood Markets, and eToro. Democrats opposed the bill due to concerns about ethics provisions tied to Trump's crypto business, while Senate Republicans added measures to bolster state attorney general enforcement and limit crypto companies' rewards for stablecoin users. The analysts believe the failed vote concludes legislative work on market structures for 2026, as Congress will be under divided control in the following year. They maintain that the CLARITY Act would have had little effect on most crypto companies' core operations and see no alterations to their estimates for exchanges and broker platforms. The analysts also note that companies have already established dual SEC-CFTC compliance structures and expanded their crypto offerings under the current regulatory framework, with the SEC and CFTC advancing their own frameworks to address specific needs.",
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