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BlackRock's new tokenized money market fund receives S&P's highest AAAm rating for stable NAV. Meanwhile, Tether's USDT remains 'weak' in S&P's stablecoin assessments.
Boerse Stuttgart Digital and Tradias close their merger after regulatory approval, creating a 300-employee crypto unit serving European banks and brokers.
US and UK regulators aligned on stablecoin principles in London. The Bank of England cut its central-bank deposit requirement to 30%, freeing reserves for UK gilts.
Senate has days to hold a CLARITY Act floor vote. Cloture needs 60 votes. Polymarket odds have slid to 28%. Failure pushes passage to 2027.
Oil topped $100 after Houthi strikes on Saudi tankers in the Red Sea; crypto volatility rose as traders weighed OFAC action on Tron-based USDT flows.
Dow hit a record in May as crude fell on U.S.-Iran hopes. S&P 500 rose. Bitcoin touched $63k on thin volume. When oil spiked in July, Bitcoin lost 3-8%. Analysts see lower oil as a potential catalyst for crypto if inflation fears ease further.
Taiwan's FSC proposed mandatory customer info sharing for domestic crypto transfers, with extra ID for transfers over NT$30,000. Implementation could set precedent for cross-border rules by 2027.
$81M in crypto liquidations hit leveraged shorts while Bitcoin rose 1.6%; 66% of four-hour forced exits were bearish positions, CoinGlass data showed.
Cloudflare opens stablecoin wallet handles for AI agents, letting software pay for APIs and MCP tools without human approval as it builds the buy side of x402 payments.
Senators Warren and Blumenthal cite $3.81B in $TRUMP losses; ethics provision stalls Clarity Act as Senate faces August recess deadline. NYT Alpha Score 52.
Polymarket odds drop to 22% as Senate Democrats block CLARITY Act cloture vote over ethics rules. Three scenarios remain before the August recess.
Senators want sports prediction markets to stay under state and tribal law, not CFTC control. Polymarket now puts Clarity Act odds at 23% for 2026.
The MiCA CASP Tracker turns ESMA's crypto register into a searchable directory. Users can verify authorisation status, approved services and regulatory coverage across EU member states.
The Senate passed a stopgap CR 89-4 instead of advancing Clarity Act cloture; the crypto bill needs 60 votes with the August recess deadline approaching.
Binance added 10 bStocks on Aug 5, including ASML (Alpha Score 66) and Netflix. Free conversion for first hour, maker-fee-free until Aug 31.
Japan's FSA folds crypto and stablecoin oversight into a standalone division Aug. 7; exchange rules are tightening and Bitcoin ETF groundwork is advancing.
Mastercard's BVNK acquisition gives it a licensed stablecoin network moving $30B annually. See which corridors launch first and the risks that could trip up rollouts.
US briefed UK on GENIUS Act stablecoin rules at July FRWG meeting. BlackRock launched tokenized funds as Wall Street moves ahead of final rules.
Prediction-market odds for the Crypto Clarity Act sank to 16.5% even after SEC Commissioner Peirce said the Senate will pass it within a week. Traders see a 60-vote hurdle and unresolved stablecoin rules as blocking enactment.
Upbit will open GRVT trading at 17:00 KST on Aug. 5. The token jumped 23% in 24 hours. Watch initial liquidity and the spread between Korean and international prices.
Fairshake-backed candidates won primaries in Michigan and Washington after over $1.3M in spending. The PAC eyes November as Congress debates the CLARITY Act.
Switzerland's SRO model lets crypto firms launch under AML supervision through private watchdogs, bypassing full bank licensing. With four SROs overseeing most activity and FINMA auditing the system, the framework has become a global benchmark for digital-asset compliance.
A Rambler&Co survey found 69% of Russians see no practical reason to use crypto, even as Putin signed a law creating regulated channels. The law takes effect Sept. 1.
Democratic senators say Trump's memecoin may be an illegal rug pull, costing over a million investors $3.81B. The probe demand could stall the CLARITY Act.
Tribal gaming groups urged Congress to amend the Clarity Act to keep prediction markets under state law, as July volume hit $50.59B across Kalshi and Polymarket.
American CryptoFed pulled its 10 trillion token Locke registration after SEC staff flagged disclosure failures. The Wyoming nonprofit's token-based monetary system remains unregistered.
AEREDIUM's patented AI system replaces periodic attestations with continuous monitoring, using four models to halt trading if reserves are impaired. State Street launched a fund for stablecoin issuers.
Polymarket puts CLARITY passage this year at 23%, down from 82% in February; Senate action is due Aug. 5. Bitwise's Matt Hougan sees regulation advancing.
Blockchain gaming studio Proof of Play shuts down after a16z-backed $33M seed round. Pirate Nation goes open-source, PIRATE token drops 14%.
SEC rulemaking is Bitwise's fallback if the Senate skips an August vote. Polymarket odds sit at 23%. Cloture must be filed Wednesday for any August vote.