The CLARITY Act is still in play, but Senate negotiations are stuck on ethics language as the August recess clock ticks down. Lawmakers are close, yet unresolved details could still push crypto regulation into another ugly delay.
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Bitcoin is back above $65,000, and Binance just saw its biggest BTC withdrawal in five months: 9,030 bitcoin, worth about $589 million. CryptoQuant says the outflow trend is generally bullish, but one big move doesn’t make a prophecy.
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Coinbase secured a $150,000 FOIA settlement from the SEC after missing Gensler text messages exposed shaky recordkeeping at the agency. Beyond the cash, the deal forces retention reforms — a bad look for a regulator that loves compliance lectures but tripped over its own paperwork.
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Coinbase is preparing to bring its “Everything Exchange” vision to Canada, bundling tokenized stocks, stablecoin payments, and more into one app. The move could modernize access to finance — but regulatory hurdles and product risks are still very real.
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The DOJ is moving to seize over $25 million in crypto tied to fake investment, romance, and recovery scams across the U.S. and Canada, aiming at the laundering networks behind them. It’s another reminder that in crypto crime, the real machine is what happens after the scam pitch.
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Bessent is pushing Congress to fast-track the CLARITY Act while Bitcoin ETFs keep racking up inflows and the BIS warns stablecoins could erode monetary sovereignty. The message is clear: crypto is moving into the real economy, but regulation, not hype, will decide what sticks.
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Russia has approved a tightly controlled crypto trading bill that would legalize licensed trading while capping retail purchases, forcing qualification tests, and cracking down on offshore exchanges. Crypto stays banned for everyday payments inside Russia.
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Satsuma shareholders have approved liquidation, a sale of 668 BTC, and a London delisting after a brutal 99% share-price collapse. What started as a Bitcoin treasury bet is ending as a hard reset, with capital being returned and the company wound down.
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BlackRock’s IBIT is still pulling serious Bitcoin demand, but the reported $164 million figure behind the headline isn’t verified in the provided materials. The bigger takeaway: Wall Street wants BTC exposure, even if it prefers a neat wrapper over holding real coins.
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South Korea is bringing digital assets into state finance with tokenized bonds, deposits, and possible real-estate tokenization, while Japan is tightening crypto rules with securities-style oversight, insider-trading bans, and harsher penalties. Same tech, very different government instincts.
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