Market
Legislation
Crypto lobbies launch a last-minute TV campaign against banks to pass the CLARITY Act
The crypto industry is unleashing national ads, but Republican senators say the bill could still fail over ethics restrictions tied to Trump’s crypto interests.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Strategy doubles its stock buyback to $2 billion to pull its STRC shares back to $100
The flagship preferred remained below par on Saylor’s recovery benchmark as Strategy increased its buyback firepower to $2 billion.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Metaplanet’s Bitcoin boom quietly turned a 46 million-share executive pay plan into a 319 million-share windfall
Shareholders now want roughly 273 million potential shares canceled after the company scrapped the formula that enlarged management’s awards.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Strategy’s $250 Bitcoin Jordans sold out as Saylor turns 4% of BTC supply into a consumer brand
Bitcoin is absent from the storefront’s displayed payment methods even as the company monetizes a brand built around 845,050 BTC.
Price Watch
Bitcoin bulls are loading up on calls while spot traders keep selling
Options demand has tilted bullish and ETF inflows are accelerating, but exchange selling remains dominant as BTC struggles below $80,000.
Macro
Bitcoin could get the dollar drop bulls want this week without getting the liquidity rally they need
The ECB may strengthen the euro and weaken DXY, but elevated real yields and tight credit could leave BTC’s funding backdrop unchanged.
Featured
Cardano’s Leios 6x scaling breakthrough comes with a much harder ADA problem
More capacity alone will not replace declining reserve-funded staking rewards unless users generate enough transaction fees.
Quantum
Ethereum’s 2029 quantum deadline is starting to reshape what gets built next
Hegotá is becoming the first major test as developers weigh faster post-quantum protections against upgrades including mandatory execution proofs.
Memecoins
Hunter Biden’s new “LAPTOP” memecoin targets traders who lost money on TRUMP
The former president’s son plans to launch LAPTOP with 30% of its supply allocated to founders after attacking the Trump family’s political crypto empire.
Regulation
Poland’s crypto licensing deadlock is handing foreign EU firms an advantage
Local applicants cannot even start the process, while passported MiCA providers can continue entering the market.
Crypto
Tether-backed crypto exchange freezes withdrawals after $7 million leaves custody
Orionx is shutting down, while Chile’s regulator says it cannot force the exchange to repay customers.
Culture
A seven-year-old blockchain is permanently abandoning its own network to seek refuge on Ethereum
The Harmony blockchain is now proposing an Ethereum migration after deciding its independent network is no longer worth preserving.