Crypto stocks were trading higher post news about compromise on key provision in crypto bill

A reported compromise in the CLARITY Act — limiting stablecoin rewards while preserving Americans’ ability to earn rewards tied to actual platform usage — pushed cryptocurrency-linked stocks higher in pre-market trading. Names cited as rallying included Coinbase, MicroStrategy and Marathon Digital; bitcoin and ethereum showed small gains in related markets. The deal also advanced work on token classification, DeFi and tokenization, reducing near-term regulatory uncertainty for crypto firms and prompting a positive market reaction for crypto equities and related digital-asset prices.