Why are Wall Street giants now backing the Clarity Act?

Support for the Clarity Act grew over the past week as some of Wall Street’s largest firms publicly lined up behind the legislation. The bill would create a new U.S. regulatory framework for digital assets and reshape how the Securities…

Bitcoin ETFs Log Three Weeks of Inflows. Each Week Smaller Than the Last.

TL;DR ▶ Bitcoin ETFs posted $33.79M net inflows for the week ended July 24, their third consecutive positive week. ▶ The streak is decelerating: $197M → $75.67M → $33.79M across three weeks. Each week smaller than the last. ▶ $465.26M…

Will Minnesota prediction ban stay blocked in federal court?

A US federal judge has paused enforcement of the Minnesota prediction ban against Kalshi and Polymarket US, allowing both platforms to keep operating in the state for now. The dispute centers on whether Minnesota can enforce a new restriction on…

Will Clarity Act miss the Senate vote before recess?

The Clarity Act has been pushed back in the U.S. Senate as leadership uses limited floor time on nominations and a Russia sanctions measure instead of the crypto market structure bill. Majority Leader John Thune began work on nominees and…

BitMart shutdown ends all trading services by August 26

The BitMart shutdown will bring the exchange’s trading services to an end on Aug. 26, followed by the complete closure of the platform on Jan. 31, 2027. In a notice published Sunday, the company said it reached the decision after…

Why is CFTC warning firms about event contracts now?

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a new warning to prediction market businesses about how they submit event contracts for regulatory review. The notice applies to a growing market that includes companies such as Kalshi, Coinbase, Polymarket and Crypto.com.…

Will EU crypto sanctions expand against Russia’s A7 network?

The latest EU crypto sanctions widen the bloc’s pressure on Russia by adding new designations connected to the cross-border A7 network and expanding restrictions on crypto service providers located outside the country. The move follows earlier warnings from the EU…

Datavault AI Gets a USPTO Patent Allowance to Put Naked Short Selling on a Blockchain. Here Is What That Actually Means

The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a Notice of Allowance on July 1, 2026, allowing all 24 pending claims in US Patent Application No. 19/445,241, filed by Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ: DVLT) on January 9, 2026. The application…

Will Belarus crypto ban affect EU crypto firms in August?

The Belarus crypto ban will broaden European Union sanctions affecting participation in crypto businesses regulated under the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. From Aug. 25, Belarusian nationals and natural persons residing in Belarus will be prohibited from directly or indirectly owning or…

Why did India order the Bitchat takedown from GitHub?

India has moved against Bitchat by ordering GitHub to disable repositories tied to Jack Dorsey’s offline messaging app as protests in Delhi continued amid repeated internet shutdowns. The directive came from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, which said the…