Wall Street’s tokenization push is no longer a sideshow: big banks, BlackRock, and the DTCC are building real settlement rails, while stablecoins fight to keep their role in open crypto. The real battle now is control — who owns the money, the flow, and the plumbing.
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Silver just landed on the U.S. Critical Minerals List, putting a strategic-policy spotlight on the metal as traders argue over whether its move above $62 is a real breakout or another fakeout. Bulls see upside; skeptics want stronger confirmation above $64.65.
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A Coldcard firmware flaw tied to weak seed generation has been linked to more than $100 million in Bitcoin thefts, and David Schwartz says it’s a blunt reminder that self-custody removes middlemen, not risk. Bitcoin wasn’t hacked — bad wallet security was.
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XRP ETFs have pulled in over $1.5 billion in net inflows, signaling real institutional interest — but not necessarily a lasting verdict on XRP’s fundamentals. The bigger question is whether Wall Street wants the token, or just a convenient wrapper to trade it.
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EUR/USD has reclaimed 1.1500 and remains supported for now, but traders are bracing for Friday’s U.S. jobs report to decide whether the rebound keeps going or gets swatted back by a stronger dollar.
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Senate leaders are pushing the CLARITY Act toward a floor vote before recess, but the real battle is still 60 votes. The bill’s SEC/CFTC split, stablecoin yield ban, and ethics fight could decide whether Washington finally delivers crypto clarity or just more regulatory fog.
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South Korea has locked in a 2027 launch for its long-delayed 22% crypto tax, but the plan still needs parliamentary approval. With CARF tightening offshore reporting and lawmakers fighting over fairness, loss offsets, and exemptions, the real battle is just starting.
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Lawson is widening its Tokyo stablecoin checkout trials beyond JPYC to include USDC and USDT, testing whether existing POS systems can handle crypto payments cleanly and fast enough for real retail. The real test isn’t the token logos — it’s the plumbing.
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Nigeria has rolled out new crypto tax rules, putting exchanges and P2P platforms on the hook for 1% withholding on taxable disposals, 10% on certain crypto income, and stricter identity, reporting, and recordkeeping duties.
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Intesa Sanpaolo slashed its reported IBIT stake in Q2 but didn’t walk away from Bitcoin, keeping a large ARKB position while nearly tripling its ETHB holding. The filing points to a reshuffle of crypto exposure, not a clean BTC-for-ETH switch.
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