A vote on the long-awaited Clarity Act will be delayed until September as lawmakers go on recess today. As first reported by POLITICO, citing comments from Majority Leader John Thune, the vote on the landmark bill will now have to wait until lawmakers return from August recess. Bipartisan work has gone into the Clarity Act, … Read more
US Senate Majority Leader John Thune has filed cloture on a motion to take up the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, also known as the CLARITY Act, setting up a key procedural vote on the crypto market structure bill for September. The vote is expected after the Senate reconvenes on Sept. 15, giving lawmakers several … Read more
Demand for US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rebounded sharply this week, signaling renewed investor appetite after months of uneven flows, even as uncertainty persists around digital asset regulation and the security of crypto self-custody. On Saturday, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said the spot funds attracted roughly $1 billion in net inflows for the … Read more
Crypto is finally shaking off the “get rich quick” reputation that has defined the industry for more than a decade according to Nansen founder and CEO Alex Svanevik — and it’s not just because nobody’s getting rich right now. “Crypto assets have kind of been like the ‘toy world’ era of blockchains. And now we’re … Read more
One of the biggest Bitcoin security stories of the year unfolded last week as a firmware exploit affecting certain Coldcard hardware wallets renewed industry debate around self-custody and operational security. At the same time, another story was developing in the background. Over the same seven trading days, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $790.6 million in … Read more
Domestic-currency stablecoins intended to curb reliance on dollar-backed tokens could instead make it easier for users to move funds into digital dollars, according to a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official. On Friday, IMF First Deputy Managing Director Dan Katz said that once local and dollar stablecoins operate on the same blockchain infrastructure, users can … Read more
The cryptocurrency world is buzzing today, Saturday, August 8, 2026, as a dramatic regulatory paradox unfolds in Washington D.C. On one hand, we are seeing the crucial Crypto CLARITY Act stall in the U.S. Senate, pushing back hopes for a clear federal framework. This delay has left many in the industry with a sense of … Read more
United States court records unsealed on Thursday show that a federal judge backed crypto exchange Bybit’s effort to trace assets stolen in the $1.5 billion North Korea-linked hack by granting the company expedited discovery. According to the records, Bybit filed the lawsuit under seal on June 18 against North Korea, its Reconnaissance General Bureau, the … Read more
The Clarity Act may be delayed — for now — but pro-crypto senators remain committed to the fight. And not just Republicans: Democratic Senator Angela Alsobrooks accompanied conservative “Bitcoin Senator” Cynthia Lummis in assuring voters that work was being done on the bill. Lawmakers were hoping a crucial vote on the long-awaited crypto market structure … Read more
The President Donald Trump-backed media company, Trump Media and Technology Group, is pulling back from two of its crypto deals, according to a report by Axios. The publication reported Friday that the two deals with Crypto.com — a prediction market and treasury — would not go ahead. Citing comments from fusion energy company TAE’s interim … Read more