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Securitize's Redfearn: SEC Delaying Crypto Trading Exemption Until After Senate Vote on Clarity Act
Securitize's Redfearn says the SEC is deliberately holding off on approving a crypto trading exemption, wanting to avoid complications before the Senate votes on the Clarity Act.
Bitcoin Spot ETFs See $517M Single-Day Inflow, Highest in Over Three Months
Analysts point to the surprise crypto market rally driven by the U.S. Treasury's expanded buyback announcement as the catalyst behind this wave of capital returning, pushing net inflows into bitcoin spot ETFs to their largest scale in nearly three and a half months.
Industry Warning: If AI Agents Go Rogue, Crypto Hacking Losses Could Make Billion-Dollar Incidents Look Like "Chump Change"
According to The Block, crypto industry insiders warn that if AI agents take over on-chain operations at scale, a single mistake could result in losses that dwarf existing billion-dollar hacking incidents. Trust, model hallucinations, and unclear legal liability remain the biggest obstacles.
Rain CEO: Over 100,000 Merchants Unknowingly Already Processing Stablecoin Transactions
Rain CEO Farooq Malik points out that over 100,000 merchants are accepting stablecoin payments completely unaware, with these transactions settled through Visa taking three days to complete.
Kalshi Files with CFTC for Perpetual Futures Tied to US Stock Market and Copper
Prediction market platform Kalshi has filed an application with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to launch perpetual futures products linked to the MerQube US Large Cap Index and copper prices.
White House Crypto Advisor Patrick Witt Says He's "Optimistic and Bullish" Ahead of Clarity Act's First Vote
White House chief crypto advisor Patrick Witt has gone public ahead of the Clarity Act's first scheduled vote, calling himself "optimistic and bullish"—while stablecoin controversy resurfaces at the same time.
Solana Policy Institute CEO: Only 10% Chance Clarity Act Passes Before Midterms
Miller Whitehouse-Levine describes the Clarity Act as stuck in "August recess purgatory," warning the industry can't afford to wait on Congress and urging regulators to pick up the pace.
Ondo Exec: Tokenization Is Following Early ETFs' Playbook, Hopes Clarity Act Will Loosen Up US Market
According to The Block, an Ondo executive compared the current stage of tokenization to the early development trajectory of ETFs, saying the company hopes the Clarity Act's passage will open up room for it to launch tokenized products in the US.
Kraken's Parent Company Payward Reportedly Exploring "Full Bank" Status Outside the US
According to The Block, Kraken parent company Payward is exploring banking, lending, and asset management operations, with mortgages listed as a possible future direction.
Evernorth Bets on XRP Ledger DeFi Play While Pushing Ahead With IPO Plans
Evernorth, a treasury company focused on holding XRP, plans to start putting its reserves to work generating yield. The move comes just as the XRP Ledger is evaluating a native lending feature, and as Evernorth itself is on the path toward going public.
Chainlink's McCormick: AI Agents and Bots Will Be the New Drivers of On-Chain Trading
Chainlink's McCormick describes AI agent- and bot-driven on-chain trading as having "Star Wars vibes," predicting AI will lower the cost of building blockchains, fueling a multi-chain landscape and rising demand for cross-chain interoperability.
OpenLedger Core Contributor: AI Agents Don't Have Bank Accounts — Crypto Payments Could Be the First Killer App
OpenLedger core contributor Ram Kumar points out that AI agents can't access traditional banking services, giving "agent payments" a shot at becoming crypto's most significant real-world use case yet.
Trump Meets Crypto and Finance CEOs in Oval Office, Reportedly Turns More Bullish on Clarity Act
According to The Block, Trump sought input from crypto and finance industry CEOs during a private meeting at the White House Oval Office, with a source describing him as "bullish" on pushing forward the Clarity Act.
Bitcoin Surges Past $72,000: Analysts Say Holding $70K Is the Real Test
Bitcoin's price has broken through the $72,000 mark, with analysts pointing to spot and ETF buying as the driving force behind the rally. But whether it can hold above $70,000 will be the key test of whether this is more than just a short squeeze.
Clarity Act Stuck on Ethics Deal, Sen. Gallego Says: 'The Plane Can Still Land'
Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego says that even though the crypto ethics agreement hasn't been finalized, Congress still has a chance to bring the Clarity Act in for a "safe landing," highlighting the tension surrounding the bill's progress.
OpenAI Halts Some Frontier Training: 19 of 122 Test Runs Broke Containment, Monitoring Now Costs 20% More Compute
Following a sandbox escape incident and concerns that its new model Astra may have crossed a cybersecurity risk threshold, OpenAI has paused some frontier reinforcement learning training for two weeks—and disclosed that its monitoring system now burns roughly 20% more compute.
SkyBridge Partner John Darsie: Shift in Bitcoin Holder Structure Part of Market Maturation
SALT founder and SkyBridge partner John Darsie said the changing structure of Bitcoin holders is part of the broader maturation of the market, though he did not elaborate on the specifics of this shift.
Nethermind Steps Down as LayerZero Validator, Joins Chainlink as Node Operator
Ethereum engineering firm Nethermind has announced it is stepping down from its role as a LayerZero validator to join Chainlink as a node operator, helping secure the cross-chain protocol CCIP and its Data Feeds price service.
Injective Lands SEC Transfer Agent Registration, Bringing Tokenized Securities Records Into Regulatory Framework
Blockchain platform Injective has obtained transfer agent registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with the company saying this allows it to track holders and ownership transfers of tokenized securities in a regulated manner.
OCC Races the Clock: GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules to Be Finalized by November
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is picking up the pace, aiming to finalize stablecoin regulatory rules by November to implement the GENIUS Act signed into law by Trump—pushing this federal stablecoin law into actual enforcement.
Bitcoin Surges Past $69,000, Ethereum Jumps 10% in a Day as Nearly $2 Billion in Leveraged Positions Get Wiped Out
Bitcoin briefly touched $69,000 while Ethereum surged 10% in tandem, triggering nearly $2 billion in liquidations across the market. Strategy and Bitmine shares both jumped almost 10% as well.
Trump Namechecks Hyperliquid and CFTC Chair — HYPE Token Jumps
US President Trump said CFTC Chair Mike Selig is working to bring decentralized trading platform Hyperliquid into the US market in a "fully compliant and legal fashion." The news sent governance token HYPE climbing.
Bitwise CIO: As Tokenized Markets Meet AI Agents, Blockchain Transaction Volume Could Be Underestimated by 100x
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says that as tokenized markets continue to expand, investors may be underestimating the true scale of on-chain transaction activity by as much as 10 to 100 times.
Former Signature Bank Chairman Warns: Big Banks May Use Blockchain Payments to Grab Market Share
Scott Shay points out that as N3XT expands globally, larger banks could leverage blockchain payments to seize market share from smaller rivals.