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The CLARITY Act would formally treat Ethereum as a digital commodity under CFTC oversight if it becomes law, stripping the SEC of latitude to call ETH a security and ending years of jurisdictional ambiguity. Coincidentally or not, the political class…
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Long-term Bitcoin holders have pushed their holdings back up to about 16.3 million BTC, near all-time highs, breaking a two-and-a-half-year downtrend in so‑called “smart money” supply. CoinDesk reports that Bitcoin’s (BTC) long-term holder (LTH) supply has risen to around 16.3…
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CoinGecko’s 2026 Crypto Perpetuals Report shows Binance and OKX still dominating perpetual futures, even as decentralized perp exchanges rapidly gain ground in open interest. CoinGecko’s new 2026 Crypto Perpetuals Report finds that in the first four months of 2026, Binance…
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Bitcoin has dipped below $77,000 on Gate, with the BTC/USDT pair trading just under the threshold in a muted session. According to market data, the BTC/USDT pair is currently priced at $76,998, putting bitcoin just under the $77,000 level. The…
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Blockchain.com has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, taking a formal step toward a U.S. initial public offering. Crypto trading platform Blockchain.com has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, according to Bloomberg.…
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Crypto infrastructure startup Cycles has raised $6.4 million in seed funding to build a private clearing network aimed at reducing liquidity usage and counterparty risk across digital asset markets. Cycles, a crypto financial infrastructure company focused on private market clearing,…
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Bitcoin hardware wallet maker Foundation has raised $6.4 million in new funding led by Fulgur Ventures as it pushes beyond self-custody into identity, authentication and AI agent authorization. Bitcoin (BTC) hardware wallet manufacturer Foundation has closed a $6.4 million funding…
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a16z crypto says Wall Street is adopting blockchain less for ideology than for efficiency, risk control and programmable market infrastructure that makes assets composable. a16z crypto general partner Guy Wuollet says the financial industry is undergoing a digital migration in…
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Fed hike odds have climbed to 52% while 30-year U.S. Treasury yields have pushed above 5%, tightening financial conditions and upping the pressure on risk assets from stocks to crypto. Market-based indicators show traders assigning a roughly 52% probability that…
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AI search startup Exa Labs has raised $250 million in a new funding round led by Bloomberg, pushing its post-money valuation to $2.2 billion. Exa Labs has secured $250 million in fresh financing led by Andreessen Horowitz, according to Bloomberg,…
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Plume has obtained a digital asset business license from the Bermuda Monetary Authority, making it the first regulated on-chain vault manager and giving the real-world asset protocol a formal place inside one of crypto’s best-known regulatory regimes. Plume announced the…
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Drift Protocol said its insurance fund was not affected by the recent attack and that users who staked into the fund will be able to withdraw their shares normally once the protocol is brought back online. Drift said in an…
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The crypto market is higher today as total capitalization rebounds toward $2.7 trillion, with money rotating into Bitcoin and large-cap altcoins while bond and equity markets flash mixed signals. The total cryptocurrency market cap is around $2.7 trillion, up roughly…
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Crypto liquidity is scattered across exchanges and pairs, creating a structural “liquidity tax” of slippage, spread drag, and inconsistent execution that hits traders, tokens, and venues. Crypto trading activity is spread across hundreds of exchanges, liquidity venues, market makers, and…
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LayerZero Labs has released its incident report on the KelpDAO bridge attack, saying about $292 million in rsETH was stolen after attackers poisoned RPC infrastructure used by its verification network and forcing policy changes around single-signer configurations. LayerZero Labs has…
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The European Commission has opened a public consultation on the functioning of the EU’s MiCA regime, with feedback due by Aug. 31, 2026, in a move that will shape how crypto rules are applied across the bloc. The European Commission…
