Stablecoins
Why newly granted federal approval won’t save these 3 crypto banks
Agora, Catena and Bastion still face final approval or conversion, leaving distribution and liquidity to decide who gains an edge.
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Politics
Stand With Crypto’s 4 million registered advocates couldn’t get the CLARITY Act through the Senate
The 49-50 Senate defeat showed why reach alone cannot deliver a bipartisan coalition.
Market
2 key economic reports threaten Bitcoin’s $80k rally as BTC price model predicts $95k incoming
Friday's Michigan survey, ETF demand and Japan's rate implementation frame the outlook for Sept. 21–27.
Macro
Bitcoin faces an October 18 test as Trump prepares new Russia tariffs
The administration’s tariff choices could reshape energy flows and pressure crypto through inflation, yields and dollar strength.
Payments
Why SBI just put millions behind a Singapore startup’s stablecoin push
The Singapore firm plans merchant, enterprise-portal and app expansion as SBI joins the Vertex-led round.
Stablecoins
Aave V4’s Arc market is swimming in $76 million of USDC nobody is borrowing
Less than $100,000 worth of USDC was borrowed as utilization hovered near 0.1%, separating supply appetite from credit demand.
Taxes
Crypto’s first big tax win comes with a catch for stakers and everyday payments
The House package offers new safe harbors and compliance relief, but industry groups say lawmakers still need to address reward timing and small transactions.
DeFi
Stani’s Aave “Uber plan” could turn everyday crypto savers into Washington’s worst political nightmare
After a Senate setback for CLARITY, Stani Kulechov wants DeFi to force Washington’s hand through adoption, but Aave’s product layers reveal where regulators can still reach.
Research
Why standard Bitcoin transfer figures are off by up to six times, according to the BIS
The working paper says contract proliferation and cross-chain stablecoin use make raw activity totals noisy measures of economic reality.
Stablecoins
Chainflip to reset TRON USDT provider balances to zero following $736,000 exploit
Providers retain a separate on-chain record of what they are owed, but Chainflip has not disclosed repayment timing.
Payments
Circle opens Arc mainnet as it seeks an edge for USDC utility
The network uses one USDC balance for payments and fees, but catching its rival depends on additional demand.
Payments
XRPL proved it can handle over 3,000 transactions, but the traffic was entirely synthetic
The XRPL cleared consensus, but 2,000 one-drop payments from 20 accounts and tiny fee burn limit the adoption case.
