A Senate cloture vote sinks the Clarity Act, and what survived the process would have done little for software developers anyway, while broker rule updates and PATRIOT Act surveillance measures keep moving through federal agency rulemaking regardless. Foundation goes after Ledger's user base directly with Legacy Mode, which runs supported open-source Ledger apps on its open-source KeyOS so owners can switch hardware without resetting accounts or moving funds on-chain. And BitBox brings Lightning spending to the BitBoxApp through Breez and Spark, a design that trades full trustlessness for everyday convenience and leans on server-side cooperation to restore your wallet. Three stories, one thread: who controls the keys, the code, and the infrastructure in between. https://www.btcbreakdown.com/p/issue-652