Japan's new PM keeps the country's WEB3 bet
Japanese Prime Minister @takaichi_sanae used her opening address at WebX 2026 in Tokyo to send a familiar message: the government remains behind Web3 and the startup sector. The speech, deliv
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CLARITY Act Wins Key Law Enforcement Backing
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, widely known as the CLARITY Act, has picked up its second major law enforcement endorsement in as many weeks, a development that removes one of the most
More use-case for $XRP...
@doppler_fi and SBI Ripple Asia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop $XRP-based yield infrastructure and explore real-world asset (RWA) tokenization on the XRP Ledger. T
Circle is bringing USDC Settlement To Japan's Biggest Payment Network
@Circle has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with JCB, Japan's largest card network, to explore using $USDC for cross-border payments and merchant transactions. The announcement, ma
Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) confirms Clarity ACT bill text will be introduced in the next few days.
Lummis Signals Imminent Release of CLARITY Act Senate Text Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis), the Wyoming Republican who chairs the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets, has confir
Europe's digital euro pilot gets its 36 firms
Who made the cut The @ecb has named 36 payment service providers to participate in its digital euro pilot, the central bank announced on Tuesday. The selection followed a call for expressions
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Rules Out Federal Bailouts For Crypto Industry
Warsh Draws a Hard Line on Crypto Support Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has told Congress the central bank will not step in with liquidity backstops or bailouts for cryptocurrency and sta
Bolivia Reviews USDT Integration Into National Payment System Amid Dollar Shortage
Bolivia is evaluating USDT as a recognized payment currency alongside the U.S. dollar and boliviano. Authorities seek a regulatory framework addressing AML safeguards before formally integrat
Trump’s $636M Memecoin Earnings Cast Shadow Over Crypto Ethics Clash and Clarity Act
Key Points Senators demand ethics ban on officials profiting from digital assets before backing Clarity Act. Trump’s disclosed $636M memecoin income intensifies Senate standoff over bill. A g
XRP ETF Inflow Streak Snaps After Eight Weeks Amid Market Fear and Price Rejection
Key Points Spot XRP ETFs recorded zero inflows, ending an eight-week $1.48 billion streak. XRP price remains under pressure below key technical levels and support zones. Spot XRP ETFs posted
Kraken Launches Mastercard Crypto Debit Card in UK and…
Why Is Kraken Moving Into Everyday Payments? Kraken has launched a Mastercard debit card in the UK and Europe, allowing users to spend directly from cryptocurrency and cash balances at online
The New Economics of Trust: Why Identity Will Define Cyber Resilience in the AI Era
80% of breaches involve compromised credentials. 50x machine identities outnumber human in many enterprises. 91% of cyberattacks begin with a phishing or identity attack. <4hrs target leaver