Bitcoin slipped back below $79,000 as hotter inflation data and rising Treasury yields hit risk assets, even while the crypto industry scored a real win in Washington with the CLARITY Act clearing the Senate Banking Committee. BTC fell near $78,000 as inflation worries and higher Treasury yields pressured markets. More than $500 million in leveraged […]
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The CLARITY Act just cleared a major Senate hurdle, pushing U.S. crypto regulation forward with rare bipartisan backing — while leaving DeFi advocates bracing for the usual Washington shuffle of compromises, carve-outs, and messy agency turf wars. 15-9 vote in the Senate Banking Committee Only two Democrats backed the bill DeFi protections remain a flashpoint […]
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Kraken is moving its wrapped Bitcoin product to Chainlink CCIP, a pretty clear sign that crypto’s cross-chain plumbing is finally getting treated like the security-sensitive mess it always was. Kraken is migrating kBTC and future wrapped assets to Chainlink CCIP. The exchange is ending its legacy cross-chain provider relationship. Security, risk controls, and broader DeFi […]
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Congress has dropped a new 309-page CLARITY Act draft, and the fight over U.S. crypto market structure is now entering its ugliest phase: last-minute lobbying, ethics drama, and a Thursday markup vote that could still go sideways. 309-page draft hits Congress Stablecoin rewards, DeFi, and token rules still unresolved Banks, unions, crypto PACs, and Trump-linked […]
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The Senate Banking Committee has released a 309-page draft of the CLARITY Act, a sweeping U.S. crypto regulation proposal that could give Bitcoin legal breathing room while putting stablecoins on a much shorter leash. Bitcoin-friendly: self-custody gets explicit protection Stablecoins restricted: no yield or interest just for holding DeFi conditionally protected: if it is truly […]
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Crypto Veteran Says CLARITY Act Could Be Very Bullish for Bitcoin — And Banks May Love It Too A revised draft of the US Senate Banking Committee’s CLARITY Act is getting attention for one big reason: it could give Bitcoin clearer legal footing in the United States while also opening the door for banks to […]
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The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has put out a 309-page crypto market structure bill, and for once Washington is trying to write rules instead of pretending subpoenas and enforcement-only theater count as policy. 309-page crypto market structure bill Consumer protection, stablecoin oversight, AML, and DeFi clarity Ethics fight could slow the whole thing down Stablecoin […]
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OP_NET is trying to do something Bitcoin purists usually hate on sight: bring smart contracts and DeFi-style functionality directly to Bitcoin Layer 1 without bridges, sidechains, or separate Layer 2s. The pitch is simple, brash, and very on-brand for crypto—keep BTC native, use bitcoin as gas, and stop routing value through a trust-me-bro obstacle course. […]
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Adam Back says Bitcoin is outmuscling DeFi where it matters most: security. Speaking at Consensus Miami 2026, the Blockstream CEO argued that Bitcoin's simpler design is proving more reliable than the smart-contract-heavy plumbing behind much of decentralized finance. Bitcoin vs DeFi: Back says Bitcoin is winning the “security war.” Adoption waves: Retail first, spot ETFs […]
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Ethereum is reportedly moving slightly more value on-chain than Bitcoin, and that says more about how the two networks are designed than about some dramatic “ETH killed BTC” moment. Ethereum on-chain volume is now said to edge out Bitcoin’s DeFi, stablecoins, smart contracts, and Layer 2s are driving ETH activity CryptoQuant data points to ongoing […]
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