Circle launches Arc blockchain with USDC gas and major DeFi support from Aave, Morpho, and Uniswap
Circle launches Arc mainnet as markets await the Fed, Bitcoin holds near $76K and Payward moves to bring Hyperliquid perps to US clients.
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The Fed's new chair is about to face his first real test under the spotlight.
Kevin Warsh inherited an impossible job: tame inflation without tanking markets.
Meanwhile, Wall Street keeps building on the same blockchain rails it once dismissed.
Kraken's parent company wants to bring onchain derivatives to US traders.
Today's stories sit at the intersection of old money, new pipes, and nervous markets.
Fed decision takes center stage as crypto waits for a signal from Warsh
The Fed is expected to push rates to 3.75-4% on Wednesday.
It would be the first hike since 2023, with inflation still running hot.
But traders care less about the hike itself than what Warsh says after.
His first press conference as chair could reset expectations for the rest of the year.
Markets
Regulatory setbacks and rate fears squeeze crypto from both sides
The Senate's 49-50 failure to advance the CLARITY Act hit sentiment hard.
XRP took the worst of it, but broader risk reduction swept the market.
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Defensive positioning ahead of the Fed compounded the selling pressure.
BTC slipped below $76K, ETH fell near $2,400, SOL dropped below $100, and XRP sank toward $1.27.
Circle's Arc blockchain goes live with BlackRock, Visa and 100+ institutional validators
Circle just launched Arc, an open layer 1 blockchain built for financial markets.
BlackRock, Visa, and over 100 institutions signed on as validators from day one.
That is traditional finance not just experimenting with blockchain, but running the infrastructure.
Kraken parent Payward to launch onchain perpetual futures for US clients via Hyperliquid
Payward plans to offer onchain perpetual futures to US traders through Hyperliquid's HIP-3 framework.
The product will use Bitnomial as its regulated exchange, a setup designed to clear US compliance hurdles.
If it works, it could open the door for other major exchanges to bring derivatives onchain domestically.
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