Bitcoin hits $69k, ether jumps 10% as Treasury buybacks and SEC crypto proposal fuel market rally
A surprise crypto market rally driven by US Treasury buyback expansion and SEC crypto proposals triggered nearly $2B in liquidations and lifted crypto-linked st
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SEC proposes new crypto offering rules as Congress stalls on digital asset legislation
The SEC proposed a new rule offering a pathway for investments involving digital assets, stepping in as legislative efforts remain stalled.
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Congress can still 'land this plane' on crypto bill as ethics talks stall, says Sen. Gallego
Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego says Congress can still pass the Clarity Act despite stalled ethics talks, as industry figures offer varied odds and warnings.
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OCC races to finalize GENIUS Act stablecoin rules by November
The OCC is accelerating rulemaking to implement a stablecoin law signed by President Trump, targeting a November deadline.
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Securitize's Redfearn says SEC held back crypto innovation exemption over Clarity Act politics
Securitize claims the SEC delayed its crypto trading exemption to avoid complicating Senate votes on the Clarity Act crypto bill.
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HYPE token surges after Trump says CFTC is working to bring Hyperliquid to US
President Trump said CFTC Chair Mike Selig is working to bring Hyperliquid into the US in a fully compliant and legal fashion, driving HYPE higher.
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AI agents could make today's billion-dollar crypto hacks look like 'pennies,' industry leaders warn
Crypto leaders warn that AI agent vulnerabilities could lead to far larger hacks, citing trust, hallucinations and unclear legal liability as key hurdles.
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GSR's Baehr says tokenized fixed income could play key role in institutional collateral
GSR's managing director said tokenized fixed income may be a near-term use case for institutional collateral, calling mass equity tokenization exciting but furt
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Injective becomes SEC-registered transfer agent as it expands tokenization push
Injective registered with the SEC as a transfer agent to gain a regulated way to track ownership of tokenized securities.
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Grayscale's latest Zcash ETF amendment shows DCG in talks to contribute 200,000 ZEC to fund
Grayscale amended its Zcash ETF filing, revealing nonbinding discussions for DCG to contribute roughly 200,000 ZEC to the fund.
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Kalshi files to launch perpetual futures tied to US stock index and copper
Kalshi filed with the CFTC to offer perpetual futures linked to the MerQube US Large Cap Index and copper.
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Bitwise CIO sees potential for 10-100x blockchain transaction growth as AI agents meet tokenized markets
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said investors may be underestimating blockchain transaction activity by 10 to 100 times as tokenized markets expand alongside AI agents
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Ethereum engineering firm Nethermind leaves LayerZero verifier role for Chainlink
Nethermind said it is joining Chainlink as a node operator to help secure CCIP and Data Feeds, leaving its LayerZero verifier role.
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Ex-Signature Bank chair warns big banks could use blockchain to take market share from smaller rivals
Scott Shay said big banks could use blockchain payments to take market share from smaller rivals as N3XT expands globally.
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Rain CEO says stablecoin payments reach more than 100,000 merchants without them knowing it
Rain CEO Farooq Malik said more than 100,000 merchants accept stablecoins unknowingly, with transactions settling through Visa in three days.
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Spot bitcoin ETFs report $517 million in net inflows, largest in 3.5 months
Spot bitcoin ETFs saw their largest net inflow day in 3.5 months at $517 million, attributed to the broader crypto market rally.
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Scaramucci points to $100,000 bitcoin as 'magic number' for OG sellers, eyes AI-blockchain convergence
John Darsie of SkyBridge said bitcoin's changing holder base is part of a broader maturation process, with $100k seen as a key level for early sellers.
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Solana Policy Institute CEO gives Clarity Act 10% odds before midterms
Miller Whitehouse-Levine said the Clarity Act is in August recess purgatory and gave it only 10% odds of passing before the midterm elections.
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