They should've just put the CLARITY Act on the Senate floor and worked it out — before the political cycle overwhelmed this." Former Chairman @PatrickMcHenry joins @RebeccaRettig1 and @renato_mariotti on @CoinDesk's Policy Protocol — on CLARITY's lame-duck shot, AI trading liability, and prediction markets. Chapters/Timecodes: 00:00 Welcome to The Policy Protocol 01:56 UK's FCA Opens Crypto Authorizations 03:08 SEC's Crypto FAQ and the Buyback Rewrite 05:11 Robinhood's AI Agents and the Accountability Question 08:08 Chairman Patrick McHenry Joins the Show 08:47 Why CLARITY Stalled in the Senate 09:35 Can the Lame Duck Save Market Structure? 10:45 Narrow Crypto Bills vs. the Whole Enchilada 12:47 When an AI Agent Trades, Who's Liable? 14:27 Custody Rules and a Forward-Leaning SEC 15:26 Prediction Markets: Investing or Gambling? 16:26 CFTC Authority and the Supreme Court Fight 19:34 The Legacy of Commissioner Hester Peirce