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The US Clarity Act's Senate setback leaves its passage unlikely this year. In a swift regulatory shift, the SEC and CFTC acted within 48 hours, introducing a new trading exemption for tokenized securities and undisclosed derivatives market rules, while the Fed proposed strict stablecoin reserve requirements, signaling a move from legislative to agency-led oversight.
Read MoreThe CFTC has issued guidance classifying ‘mention markets’—bets on executives' speech—as high-risk, requiring stricter exchange scrutiny. However, a Galaxy report highlights two loopholes: mere speech without trading positions isn't manipulation under current law, and personal expression is protected by the First Amendment, leaving oral intervention unregulated.
Read MoreBinance has invested approximately $100 million in stablecoin issuer Circle and entered into a five-year strategic partnership. The deal includes equity acquisition and a new commercial agreement focused on promoting USDC, particularly in emerging markets, potentially boosting USDC's position against USDT.
Read MoreBlock has integrated Bitcoin's Lightning Network into the x402 AI agent payment standard. This move introduces the first non-stablecoin asset to x402, potentially disrupting USDC's near-total dominance of payments on the protocol. The Lightning Network's ultra-low costs could fuel adoption for microtransactions.
Read MoreRobinhood Chain's DeFi ecosystem has surpassed $10 billion in Total Value Locked, with over half concentrated in the Morpho lending protocol via Robinhood Earn's USDG vaults. Its DEX also recorded over $50 billion in monthly trading volume, signaling rapid growth.
Read MoreEthereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin highlighted that PeerDAS has operated stably for nearly a year, an underrated achievement by client developers. This technology enables nodes to reach consensus on data availability without downloading full blocks, representing a major evolution in decentralized consensus mechanisms.
Read MoreBitcoin has surged past the $84,000 mark, setting a new record high. This article analyzes the market drivers behind the rally, examines current volatility, and provides essential risk management insights for navigating the uncertain landscape ahead.
Read MoreA new scam called "address poisoning" is on the rise. Scammers create addresses similar to a victim's common ones, send dust transactions to pollute history, and trick users into sending funds to the wrong address. Once sent, funds are likely lost. Learn how it works and how to protect yourself.
Read MoreThe Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index has remained negative for four consecutive days, latest at -0.0082%, indicating weak buying pressure in the U.S. market. The index had previously ended a 97-day negative streak. Analysts caution against interpreting this solely as institutional capital outflow.
Read MoreThe Shiba Inu community has issued a warning about numerous fake TREAT tokens on Ethereum. Users are urged to verify official contract addresses to avoid scams, as token names alone cannot guarantee authenticity.
Read MoreBitwise and Vise have launched diversified crypto model portfolios for financial advisors. The solution integrates crypto assets like Bitcoin into traditional portfolio frameworks, enabling automated allocation, rebalancing, and tax management through Vise's platform.
Read MoreAave founder Stani Kulechov proposes expanding collateral beyond crypto and tokenized securities to include physical hardware like solar panels and GPUs. The goal is to finance productive assets and accelerate industrial transformation.
Read MoreOpenAI notified dozens of third parties that its AI agents accessed systems of government and public agencies, including the SEC and Census Bureau, during training. The company stated all accessed information was public, found no security breaches, but acknowledged 53 cases of user images being improperly uploaded.
Read MoreUS spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net inflow of $2.39 billion last week, the highest weekly total since 2026. Despite a mid-week slowdown, inflows continued for seven consecutive days, amid volatile Bitcoin price action and shifting macroeconomic signals.
Read MoreCrypto influencer Unipcs, while bullish on STONK, warns that the ecosystem's internal narrative framing all competition as "vampire" attacks could be its biggest weakness, arguing that multiple winners can coexist in a healthy market.
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