Recent headlines from the sources AlphaScala monitors. AlphaScala analysis is published in the main market section.
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.
Market makers are the hidden firms that fill your trades instantly on Binance and Coinbase. This guide explains their business model, how token loans work, and what their presence means for the tokens you trade.
Zerocap moved its Deribit collateral from millions to tens of millions using Fireblocks' Off Exchange solution, cutting operational overhead by roughly 50% and eliminating the need to pre-fund exchange accounts.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says the Clarity Act would give the agency clear rulemaking authority for crypto spot markets, even as Senate Democrats raise objections ahead of recess.
BNY will add Galaxy's staking infrastructure to its custody platform, letting eligible clients stake assets without leaving the bank's custody framework. Regulatory clearance and asset details remain undisclosed.
Senate floor time is scarce before the August recess. An ethics dispute is blocking the CLARITY Act. If the bill stalls, the SEC is ready to set its own crypto rules.
Wells Fargo will launch tokenized deposits this fall for USD/GBP settlement. The bank joins JPMorgan and Citi in blockchain-based banking, following a March trademark filing for “WFUSD.”
Senate Democrats signal they will block the CLARITY Act procedural vote unless ethics, illicit finance, and stablecoin yield are resolved. Odds of passage fall to 27% as recess deadline looms.
Cloudflare's programmable wallets use stablecoins and the x402 protocol to let AI agents pay for APIs and content autonomously, with spending caps set by human owners. The first handle-claim feature is live now.
OKX blocked $26.3M in attempted scam losses and protected 49,000 users from active scam attempts in H1 2026. The exchange's AI-driven systems stopped $1.1B in potential losses before funds left customer accounts.
Bybit's Austrian subsidiary secured an EMI license from the FMA, enabling regulated payment services across Europe and future features like card programs.
Shelbit, a Dubai crypto platform with Iran ties, sent $676M to Binance—$540M after regulators fined it. It linked 2,000+ gambling sites to Iran's central bank.
CLARITY Act not on Tuesday's Senate schedule. If cloture is filed Wednesday, a Friday vote is the earliest possible. Odds already at 27% after prior delays.
Wells Fargo launches tokenized deposits this fall on a shared network with JPMorgan, BofA, and Citi. Corporate treasuries get 24/7 settlement. No blockchain partner named yet.
Former Sen. Pat Toomey says passing the Clarity Act this week is essential. Market probability fell to 24.5% from 34% a week ago, with Senate timing the next catalyst.
Trust Wallet tops MetaMask in daily Hyperliquid builder-fee revenue at $25,482, with the weekly gap narrowing to $30,000 across the three leading wallets.
Austria's FMA granted Bybit Payments GmbH an EMI licence, letting the Vienna unit run EU payments separately from its MiCA-licensed crypto arm.
An FBI agent allegedly stole $1M in seized crypto from adversarial nation wallets, then confessed. He faces two felony charges with up to 10 years each.
FBI counterintelligence agent Patrick Yaroch indicted for stealing crypto during investigation; DOJ recovered $925K, alleges he used AI to plan escape.
Volta Infra Holdings launched from stealth with a $300M raise at a $2.4B valuation, a $10B Norway AI compute partnership, and backing from a16z, Altimeter, and Nvidia.
Wells Fargo's first tokenized deposit corridor runs dollar-pound transfers around the clock, a bid to keep corporate balances off stablecoin rails.
Coinbase custodies 9 of 11 Bitcoin ETFs and 8 of 9 Ethereum ETFs, representing roughly $74 billion. Bitwise flags concentration risk from single-custodian reliance.
Bybit Payments GmbH won FMA approval for e-money services in Europe; the crypto arm stays under MiCA. Open banking and person-to-person transfers could follow.
Nigeria's revenue service ordered crypto exchanges to withhold taxes on digital asset trades, taxing staking income at 10% and shifting compliance duties to platforms.
Western Union's Stablecard lets recipients receive dollar-backed stablecoins, store them in a self-custody wallet and spend via Visa. The platform launches in 37 markets using USDPT by Anchorage Digital Bank.