Bitwise CIO says Clarity Act failure gave crypto ‘better rules faster’
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says crypto rallied after the Clarity Act failed as regulators delivered faster rules on tokenization and buybacks.
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Bitcoin rallies as US PCE inflation cools to 3.4%
Bitcoin's surge amid cooling inflation may signal increased investor confidence and potential shifts in monetary policy expectations.
El Salvador rolls out stablecoin app five years after Bitcoin legal tender move
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HSBC prepares RedCoin stablecoin launch with payments in focus
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Standard Chartered initiates Ethena coverage, sees ENA at $2 by 2028
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Ethereum prepares Glamsterdam testnet upgrade, targeting higher L1 throughput and efficiency
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Crypto is up 0.4% in the last 24 hours
Total market cap
$2.90T
Crypto up +0.35% today
Of 250 coins: 107 up · 143 downFear & Greed index
71Greed
Prediction Markets
Likely YES ↑Base token launch predictions57%
Base launches Cobalt upgrade with conditional transactions, B20 enhancements
2h NO ▲1¢Texas data center moratorium9%
PJM halts capacity auction plan amid FERC review, delay until February 28
2h NO ▲1¢Texas data center moratorium9%
PJM suspends new data center power auction amid regulatory review
2h Likely NO ↑Bitcoin future price predictions19%
Senate Republicans introduce crypto tax bill targeting digital assets
+3✓ 83h YES ▲2¢Hyperliquid price predictions for 202666%
Hyperliquid Labs to sell 3.75M HYPE tokens in private deal on Oct 7
✓ 33h NO ▲1¢Texas data center moratorium9%
Senate Democrats block bill to cut data center electricity costs
✓ 33h Likely NO ↑Texas data center moratorium30%
Senate stalls bill to cap electricity hikes tied to data centers, voting continues
✓ 33h NO ▲2¢Texas data center moratorium9%
Utilities stocks face worst quarter since pandemic amid data center concerns
4h YES ▲4¢Wisconsin governor election20%
Republican ad targets Crowley on health care in 2026 Wisconsin governor race
4h Likely NO ↑Iowa Senate election59%
Turek’s absences spark criticism, impact Iowa Senate race momentum
4h NO ▲1¢Texas governor election 202680%
Hidalgo County sees shift to Trump, local Democratic control remains firm
5h Likely NO ↑Michigan Senate election winner28%
NRCC targets Democratic candidate’s remarks in Michigan’s 7th District race
5h Macro
Bitcoin gains as rate hike expectations ease after soft PCE data
Bill Miller IV critiques MSCI’s proposal to exclude Bitcoin treasury firms
Former NCA officer Paul Chowles ordered to repay $2.4M for Bitcoin theft during Silk Road 2.0 probe
Bitcoin shows resilience despite stronger US Dollar Index
Spot Bitcoin ETFs see $3B in purchases over 9 days as institutional appetite returns
At least one sovereign wealth fund sells gold to buy Bitcoin, Bitwise reports
US State Department offers $15M reward to disrupt IRGC finances
CryptoQuant warns of potential Bitcoin correction as profits peak
Uphold survey shows 75% of US banks are building blockchain services
Morgan Stanley tests DeFi and tokenization in new digital asset lab: Report
The Smarter Web Company gets shareholder go-ahead for UK’s first BTC-backed preferred stock
BlackRock’s IBIT leads bitcoin ETFs with $55M inflows on Monday
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Bitcoin
Strategy buys 1,665 Bitcoin for $143 million as holdings near 848,000 BTC
Glassnode sees $95K to $97K as Bitcoin’s next major test
Strategy buys 950 Bitcoin for $76 million as holdings hit 846,000
Bitwise CIO says CLARITY Act failure will not derail crypto bull market
Strategy repurchases $139 million in STRC shares, makes no Bitcoin moves
Ethereum
Ethereum developers propose measures to secure ETH staking against quantum threats
Bitmine hits 97% of its Ethereum target after latest buy
Bitmine adds 9,926 ETH as treasury nears 5% of total supply
Ethereum researchers propose EIP-8361 to end staking issuance at 50%
BitMine ETH holdings reach 5.79 million after latest $19.4 million purchase
Finance
Prediction Markets
Paradex integrates RFQ engine, executes $23M XRP options block
▼ XRP price predictions for july
Trump to meet senators on Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before recess
▲ Bitcoin future price predictions
Trump, senators to discuss CLARITY Act at White House Thursday: Politico
▼ Clarity act signed into law in 2026
Macro
US CPI rises 3.4% in August as gasoline prices jump
Treasury’s $935B cash pile could flood markets with liquidity, and crypto is already celebrating
Headline PCE falls for first time in six years, core inflation remains elevated
Fed leaves rates steady but policymakers split over inflation risks
Markets hold their breath as Fed decision looms over a messy macro backdrop
Tech
Kyrgyzstan’s central bank taps CertiK for digital som security and oversight
X users report wave of suspicious password reset emails following X Money rollout
Meta sheds 10% in premarket as revenue outlook misses estimates
X Money rolls out to US Premium users with 6% yield and Visa card
Alphabet posts $119.8B revenue as Google Cloud surges 82%
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Regulation
UK FCA begins accepting crypto authorization applications
House expands prediction market insider trading probe to Hyperliquid and Crypto.com
Blockchain.com targets up to $6B valuation in planned IPO this year: Report
SEC staff says certain crypto buybacks and staking tokens fall outside securities laws
KelpDAO developer sues LayerZero, CEO over $292 million exploit and blame-shifting
Web3
The Bitget hack split the cross-chain market into two products
DeFi Development Corp. launches State of Solana dashboard to track network health in real time
Maya Protocol exploited for $1.7M as attacker drains 48.87M CACAO tokens
Helius acquires Light Protocol to build Solana’s onchain privacy layer
Aptos powers B2B stablecoin corridor pilot between MENA and Africa
AI Agents
xAI launches Grok 4.7 with stronger coding and knowledge work performance
Payouts.com partners with Casper to enable AI agent transactions
Alibaba Cloud launches Agent Native Cloud to scale enterprise AI agents
BNB Chain launches AI agent platform built with AWS
OKX debuts AI marketplace for agent discovery and tasks
DeFi
DeFi protocol Aero set to launch on Oct. 21 across seven chains
NEAR partners with Ondo to bring tokenized stocks and ETFs to near.com
OpenEden brings BNY high-yield bond fund to BNB Chain with RedStone
Aave plans RWA Hub on Avalanche with USA₮ support
Wyoming Stable Token Commission cites LayerZero security failures in switch to Chainlink CCIP
Press Releases
Beldex launches $1 million grants program for privacy innovation
Bybit completes SOC 2 Type II audit, strengthening security and compliance assurance
Crystal Intelligence aids $655K crypto fraud probe in Prague
BTSE Bhutan receives financial services license for digital asset trading services in Gelephu Mindfulness City
Soneium and DayOneDream partner to bring K-Pop IP onchain as tokenized assets
NFTs
Binance to shutter NFT service and accelerate migration to decentralized wallet
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT prices surge as crypto revival reignites risk appetite
Justin Bieber’s Bored Ape NFT drops 99% from $1.3M to $12K
Gemini to close NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway as it sharpens focus on super app vision
Moonbirds to launch BIRB token in early Q1 2026
Press Releases
Sparkling launches the trading app that comes with an agent
Tria launches native XRP Ledger support across Wallet, Card and Trading
MEXC adds another 1,000 BTC to Guardian Fund, strengthening user protection
TopNod Wallet debuts access to Axil’s APT (Axil Pot), a T+0 on-chain yield product for everyday idle liquidity
Puffer and Anchorage Digital partner to bring institutional settlement infrastructure to Puffer UniFi
Antier strengthens blockchain infrastructure engineering for institutional-grade networks
Amaze Holdings (NYSE: AMZE) executes binding LOI to acquire BullionFX | Alchemy, a decentralized gold-backed financial ecosystem for valued at US$155 million
Vana completes expanded staking as part of the Vega upgrade, publishes expanded VANA token economics
PrimeXBT adds 15 new crypto futures, taking the total to over 170
21X LLC seeks regulatory approval to operate as a US broker dealer and appoints Ray Tierney as CEO
MEXC unveils “WE SEE YOU” brand visual refresh, putting people behind every trade in focus
