Solana’s next move is less about hype and more about whether real usage, reliability, and upgrades like Alpenglow can justify a lasting rebound. Speed helped SOL get noticed; proving it can stay useful may decide its price by 2026.
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Solana is stuck around $75, but the real story is Alpenglow: a serious upgrade aimed at faster finality, alongside steady DeFi activity and growing institutional buzz. The catch? ETF chatter is still unverified, and crypto’s favorite fuel is often hype before execution.
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Democrats are hammering the revised CLARITY Act for still being too soft on crypto ethics and too restrictive on enforcement, even as Republicans and industry groups push it as a long-overdue step toward market clarity. The bill adds anti-fraud rules, but the fight over conflicts of interest may be the real dealbreaker.
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Tiger Research says crypto is moving from hype-chasing to product–market fit, with the market increasingly rewarding real usage, revenue, and retention. Stablecoins lead the pack, while DeFi, RWAs, prediction markets, and even memecoins each reveal where utility — and speculation — still collide.
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The CLARITY Act’s Senate push is getting tangled in Trump ethics concerns and a DeFi developer fight, with bipartisan support still shaky and recess looming. Polymarket now gives it just a 31% chance of becoming law in 2026.
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Crypto VC is still raising serious money, but it’s getting picky: startups pulled in $1.2 billion in July even as DeFi investment kept sliding for a third straight quarter. Capital is now chasing exchanges, prediction markets, payments, and AI instead of weak tokenomics and empty promises.
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Bitcoin and Ethereum edged higher, but weak altcoin breadth and soft liquidity suggest a cautious market rather than a true risk-on breakout. BTC dominance rose, DeFi and stablecoin turnover cooled, and the so-called altseason still looks stuck in traffic.
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SEC crypto rulemaking is reportedly heading to White House review, hinting at a shift from enforcement-by-chaos to actual written rules. But don’t get too comfy: DeFi safe harbor talks could still bring strict, messy definitions of “decentralized” that hit builders hard.
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FLEOA supports the CLARITY Act, but only if Congress tightens DeFi liability rules and closes loopholes that could let bad actors hide behind “decentralization.” The fight now centers on Section 604, as the Senate races the clock to fix the bill before recess.
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The CLARITY Act just won backing from a major law enforcement group, but the fight over DeFi, Section 604, and developer protections is still very much alive. With the Senate clock ticking, the bill’s future depends on whether Congress can balance innovation, enforcement, and basic common sense.
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