Senate Republicans rewrote key parts of the CLARITY Act as they made a final push for Democratic votes Tuesday. “This text is truly bipartisan and includes more than 120 of Democrats’ demands,” Sen. Cynthia Lummis said Monday as she, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman released the final …
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Staking was supposed to strengthen Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but BlackRock’s early results show investors still favor its original fund. When US spot Ethereum ETFs launched in July 2024, the absence of staking was widely identified as one of their biggest structural disadvantages. Investors buying the funds gained exposure to ETH’s price but forfeited the …
Tuesday’s US estimated-tax deadline will shift cash toward the Treasury, testing whether last week’s improvement in bank reserves can hold through the Federal Reserve’s meeting. Bitcoin liquidity could come under pressure if the transfer tightens dollar funding and limits risk-taking before policymakers conclude their September 15–16 meeting. The IRS calendar sets September 15, 2026 as …
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Newly released Federal Reserve data show domestic hedge funds expanded their gross balance sheets during the second quarter, months before the central bank’s September rate decision. The potential risk to Bitcoin is indirect. A policy surprise could raise funding or collateral demands across leveraged portfolios, forcing funds to find cash in liquid markets. Related Reading …
Bitcoin is trading above $77,000 on Monday as selling in AI-related stocks put Wall Street on course for a weaker open. The weakness followed weekend calls to pace AI development and coincided with rising oil prices. Gains in software shares showed a more divided technology market. At 4:46 a.m. Eastern on Sept. 14, Reuters reported …
Bitcoin rebounded past $78,000 on Monday, reaching around $78,972 after dipping to a Sunday low of $76,464. The move leaves the top cryptocurrency virtually flat compared to its Sept. 1 opening price. CLARITY Act News Sparks Monday Rebound Bitcoin’s price rallied past $78,000 on Monday, rebounding from quiet weekend trading as momentum built around the …
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S&P Global has led a strategic investment that expands Kaiko’s Series B to $110 million, drawing backing from banks, exchanges and trading firms across traditional and crypto markets. The deal signals that institutions are moving beyond experimenting with tokenization and beginning to fund the infrastructure needed to run markets onchain. Nasdaq, BNP Back Kaiko to …
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Blackrock’s ether staking ETF has attracted $307.72 million across 20 inflow days since late July without recording a single day of net redemptions. The streak strengthens the case that yield-bearing ethereum ETFs could become an important second leg of institutional demand for ETH. Blackrock Stakes 75% of ETHB as Inflows Rise Blackrock’s newer ether ETF …
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New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a bipartisan coalition of 18 states to kill a landmark cryptocurrency bill on the eve of the CLARITY Act Senate vote. The twist is that the legislation grants these state prosecutors unprecedented national power over presidential crypto holdings. Yet the coalition is willing to throw that authority …
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Bitcoin’s derivatives market is doing something it has not done in a year. Derive data and Reuters reports that traders are paying more for upside than downside protection, even with bitcoin still nearly $50,000 below its October 2025 peak. Futures open interest sits at a hefty $52.64 billion, calls command 61.39% of options open interest, …
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U.S. crypto ETFs ended the holiday-shortened week with roughly $263 million in combined net outflows, as heavy bitcoin redemptions overwhelmed continued demand for ether, XRP, and solana funds. Bitcoin ETFs lost $462.73 million, ending a three-week inflow streak, while ether extended its winning run to four weeks. Ether Gains $197M as Bitcoin Ends Three-Week Inflow …
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The world’s largest bitcoin treasury company, Strategy, announced it has repurchased $139 million worth of its preferred stock STRC. The company did not sell or acquire any bitcoin over the past week and defended the preferred instead. Strategy Spends $139 Million Defending STRC “Strategy has repurchased $139M of STRC,” Strategy founder Michael Saylor wrote on …
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AI’s biggest labs are suddenly calling for a slower pace of development. Is it because AI risks are catching up with the technology, or because the economics of the race are getting harder to justify? For years, the defining characteristic of the artificial intelligence race has been speed. Build a bigger model. Spend more on …
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Crypto wallet providers must submit an early vulnerability report within 24 hours and a full notification within 72 hours of exploits, or risk administrative fines of as much as $17.3 million. The EU is telling cryptocurrency hardware and software wallet providers that they have 24 hours from awareness to report actively exploited bugs or severe …
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Bitcoin traders brace for volatility as the CLARITY Act awaits a Senate vote to move forward and the Fed is due to announce its latest rate decision. Bitcoin (BTC) is starting the third week of September below key weekly support levels as traders eye volatility cues. Read more Go to Source
