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Legislation
CLARITY Act chances sink below 20% as Senate’s path to 60 votes narrows
The crypto bill had climbed to 34% odds within the past day, but wavering Republicans and a Democratic counteroffer have sharply reversed expectations.
DeFi
A DeFi giant that once held $3 billion is now proposing to wind itself down
Balancer’s TVL has fallen to about $58 million as token holders prepare to vote on an orderly shutdown.
Layer-2
Coinbase-backed Base just exposed the uncomfortable truth about Ethereum’s L2s
The networks built to scale Ethereum are increasingly optimizing for themselves, and a failed wallet-standard deal shows what that can mean in practice.
Regulation
A new XRPL upgrade could concentrate XRP ownership inside banks instead of retail wallets
Businesses could sponsor millions of accounts, turning XRP reserves into an institutional balance-sheet obligation.
Technology
Circle’s Arc launch ties Wall Street firms to the network without making them its safety net
Validators will secure settlement while Circle retains significant control and user recourse remains tied to individual apps and assets.
Legislation
CLARITY Act’s ‘final’ deal is already breaking down before tomorrow’s Senate vote
Banking groups, Democratic senators and developer advocates are attacking the concessions Republicans hoped would unlock 60 votes.
Legislation
Here’s what’s new in the final CLARITY Act before Tuesday’s Senate vote
Republicans say the bill now includes 126 Democratic demands, with new concessions on Trump ethics, stablecoin rewards, developer protections and exchange conflicts.
ETF
BlackRock’s staking Ethereum ETF pays yield but investors still prefer its $9 billion ETHA fund
Staking income has not stopped ETHA from retaining an overwhelming lead over the newer ETHB.
Crypto
Another public company has abandoned its Bitcoin treasury after selling the last 764 BTC
KULR, the battery technology company, raised about $58.6 million from its final 764 BTC and now holds zero Bitcoin.
ETF
Bitcoin ETFs just lost $463 million as the Fed puts BTC at risk of losing $75,000
Four straight sessions of outflows ended a three-week buying streak that had poured nearly $3.8 billion into spot Bitcoin funds.
Legislation
Trump concession sends CLARITY Act odds above 32% before make-or-break Senate vote
The president accepted most of a bipartisan crypto ethics proposal as Republicans moved to break the bill’s months-long Senate impasse.
Payments
Malicious bots are actively probing exposed Bitcoin payment servers to steal master administrative keys
BTCPay says attackers are probing a restart-time weakness that could hand over administrative control.
