Hong Kong crypto exchange CoinEx to cease operations after 9 years in business
Founder and CEO Haipo Yang cited mounting security and compliance risks and said he rejected a sale in favor of a “clean ending.” Source：CoinDesk
‘There might be a silver lining’: My friend’s wife died at 60 after a high-earning career. Can he claim her Social Security?
“They had been married for over 30 years when she passed.” Source：MarketWatch
Solana more than triples transaction size limit with mainnet upgrade
Solana raised its transaction size limit to 4,096 bytes, giving developers more room for zeroknowledge proofs and transactions with multiple signatures.…
Live updates: Bitcoin slides from nearly $80,000 as Senate votes on Clarity Act
Senators take a procedural vote on the crypto market structure bill later Tuesday. Bitcoin has given back 3% since touching $79,530 overnight, with XRP and…
CLARITY Act odds fall to 16% as key Democrats resist GOP’s ‘final’ offer
Banking groups also said the GOP’s final text leaves stablecoin reward loopholes, while tribal gaming interests warn that its prediction market provisions…
U.S. DOJ seeks $61 million in what it calls Iran's crypto-laundered black market oil sales
Prosecutors have filed a civil forfeiture complaint against what they call Iran's illegal crypto proceeds that are used to fund its military. Source：CoinDesk
Solana transactions just got more than 3 times bigger, giving an edge over Ethereum
Transaction V1 raises Solana’s limit to 4,096 bytes from 1,232, giving developers more room for multistep trades, companywallet approvals and privacy proofs.…
CoinEx to cease operation after 9 years, citing ‘significant’ crypto contraction
CoinEx said falling trading volumes and liquidity, along with rising regulatory and compliance costs, had exceeded “reasonable boundaries,” with withdrawals…
Democrats send counteroffer to Republicans over Clarity Act provisions
Democratic Senators were said to be meeting late Monday to discuss the latest proposed draft text. Source：CoinDesk
Balancer eyes wind-down after restructuring fails to revive revenue
Balancer cut costs and shipped new products after restructuring, but Marcus Hardt says v3 failed to replace legacy revenue as November’s $128 million exploit…
Democrats push back on GOP’s ‘final’ CLARITY offer with counterproposal: Politico
Some Democrats remain dissatisfied with the bill’s crypto ethics provisions and will be sending a counterproposal just hours before a key procedural vote.…
Even if Clarity fails, Wall Street’s crypto push is unlikely to stop
The Clarity Act could give banks, brokers and asset managers a clearer rulebook, but financial firms have already moved far enough into digital assets that…