cryptoabout 2 months ago
Bitcoin slips to $77,800 as Senate Clarity Act vote nears and oil prices climb
Bitcoin pulls back from $79,000 as the Senate prepares to vote on the Clarity Act and oil prices rise.
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cryptoabout 2 months ago
Democrats push back on GOP’s ‘final’ CLARITY offer with counterproposal: Politico
Some Democrats remain dissatisfied with the bill’s crypto ethics provisions and will be sending a counterproposal just hours before a key procedural vote.
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cryptoabout 2 months ago
Even if Clarity fails, Wall Street’s crypto push is unlikely to stop
The Clarity Act could give banks, brokers and asset managers a clearer rulebook, but financial firms have already moved far enough into digital assets that failure may slow adoption rather than stop it.
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cryptoabout 2 months ago
SEC's Atkins backs Clarity Act but says agency will keep pushing crypto rules without it
The SEC chair said crypto issuance, transfer agent modernization and custody will form the backbone of the agency’s regulatory push.
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cryptoabout 2 months ago
U.S. Senator Lummis says Democrats won't quit asking for more on crypto Clarity Act
One of the top crypto market structure negotiators in Washington says she's run out of gas on new revisions for the bill she's worked on for more than five years.
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cryptoabout 2 months ago
Robinhood plans share redemptions, voting rights for stock tokens, after criticism
CEO Vlad Tenev said more shareholder features are coming as Robinhood’s offshore stock tokens draw scrutiny over ownership rights.
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cryptoabout 2 months ago
Kraken brings DeFi yield to tokenized stocks and ETFs
Kraken’s new xStocks vaults let investors earn yield on tokenized versions of Nvidia and major US stock market ETFs by lending the assets in DeFi markets.
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cryptoabout 2 months ago
Trump's $800 million stake into World Liberty Financial's token now has a timeline to becoming sellable
Onchain records show that an $800 million crypto stake that matched Donald Trump's holding was moved into a vesting contract, locking any sales until 2028 after a mandatory 10% token burn.
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cryptoabout 2 months ago
Bitcoin tops $79K, oil falls as Trump says Iran war could end
Bitcoin’s price rose toward $80,000 after US President Donald Trump hinted that the US-Iran war would end, pushing oil prices lower.
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cryptoabout 2 months ago
White House crypto adviser says Trump gave up 'historic' ethics powers in compromise
President Donald Trump's digital assets adviser spoke at a Washington event the day after a new compromise language was released for the Clarity Act.
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cryptoabout 2 months ago
Banks escalate stablecoin rewards fight as Senate prepares for a Clarity Act vote
Eight banking groups on Monday said they want tighter limits on stablecoin rewards, keeping the ongoing banks-versus-crypto dispute alive in Congress.
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cryptoabout 2 months ago
Strive adds 469 Bitcoin to reach 25,000 BTC treasury
Strive’s latest Bitcoin purchase was funded entirely through its SATA preferred stock as the company continues its rapid climb among corporate BTC holders.
Cointelegraph
cryptoabout 2 months ago
CLARITY Act faces state AGs opposition ahead of key Senate vote
Trump’s ethics concession addresses one hurdle for the crypto bill, but 18 state attorneys general say the revised legislation would weaken state oversight.
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cryptoabout 2 months ago
S&P Global backs Kaiko as Series B reaches $110M
The investment brings together major financial institutions as Kaiko expands its data infrastructure for tokenized securities and onchain financial markets.
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cryptoabout 2 months ago
A bipartisan coalition of 17 state attorneys generals urge Senate to reject Clarity Act
The state AGs said they were concerned the crypto legislation might restrict their ability to bring securities and commodities cases tied to online scams.
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cryptoabout 2 months ago
Bitmine projects $334M in annual staking revenue from $15.8B crypto treasury
Bitmine now has more than 5 million ETH staked, turning most of its Ether holdings into a recurring income stream as it continues to accumulate.
Cointelegraph
cryptoabout 2 months ago
Why are AI’s biggest companies suddenly asking to slow down?
AI’s biggest labs are suddenly calling for a slower pace of development. Is it because AI risks are catching up with the technology, or because the economics of the race are getting harder to justify?
Cointelegraph
cryptoabout 2 months ago
Clarity Act odds surge on prediction markets, but crypto bill still faces long road
Kalshi and Polymarket bettors sharply raised the chances of U.S. crypto market structure legislation advancing, with Tuesday's Senate vote the next test.
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