White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt heading to mandatory Army JAG training amid Clarity Act push. Key negotiator steps back at pivotal moment for market structure bill.
Ex-Ethereum Foundation privacy contributor launches EthSystems to build confidential systems for institutional use on Ethereum. Filling key privacy gap for tokenized assets & settlement. ethereum:native
Robinhood Chain example: Ethereum captures just ~0.15% of settlement revenue while L2 operators take the lion’s share. Growing calls for better L1 value accrual as activity scales. ethereum:native
U.S. and U.K. endorse well-regulated stablecoins for cross-border payments and financial efficiency in joint Transatlantic Taskforce statement. Growing sovereign recognition.
Interactive Brokers adds nine tokens including AAVE, UNI & NEAR, plus two-way stablecoin transfers for USDC, PYUSD & RLUSD. Major U.S. brokerage ramps up crypto integration. solana:2b1kV6DkPAnxd5ixfnxCpjxmKwqjjaYmCZfHsFu24GXo ethereum:0x8292bb45bf1ee4d140127049757c2e0ff06317ed ethereum:0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48 ethereum:0x7fc66500c84a76ad7e9c93437bfc5ac33e2ddae9
Lloyds Banking Group and Aberdeen complete UK-first tokenized RWA collateral FX trades on Hedera via Archax, using money market fund units and gilts. Institutional tokenized assets gaining traction. hedera-hashgraph:native
Strategy adds to $3B cash reserves through share sales while holding 843,775 BTC steady. Dividend runway now at 20.4 months. Prudent balance sheet move. bitcoin:native
Chainlink reaches all-time high of 900K holders on Ethereum, adding over 20K in the past month. Strong adoption signal for LINK infrastructure amid subdued prices. base:0x88fb150bdc53a65fe94dea0c9ba0a6daf8c6e196
Binance 44th Proof of Reserves: BTC holdings rise 1.22% to ~640K (+7.7K), ETH down 1.41%, USDT slips 1.51%. Steady snapshot from the world’s largest exchange. bitcoin:native ethereum:native binancecoin:native
Trump calls on Senate to pass Clarity Act, warning China seeks control over U.S. financial innovation and AI leadership. Crypto market structure bill gains high-profile support.
Bitcoin Bank Adoption Index debuts at 32%, signaling accelerating but still early uptake across major banks and institutions. Institutional momentum building. bitcoin:native
ETH bridged to Robinhood Chain jumps ~10x past $100M in one week. Native gas token choice reinforces ETH as the money of Ethereum’s expanding L2 ecosystem. Adoption flywheel turning. ethereum:native
BlackRock BUIDL tokenized treasury fund tops $900M on Avalanche, doubling in a week with $436M inflows. Total AUM reaches $2.87B across chains. Major milestone for RWAs. avalanche-2:native
Fidelity’s Bitcoin Support & Resistance update: BTC entering accumulation zone, nearing power law support line. Dip-buying narrative gaining traction. bitcoin:native