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Clarity Act expected to miss its window before Congress' summer break, leadership says
The deadline to get the crypto market structure bill done before senators scatter will likely be missed, says Majority Leader Thune, though it may get a start before then.
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev's X account hacked to promote token amid memecoin frenzy
The post, now deleted, touted a token called $VLAD and falsely claimed it would be listed on Robinhood.
Tassat wants to help smaller banks tap the trillion-dollar stablecoin boom before Wall Street lock them out
The former Signet developer aims to launch early next year a marketplace connecting stablecoin issuers with regional lenders to manage reserves.
Coinbase's corporate customers can now accept payments from AI agents
Rolling out this week, Coinbase Business users will be able to accept payments from AI agents, done via the x402 protocol, developed and incubated by the exchange.
The SEC settles with Coinbase over its missing Gary Gensler texts
A new court status report reveals the agency will pay a flat fee to resolve a two-year fight over what former Chair Gary Gensler knew about Ethereum.
Crypto for Advisors: It’s time for tokenization to get to work
Pubs cheer business rates relief while other firms 'left out in the cold'
Pubs welcomed the support package, while other High Street firms asked why they were left out.
Uniswap pushes deeper into tokenized assets with permissioned trading pools
The framework, developed with Superstate, Securitize and Dowgo, lets regulated funds and securities trade on Uniswap while enforcing compliance rules necessary for institutions.
Goldman Sachs CEO backs Clarity Act despite banking industry's concerns over stablecoin rules
The Goldman Sachs CEO said the crypto market structure bill would create a more stable regulatory framework, breaking with other major bank leaders who oppose key stablecoin provi…
Help for electricity bills as crude oil nears $100
The States of Guernsey said it would give Alderney Electricity £200,000 to offset islanders' bills.
The KIDS Act is way worse than digital carding — it is a mass surveillance system
The fact that lawmakers are even contemplating a bill that would create a surveillance and censorship regime should be a wake-up call for everyone who values privacy and free expr…
BlackRock, Coinbase, Strategy in group pledging $15 million to prepare Bitcoin for quantum threats
Members will direct funding independently, with the consortium taking no role in Bitcoin governance or protocol decisions.
Business rate cut not enough, says Michelin-star chef
Alex Claridge, owner of The Wilderness in Birmingham, said the proposal did not go far enough.
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Capital joins tokenization push as Coinbase takes stake in onchain fund
The sovereign wealth-backed asset manager tapped KAIO to bring one of its private market funds onchain across Base, Solana and Sui networks.
Polymarket to challenge France’s nationwide website block
France’s regulator has said the platform still promoted illegal gambling and cited loss, identity-check and market-manipulation risks.
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VAT cut to be applied to Manx electricity bills
The 0% rate from October will apply to domestic customers and eligible firms on the Isle of Man.
Crypto catches its breath as bitcoin settles into a holding pattern amid July rally
BTC is rangebound between $64,000 and $66,800 after a 13% recovery from July's lows, with macro markets offering little direction and WLFI the session's surprise standout at +12%.
UK millionaires ask Andy Burnham to tax them more
Former footballer Gary Lineker and producer Brian Eno write to the new PM telling him "we can afford it".
What about cuts for cafes and hotels?
The new PM has announced at 20% business rate cut for pubs, clubs and live music venues in England,
Live markets: Bitcoin trades above $65,000 as Alphabet's bigger AI bill props up the chip trade
Alphabet beat on revenue but raised its AI spending forecast again, sending its stock lower after hours. For the chip complex bitcoin tracks, more spending is the bullish read.
Government to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues
Some hospitality firms will get a 20% discount from next April, saving an estimated £1,100.
BitMEX, the exchange that invented perps, is shutting down
BitMEX, co-founded by Arthur Hayes in 2014, redefined the global crypto market by introducing the 100x leverage perpetual swap.