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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.
Samsung announced stablecoin support for Samsung Wallet at Galaxy Unpacked but disclosed no issuer, blockchain, or launch date. A $408 million Dunamu investment and stalled South Korean stablecoin legislation reveal the infrastructure play behind the headline.
Binance adds regulated gold and silver options via ADGM exchange, settling in USDT. Retail can only buy calls; institutions can write. New TradFi bridge.
Dutch prosecutors charged three men over a May 1 kidnapping tied to a $69,000 crypto dispute. The court released the alleged ringleader under supervision. Next hearing Sept. 8.
Polymarket odds for the CLARITY Act fell to 23% after Scaramucci accused the banking lobby of stalling. The Senate recess this week is the deadline; a failed vote pushes the bill past midterms.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the crypto industry can progress through SEC rulemaking and institutional adoption even if the Clarity Act stalls before the Senate recess. Polymarket odds fell to 23% from 75% in mid-May.
SpaceX reported $7.8B in Q2 revenue, beating $6.81B estimates. Crypto exposure fell to $1.098B from $1.637B. Starlink profit surged 79%. AI revenue jumped 247%.
Bybit's Austrian EMI license lets it offer regulated payment services across the EEA, complementing its MiCAR crypto authorization and enabling direct bank partnerships.
CLARITY Act odds fell to 27% on PolyMarket after the Senate skipped the crypto bill Tuesday. Without a cloture motion, a vote before the August recess looks unlikely.
Polymarket odds for CLARITY Act passage fell to 24% from 57% in June. Coinbase VP VanGrack told CBS the bill can still pass before the August recess if last-minute concessions unlock consensus.
Bahrain-based Infinios has switched on live stablecoin settlement through Mastercard, a first for the kingdom. The service lets institutional clients settle transactions with regulated digital tokens instead of fiat-only methods.
Stephanie Vaughan argues the Earn Wars are slotting fees, not distribution. Vaults leave capital idle while fintechs deploy instantly. The fix: MPC wallets.
The FMA granted Bybit Payments GmbH an EMI license, allowing the exchange to issue e-money and offer payment services across the EU, complementing its MiCA authorization.
Eligible master-account users borrow up to 1,000 USDT against bitcoin, lock in a 0.5% fee through Sept. 3, then face 36% penalty interest after the term.
Canaan's board authorized selling part of its Bitcoin treasury to fund a $30 million buyback. Shares rose nearly 9% on Nasdaq after Tuesday's announcement.
YES shares for the Clarity Act fell to 22.5% after Senate Dems blocked cloture, demanding ethics provisions tied to Trump's crypto holdings. Schumer and Scott are the next catalyst points.
Western Union's Stablecard, a Solana-based debit/credit card using its USDPT stablecoin, launches in 37 markets. Shares rose 5.2% as the company bets on crypto to revive a shrinking remittance business.
US and UK regulators expanded stablecoin talks after the GENIUS Act. A July 8 meeting covered tokenization and cross-border rules. The Bank of England softened reserve requirements in June.
Four U.S. banks are building shared 24/7 tokenized deposit rails via The Clearing House, challenging the $160B stablecoin market. DTCC trades go live this fall.
Warren and Blumenthal asked the SEC to investigate $TRUMP after buyers lost $3.8 billion, while the Clarity Act stalls on a presidential ethics provision.
Democrats demand ethics and illicit finance rules before backing cloture on the crypto bill. Without seven Democratic votes, the CLARITY Act may stall before the August recess.
Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi says the Coldcard entropy flaw could have been caught with an $2 AI audit, warning that cybersecurity is now a spending race.
CLARITY Act missed the Senate's Aug. 4 schedule. Polymarket odds dropped to 23% on a 42% decline. Thune said market structure "we'll get a vote on" but funding comes first.
Stablecoins settle more value than PayPal. PayFi replaces slow, expensive wire transfers with programmable dollar flows on Solana and Ethereum. The cost savings are real.
Kalshi's Stephen Curry next-team market draws $4M in volume. The CFTC-regulated platform's crypto perpetuals passed $1B in a week, but tokenized contracts add regulatory risk.
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