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New CLARITY Act Draft Could Land Next Week as Senate Faces 60-Vote Test
Lawmakers may unveil a merged version of the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act next week, potentially, with Senate floor action eyed for July 20. Key TakeawaysSources say the merged CLARITY Act adds over 70 pages and could drop thebitcoin.comOperation Veil of Maya: Brazilian Police Dismantle Massive Illegal Betting and Crypto Money Laundering Ring
With information from the Ministry of Finance and the Prizes and Betting Secretariat (SPA), the Police executed nine search warrants in São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Porto Alegre, and Canoas, targeting 87 companies suspected of facilitating mobitcoin.comCircle Accused by New York and Wisconsin Prosecutors of Hindering USDC Recovery for Scam Victims
Stablecoin issuer Circle is facing scrutiny from prosecutors in Wisconsin and New York for allegedly delaying or refusing to comply with court orders to return stolen digital assets to scam victims. Key TakeawaysWisconsin charged Circle ovebitcoin.comAn Iowa It Worker, 69, Won $2 Million in Mega Millions and Retired Immediately
Debra Bickle, a 69-year-old IT worker in Waterloo, Iowa, matched the first five Mega Millions numbers on June 5, earning $2 million while missing the $368 million jackpot by one number. She retired immediately instead of waiting until year’bitcoin.comBitdeer Invests $36 Million in First US Sealminer Factory as Bitcoin Mining Margins Stay Tight
Bitdeer has begun construction on a $36 million electronics manufacturing facility in Sparks, Nevada, its first U.S. assembly site for Sealminer machines. Key TakeawaysBitdeer is building a $36M Nevada plant to produce 10,000 Sealminer unitbitcoin.comSwift Launches a Blockchain Ledger to Bring 24/7 Cross-Border Payments to the Global Banking System
The Brussels-based institution highlighted that the blockchain ledger underneath this project progressed from proof of concept to activation and pilot use in nine months. Seventeen banks on six continents will now conduct pilot payments witbitcoin.comTether Expands Its Footprint in Latin America With a $20 Million Investment in Mercado Bitcoin
The stablecoin giant announced that this investment will support Mercado Bitcoin’s expansion efforts in payment infrastructure, tokenized investment offerings, lending and credit, and on-chain capital markets. The move follows several capitbitcoin.comTrump Requested Democratic SEC Candidates, but No Names Arrived, White House Says
A White House letter dated July 9 says President Donald Trump sought Democratic candidates for Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) vacancies before Senate Democrats accused the administration of leaving bipartisan seats open across indbitcoin.comElon Musk Says SpaceX Could Be Worth More Than Everything Else on Earth if Goals Are Met
Elon Musk said SpaceX could one day be worth more than the rest of Earth if the company achieves its goals, shifting a debate over a reported Anthropic, xAI, and SpaceX deal toward the company’s long-term ambitions. Key TakeawaysElon Musk sbitcoin.comUS Lawmaker Pushes Crypto Developer Protections as Senate Weighs CLARITY Act
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden urged Senate leaders to preserve legal protections for non-custodial blockchain developers in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, drawing crypto policy support while leaving his final vote on the bill uncertain. Keybitcoin.comRipple Remedies Timeline Keeps XRP Legal Watchers Focused On The Final Stretch
The Ripple case is no longer in its earliest, most explosive phase, but it still has the market’s attention because the ending matters. A remedies timeline brings the dispute closer to final judgment, and XRP watchers are paying attention tBitcoinistBase User Growth Story Shows Coinbase Smart Wallets Are Really About Distribution
Coinbase’s smart wallet rollout is not only a wallet story. It is a Base distribution story. If Coinbase can make wallet creation feel closer to a normal internet login than a crypto ceremony, it has a much better chance of pushing users inBitcoinistFidelity Solana ETF Filing Keeps Custody Questions At The Centre Of The SOL Fund Race
The Solana ETF race is now far enough along that the market is no longer just asking who files next. It is asking how these products would actually work. Custody, trust structure, creation and redemption mechanics, and exchange listing detaBitcoinistBase TVL Above $2 Billion Shows Coinbase’s Layer-2 Is No Longer A Side Bet
Base crossing $2 billion in total value locked is a milestone that changes the way the network should be discussed. This is no longer just Coinbase’s experimental layer-2. It is a meaningful DeFi venue with enough liquidity to affect the brBitcoinistNorth Carolina Sides With Federal Preemption, Taxing Prediction Markets 6% While Sportsbooks Pay 23%
North Carolina has broken with the wave of states fighting prediction markets in court, using its new budget to tax platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket at 6% while explicitly declining to regulate them – a posture that effectively recognizbitcoin.comVitalik’s Rollup Proof Work Shows Ethereum Scaling Still Runs Through Cryptography
Every so often, Ethereum’s most important story looks almost unreadable to casual investors. Vitalik Buterin’s work on proof optimization is one of those stories. It is technical, dense, and far removed from the usual ETF and price chatter.BitcoinistSolana Priority Fee Specs Put Validator Economics Back In Focus
Solana’s priority fee debate is not the easiest headline in crypto, but it is one of the more important ones for people who care about how the network actually works. SIMD-0096 puts validator economics back in focus by clarifying how prioriBitcoinistMakerDAO Rebrand Debate Shows Endgame Is Moving From Theory To Execution
MakerDAO’s Endgame transition has always been ambitious, and at times difficult to follow. The latest discussions around Spark rollout mechanics and token distribution help make the restructuring feel more concrete, especially for users tryBitcoinistAI Agents Could Be Turned Into Botnets Through Hallucinations, Researchers Warn
AI hallucinations may be more than incorrect answers—they could become a way for hackers to compromise computers, according to new research from Tel Aviv University, Technion, and Intuit. In the paper, “Beware of Agentic Botnets: Scalable UDecryptBlackRock BUIDL Passing $500 Million Shows Tokenized Treasuries Still Have Momentum
BlackRock’s BUIDL fund crossing the $500 million mark is another reminder that tokenized treasuries are not just a speculative side story. They have become one of the cleanest examples of traditional assets moving onto blockchain rails in aBitcoinist
