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Senate Readies CLARITY Act Vote as Trump Clears Final Ethics Hurdle
The US Senate is poised to vote on the CLARITY Act within two weeks, after President Donald Trump cleared the final ethics-language obstacle that had stalled the landmark digital-asset legislation for months. The revised bill, combining work from the Senate Banking and Agriculture committees, now faces a critical window before the August recess with minimal...
Bitcoin Holds $65K as Iran Tensions Ease, ETF Inflows Sustain
Bitcoin and Ethereum stabilized above key support levels Monday as geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran eased, with DeFi tokens emerging as the session’s strongest performers and spot ETF inflows providing sustained upside momentum heading into this week’s critical Federal Reserve meeting. The broader cryptocurrency market capitalization reached $2.3 trillion, up 1.7% in the...
Here’s What Happened in Crypto Today
Bitcoin and Ethereum retreated sharply today as spot ETF outflows broke a week-long rally, driven by renewed inflation concerns rattling traditional markets. In parallel, the crypto industry witnessed two competing forces reshape its infrastructure: the XRP Ledger advanced toward its most significant protocol upgrade in years through validator voting, while BitMEX announced its shutdown after...
Sberbank Launches Crypto Platform as Meme Coins Surge on CLARITY Act Hopes
Russia’s Sberbank, the nation’s largest financial institution, is launching a cryptocurrency trading platform and digital custody system by December 2026, marking a watershed moment for institutional crypto adoption in a major economy despite regulatory headwinds. The move arrives just weeks before Russia’s new crypto regulations take effect on September 1, signaling that legacy finance is...
BitMEX Shuts Down After 11 Years, Marks End of Derivatives Era
BitMEX, once a titan of crypto derivatives trading, will permanently shut down on September 23, 2026, after more than eleven years of operations. The closure marks the end of an era for the exchange that pioneered perpetual swaps and at its peak controlled 57 percent of global crypto derivatives volume, though it now commands less...
XRP Ledger Enters Vote on Biggest Upgrade in Years With Privacy, Batch Transactions
The XRP Ledger is heading toward its most substantial protocol upgrade in years, with a bundled package of six amendments entering validator voting on July 20, 2026, and activation potentially arriving within weeks if support coalesces around the 80% threshold required for approval. The upgrade introduces batch transactions, confidential transfers, sponsored fees, permission delegation, and...
S&P and Pantera Launch Fundamentals-Based Crypto Benchmark
S&P and Pantera Capital have launched a fundamentals-driven digital asset benchmark designed to bring institutional rigor to cryptocurrency allocation, marking a watershed moment for crypto’s integration into mainstream financial infrastructure. The S&P Pantera Digital Asset Index, unveiled on July 21, 2026, applies the same rules-based methodology used in equity benchmarks like the S&P 500 to...
Bitcoin Spot ETF Outflows Break Week-Long Rally on Inflation Fears
Bitcoin and Ethereum slid lower on Friday as macro headwinds from rising oil prices and new tariff policies pushed inflation expectations higher, triggering a $225 million net outflow from Bitcoin spot ETFs and snapping a week-long inflow streak. The broader cryptocurrency market capitalization fell 1.1% to $2.28 trillion over the past 24 hours, with Bitcoin...
Here’s What Happened in Crypto Today
Bitcoin retreated 1.3% today as spot ETF inflows finally reversed course after weeks of sustained buying pressure, while Cardano’s Van Rossum fork activated as the blockchain’s first fully community-governed upgrade, and the XRP Ledger community moved closer to voting on a batch transactions protocol enhancement. Regulatory headwinds also mounted as BitMEX faced a $40.7 million...
Robinhood Chain Hits $312M TVL as Real-World Assets Gain Traction
Robinhood Chain’s tokenized stocks have exploded past $312 million in total value locked just three weeks after launch, with the Arbitrum-based Layer 2 clearing more than $600 million in daily decentralized exchange volume and recording 138 million transactions in 30 days. The breakneck growth signals that real-world assets—a sector long promised but rarely delivered at...
BitMEX Sued for $40.7M Bitcoin on Shutdown Day
BitMEX faces a 622.66 Bitcoin class action lawsuit valued at $40.7 million, filed Thursday in New York federal court just hours after the storied derivatives exchange announced its shutdown on September 23, 2026. The timing underscores mounting legal exposure for the legacy platform as it exits the market after an 11-year run that fundamentally shaped...
XRP Ledger Nears Historic Upgrade Vote on Batch Transactions
The XRP Ledger is approaching one of its most consequential protocol upgrades in years, with validator voting set to begin within two weeks on a package of six major amendments that would introduce batch transactions, confidential transfers, and significant performance improvements across the network. The upgrade represents a watershed moment for XRPL’s evolution from a...