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White House has not responded to CLARITY Act ethics counterproposal; bill is off the Senate schedule days before recess. Odds stand at 27%.
A former FBI agent faces charges for allegedly stealing nearly $1M in crypto from investigative wallets. The complaint does not allege he worked with the foreign entities.
MiCA gives continental firms a defined framework, and 53% had committed crypto budgets before 2026. UK firms, waiting on rules, lag at 36%.
BitGo's Link platform gives institutions a single interface to monitor and move funds across BitGo and external exchanges. The product launch follows a restructuring and a wider net loss. Earnings due Aug. 12.
Binance, Fireblocks and others still lack access to Anthropic's restricted Mythos model, even as AI-assisted exploits rise. FIS and HackerOne have joined the gated program.
Tokenized stock holders near 1 million after 92% growth in 30 days. Onchain equities attract traders seeking after-hours access, but liquidity and legal protections lag behind wallet adoption.
Blockchain Association rebuts sheriffs' objections to CLARITY Act as Senate delays vote; $600M proposed for crypto investigations hangs in balance as window narrows.
State expiry is the architectural answer to how permissionless blockchains preserve verifiability at scale. Ethereum's state has grown from gigabytes to hundreds of gigabytes since 2016.
XYLO's Mochi platform, set for a 2026 beta, bundles tokenized Treasuries and gold into a managed savings account for non-crypto users, targeting $300B in idle stablecoins.
Ex-FBI agent Patrick Steven Yaroch faces charges for allegedly stealing $1M in crypto from agency custody, using ChatGPT to plan investments.
Senate has four session days to advance CLARITY Act before recess. White House reviews ethics counterproposal. Galaxy Research sees 30% passage odds. MSTR's Saylor backs bill.
Bitcoin faces renewed Q3 weakness as total crypto market cap sits 62.5% below fair value, Into The Cryptoverse founder Benjamin Cowen says.
Ex-FBI agent Patrick Yaroch faces charges for allegedly stealing $1M in crypto from a foreign intelligence target's wallets. He reportedly used seed phrases obtained during an investigation.
The Blockchain Association rebutted the National Sheriffs' Association on August 3, saying the CLARITY Act strengthens oversight of crypto intermediaries. The bill passed the Senate Banking Committee 15-9 and faces a potential floor vote in August 2026.
Templeton averaged 15% annual returns over 38 years. Crypto traders are revisiting his 'maximum pessimism' principle as volatility tests discipline, per TokenPost.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the chamber expects a procedural vote on the CLARITY Act before August recess. A Friday vote is possible if cloture is filed Wednesday.
A senior FBI agent with top-secret clearance allegedly stole over $1M in crypto from wallets tied to foreign targets. The case raises questions about insider threats and digital asset security.
Senate weighs CLARITY Act vote before recess while BlackRock files for two tokenized funds. Shutdown risk fades, but rate and geopolitical risks remain.
Supervisory special agent Patrick Yaroch used FBI passphrases to drain $1M from Russia-linked accounts, then confessed after guilt.
Ethereum's validator client distribution still carries systemic risk. The Prysm incident cost 382 ETH. A bug in a majority client could halt finality or worse.
Robinhood received FCA approval on July 31 to offer crypto in the UK. The FCA cut stablecoin capital to 1% after industry feedback. Jordan Sinclair leads the UK expansion.
The Australian personal crypto brokerage, acquired by Swyftx for up to $200M, launched UK operations on August 3 with a model built around dedicated human brokers and fixed-fee trading.
Thune expects a procedural vote on the crypto market structure bill before the August break, though no cloture motion has been filed. If Wednesday passes without one, the vote likely waits until September.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong urges Senate to pass CLARITY Act this week, citing 1 in 4 Americans who own crypto and stronger voter support for lawmakers backing the bill.
BlackRock rolled out two tokenized money market funds aimed at stablecoin reserves, building on its $2.5B BUIDL fund. The funds target the $300B stablecoin market and GENIUS Act compliance.
Two models compete to represent securities on blockchain. Issuer-backed tokens grant direct ownership and legal recourse. Synthetics offer price exposure without property rights. The market is choosing the backed model.
A former FBI agent allegedly stole $1M in crypto from adversarial wallets, mixed it with personal funds, and used ChatGPT to plan a move to Portugal, prosecutors say.
UCLA's 62-year marmot study raised about $4,000 on OnlyFans. The project also drew unsolicited meme coins on Pump.fun, echoing last year's Moo Deng frenzy. Researchers say they did not create the tokens.
A top FBI intelligence agent allegedly stole over $1M in crypto from accounts he investigated, using Kraken and Suilend. He had asked an AI app about fleeing to Portugal before arrest.
FalconX laid off roughly 35 employees, withdrew its Singapore MAS license application, and will focus on crypto derivatives and European expansion.