Key Takeaways Brian Armstrong said on Sept. 19 the WSJ is preparing a story blaming Coinbase for the CLARITY Act’s defeat. The bill failed a Senate cloture vote on Sept. 15, and bitcoin ETFs shed $450 million the same day. Armstrong says the SEC and CFTC can now set crypto rules under existing authority, without Congress. A Pre-Emptive Strike Armstrong did not wait for the alleged article to come out; instead, he took to X and aired his thoughts, stating: “Here we go again!. The WSJ is working on a story blaming Coinbase and me personally for the CLARITY Act …


