Aave founder pitches ‘Uber path’ for DeFi after Clarity Act fails Senate vote
Aave founder Stani Kulechov sees an 'Uber path' for DeFi if U.S. crypto legislation stalls, he told The Starting Block.
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JPMorgan says Clarity Act ‘not fully dead,’ but passage window ‘extremely narrow’
The Clarity Act is "not fully dead," but the window for passing the crypto bill this year is now "extremely narrow," JPMorgan said.
Bernstein says Clarity Act failure allows stablecoin rewards on idle balances to continue, expects ‘swift’ SEC and CFTC rulemaking
Bernstein expects the SEC and CFTC to drive crypto rulemaking after Senate lawmakers failed to advance Clarity Act legislation.
Circle launches Arc mainnet with BlackRock and Visa among validators, mints 10 billion ARC tokens
Circle confirmed it completed the genesis mint of 10 billion ARC tokens this week, although a public launch of the token remains undecided.
Deutsche Bank plans bitcoin, ether custody for institutional clients in Europe
Deutsche Bank plans to launch European digital asset custody this year, initially supporting bitcoin, ether, and select stablecoins.
Underdog sues Connecticut to stop sports prediction market crackdown
The lawsuit follows cease-and-desist orders the state issued to prediction market platforms, including Underdog, Polymarket, and Coinbase.
‘Nothing truly structural’: Analysts downplay Clarity Act defeat as bitcoin, major crypto stocks dip
Analysts told The Block that the crypto market will continue to move with interest rates and the broader monetary environment.
‘This one stings’: Clarity Act fails procedural Senate vote — is crypto’s biggest regulatory push dead?
A procedural vote to advance landmark digital asset legislation failed spectacularly on Tuesday, leaving the crypto industry crushed.
Clarity Act preliminary vote falls short in Senate amid ethics fight over Trump’s crypto wealth
An initial vote to try to push the Clarity Act closer to becoming law fell flat amid opposition to President Trump's crypto wealth.
DOJ charges Robinhood former engineers with front-running crypto listings on Hyperliquid
According to prosecutors, the two took positions in tokens ahead of Robinhood’s public listing announcements between 2025 and 2026.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she wants a crypto bill, but the Clarity Act just isn’t it
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she remains determined to get a crypto bill signed into law — even if she doesn’t support the current Clarity Act.
Bitcoin price recovery unlikely to lure AI-focused miners back, CoinShares says
Publicly listed BTC miners produced bitcoin at an average ex-tax cash cost of roughly $75,500 in in the second quarter.