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Policy● mixedCrypto business: The Clarity Act failed to advance, now whatThe US Clarity Act failed to advance, leaving India without a potential legislative reference for crypto rulesClarity ActCrypto regulationCrypto exchanges1 source
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Market move▼ bearishBitcoin, Nasdaq futures decline as Trump won’t rule out more Iran strikesTrump did not rule out further strikes on Iran before the US midterm electionsBitcoinDonald TrumpIran1 source
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● mixedVitalik Buterin maps Ethereum’s shift beyond a blockchain in sweeping 2030 visionVitalik Buterin wants Ethereum to do more work without every network computer repeating the same calculationsAIEthereum1 source
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Expansion● mixedKraken’s parent Payward is betting billions on becoming financial infrastructure, not just a crypto exchangePayward is unifying trading, payments, asset management and institutional services on common railsCrypto exchangesInfrastructureFintech and payments1 source
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Deal● mixedBinance deal gives Circle a boost in stablecoin race with Tether, analysts sayFive-year Binance deal could expand USDC’s reach in emerging marketsTetherGlobal marketsBinance1 source
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● mixedBitget hacker moves $83 million in stolen XRP that Ripple cannot freezeBitget hacker moved $83 million in stolen XRP that Ripple cannot freezeBitgetCrypto exchanges1 source
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Market move● mixedBitcoin rebounds strongly this week, trades near $84,000 after climbing above $86,000. Here is what experts sayBitcoin traded near $84,000 after briefly crossing $86,000, gaining 3.6% weeklyBitcoinEthereumETFs1 source
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● mixedXRP Ledger’s Batch upgrade slips to Oct. 9 after validator support resetsThe Batch upgrade, enabling bundles of up to eight transactions, is delayed to Oct. 91 source
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● mixedBitcoin could soon get Zcash-style 'shielded' privacy without changing its rulesResearchers mapped private Bitcoin-denominated transfers running alongside BitcoinBitcoin1 source
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Leadership● mixedBlockchain Association sees leadership shift shortly after crypto Clarity Act fizzlesKristin Smith will return as CEO when Summer Mersinger leaves at the end of a long congressional tussleCrypto regulation1 source
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● mixedCircle and Tether step in to freeze hacker wallet after massive Bitget crypto heistA stablecoin issuer blacklisted a wallet holding about $318,000 in USDT and USDCTetherBitgetCrypto exchanges1 source
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Policy● mixedTokenization is moving faster than WashingtonAndrew Cuomo argues regulatory clarity is an economic issue, not just a legal or political oneCrypto regulationAndrew Cuomo1 source
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Legal● mixedTether confirms minimal EQIBank exposure following $89M US asset seizureTether says its maximum EQIBank exposure is under $64 million after an $89M US asset seizureTetherCrypto exchangesCrypto regulation1 source
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Market move● mixedAltcoins rally across the board as bitcoin consolidates near $84,000Quant jumped 39% over 24 hours; 93 of 100 CoinDesk 100 constituents roseBitcoin1 source
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Legal● mixedUS seizes bank accounts of payments group working for Tether’s and Bitfinex’s bankUS prosecutors allege Capstone illegally moved hundreds of millions of dollars for Tether and BitfinexTetherFintech and paymentsCrypto regulation1 source
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Market move● mixedBitcoin ETFs have erased a $5.8 billion holeBitcoin ETFs shifted from $5.8 billion in year-to-date net outflows in July to $800 million in net inflowsBitcoinETFsMutual funds1 source
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Legal● mixedKelpDAO sues LayerZero for the largest exploit 2026 has seen so farKelpDAO sued LayerZero and co-founder Brian Pellegrino over alleged undisclosed protocol weaknesses1 source
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Market move● mixedBitcoin stays near $84,000 after sharp fall; what is driving the market nowBitcoin traded around $84,000 after falling from $87,000BitcoinBond yieldsF&O1 source
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Policy● mixedFed proposes rules to implement GENIUS Act for stablecoinsThe Fed proposed rules to implement last year's GENIUS ActCrypto regulationUS FedUS dollar2 sources
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Legal● mixedBitget reports a $350–352 million hack and pauses withdrawalsBitget said $352 million was affected; other reports put the amount at $350 millionCrypto exchangesBitcoinCrypto regulation8 sources
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● mixedBullish, Alpaca and Apex Fintech form coalition to push issuer-backed tokenized stocksBullish, Alpaca and Apex Fintech formed a coalition to advance issuer-backed tokenized stocksSECStock exchangesStockbrokers1 source
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Policy● mixedU.S. commodities firms can invest in tokenized assets, use blockchain records: CFTCThe CFTC is developing guidance welcoming tokenization and blockchain recordkeeping in commodities marketsCrypto regulationF&O1 source
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Policy● mixedThe stock token debate, and the gap nobody can close aloneThe debate centres on which tokenization model is legitimate, prompted by Robinhood’s AMC tokenCrypto regulationSECTether1 source
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Market move● mixedBitcoin just topped a key long-term moving average. Here's what it might meanBitcoin returned above its one-year average, drawing excitement from chart watchersBitcoin1 source
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Legal● mixedPolymarket sues New York as the state pursues gambling-law actionNew York alleges Polymarket violated state gambling laws and seeks to block unlicensed operationsWall Street7 sources
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● mixedCrypto casino Duelbits goes offline after $7 million hot wallet hackDuelbits went offline after a $7 million hot-wallet hackEthereumCrypto exchanges1 source
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Market move● mixedBitcoin’s bear markets are getting milder. Bull markets may be nextBitcoin’s latest bear market was milder than earlier crashesBitcoinETFs1 source
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● mixedEuropean stablecoin issuer Qivalis sees transformation of global trade financeQivalis CEO Jan-Oliver Sell said trade finance supply chains are moving into stablecoinsTrade and tariffsShipping and logistics1 source
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Leadership● mixedSolana Foundation hires Binance, Polygon veterans as it ramps up tokenized finance pushSolana Foundation hired Rachel Conlan and Jamal Raees, veterans of Binance and PolygonSolanaBinanceFintech and payments1 source
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Deal● mixedCathie Wood's ARK teams with Securitize to tokenize venture fund with OpenAI, Anthropic stakesARK Venture Fund is teaming with Securitize to tokenize a fund with OpenAI and Anthropic stakesOpenAIAnthropicEthereum1 source
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Funding and debt● mixedCrypto investment firm RockawayX is betting $150 million on yield becoming next big use caseRockawayX plans to invest $150 million in projects bringing real-world yields into DeFiBond yieldsDigital lendingBanking liquidity1 source
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● mixedBlackRock Investment Portfolios Debut on the Blockchain as Digital TokensBlackRock debuted three model portfolios as digital tokensBlackRockETFsMutual funds1 source
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Legal● mixedBrooklyn man sent to prison for 12 years for stealing $16M in a Coinbase phishing schemeA Brooklyn man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for stealing $16M through a Coinbase phishing schemeCrypto exchanges1 source
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Market move▼ bearishLive updates: Oil back on the rise as Iran denies report of deal talksBitcoin pulled back to $84,000 as stocks slipped and interest rates rose alongside surging oil pricesIranBitcoinCrude oil1 source
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Market move● mixedBitcoin falls to $83,300 as US Treasury yields reach a 2007 highBitcoin slid to $83,300 as the 10-year Treasury yield reached its highest since 2007BitcoinUS TreasuriesBond yields2 sources
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Market move● mixedBitcoin falls below $84,000: What is driving the crypto sell-off todayBitcoin fell 3.80% to $83,880 as rising US Treasury yields and weak risk appetite pressured cryptoBitcoinUS TreasuriesBond yields1 source
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