US Senate to vote on advancing CLARITY Act in September after Thune files cloture
The procedural move puts crypto market structure legislation back on track as lawmakers continue negotiations over ethics and stablecoin provisions.…
Proposed CLARITY ethics deal could save Trump millions in taxes: Bloomberg
The latest bipartisan ethics proposal would reportedly require Trump to divest crypto businesses while allowing him to defer capital gains taxes on those…
Bitcoin ETF inflows surge after Coldcard hack, but link is unclear: Bloomberg analyst
A weeklong streak of inflows into US spot Bitcoin ETFs has coincided with the Coldcard wallet exploit, fueling debate over whether some investors are shifting…
Coldcard hackers transfer 64 BTC and 200 ETH to cryptocurrency mixers
Hackers behind the Coldcard exploit transferred millions in digital assets to cryptocurrency mixers, while most stolen funds remained traceable in…
RWAs buck DeFi slowdown as tokenized assets gain traction: CoinShares
Tokenized realworld assets moved beyond issuance as RWA deposits more than tripled to $7.4 billion, while lending and trading activity expanded despite a…
Yen stablecoin issuer JPYC’s Series B reaches $38M
JPYC said it plans to use the new capital to expand its financial and Web3 ecosystem and accelerate adoption of its yenpegged token. Source:Cointelegraph
Forgd brings its crypto market-maker leaderboard to DefiLlama
Forgd’s ratings draw on data from more than 500 token projects and 35 marketmaking firms, but do not solely reflect trading performance. Source:Cointelegraph
Ethereum researchers want to rein in staking, critics say it could backfire
EIP8363 is a newly published draft proposal that would cut net consensuslayer rewards as the Ethereum staking ratio heads toward 50%. Source:Cointelegraph
Texas electric grid moratorium won’t have big impact on BTC miners: Bernstein
Monday’s announcement that Texas Governor Greg Abbott set a moratorium on approval of ERCOTlinked data centers pending an audit won’t impact miners’ approved…
Tether Gold reserves rise 9.5% as gold posts worst quarter in 13 years
XAUt added to its bullion backing during gold’s worst quarter since 2013, as tokenized commodity holder counts continued to rise. Source:Cointelegraph
Italy’s biggest bank triples staked Ether ETF holdings while cutting IBIT shares
Italy’s largest bank Intesa Sanpaolo increased its staked Ether ETF position to $7.1 million while reducing its holdings in two spot Bitcoin ETFs.…
Bitmine adds $19.6M in ETH, repurchases 4.5M shares
Bitmine said it now holds about 4.8% of Ether’s circulating supply as it pursues its 5% acquisition target. Source:Cointelegraph