Stellar joins the x402 Foundation as a premier member
What x402 does The Linux Foundation has announced the operational launch of the x402 Foundation, a new open-governance body formed to steward the x402 protocol, the open standard for internet
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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
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
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
Senators Target Trump Over CLARITY Act
Opposition to the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is hardening inside the Senate. Three Democratic lawmakers took their case public on July 14, arguing the bill does little to address what t
The CFTC steps between Kalshi and a Michigan court
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (@CFTC) has stepped directly into a standoff between prediction market platform @Kalshi and a Michigan state court, ordering the company to disre
Lummis says CLARITY text lands in days
Senate Targets Late July Floor Vote on Landmark Crypto Bill Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) told Fox Business that final Senate text for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act)
DTCC Begins Tokenization Soft Launch Ahead Of October Rollout
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has begun the soft launch of The Depository Trust Company’s tokenization service, moving selected real-world assets into limited production before
CLARITY Act vote nears as Democrats demand Trump ethics rules
Three Democratic senators have opposed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act unless lawmakers add stronger ethics rules covering senior officials and their families. Summary Murphy, Merkley an
CLARITY Act Text Coming Within Days as Senate Eyes July 20 Vote
Sen. Cynthia Lummis said the Senate’s updated Digital Asset Market Clarity Act text will be introduced within days after nearly 10 months of negotiations, opening a narrow window for floor ac
US Halts $131M in Iran-Linked Crypto Amid Growing Middle East Tensions
The U.S. Treasury has ordered the freezing of more than $130 million in cryptocurrency linked to Iran, as tensions between the two countries have escalated. On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Sco
Alaska pushes crypto kiosk victims toward Bitcoin Depot's bankruptcy claims deadline
Alaskans who were scammed by Bitcoin Depot kiosks have until July 21, 2026, to ask for a share of the company’s bankruptcy estate. The Alaska Department of Law made a note of the deadline. Ca