Crypto Lobby Faces Rare Loss but Pro-Crypto Congress Set to Grow
Polymarket Gives CLARITY Act Just 15% Odds as Senate Deadline Closes In
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Proof of Play Shuts Down Pirate Nation, Releases All IP to Public Domain Under CC0
Strategy STRC Rebounds 30% as Cash Reserve Build Steadies Investor Nerves
Visa Adds Stablecoin Rails to Visa Direct via Zero Hash Partnership, Reaching 18B Endpoints
Laser Digital Backs ZIGChain for Tokenized Private Credit in UAE
Binance Sues RedotPay Founders for $473 Million Over User Diversion
Mastercard and Borderless Test Identity Checks for Cross-Border Stablecoin Transfers
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Polymarket Gives CLARITY Act Just 15% Odds as Senate Deadline Closes In
Few and Far Founder Charged With Fraud Over $10M in Misappropriated Funds
Proof of Play Shuts Down Pirate Nation, Releases All IP to Public Domain Under CC0
Strategy STRC Rebounds 30% as Cash Reserve Build Steadies Investor Nerves
Visa Adds Stablecoin Rails to Visa Direct via Zero Hash Partnership, Reaching 18B Endpoints
Laser Digital Backs ZIGChain for Tokenized Private Credit in UAE
Binance Sues RedotPay Founders for $473 Million Over User Diversion
Mastercard and Borderless Test Identity Checks for Cross-Border Stablecoin Transfers
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Proof of Play Shuts Down Pirate Nation, Releases All IP to Public Domain Under CC0
Proof of Play has shut down Pirate Nation and released all code, artwork, and NFTs to the public domain under a CC0 license. The closure underscores persistent challenges in blockchain gaming profitability and user retention.
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Strategy's STRC token climbed 30% on August 5 as the company disclosed a cash reserve build-up alongside Bitcoin price stabilization. Analysts project a $100 target, but the move raises questions about sustainability and reserve details.
Visa Adds Stablecoin Rails to Visa Direct via Zero Hash Partnership, Reaching 18B Endpoints
Visa has expanded stablecoin capabilities across its Visa Direct platform through a collaboration with Zero Hash, giving stablecoin transfers access to a network spanning 18 billion endpoints including cards, bank accounts, and digital wallets.
Laser Digital Backs ZIGChain for Tokenized Private Credit in UAE
Nomura's digital assets arm, Laser Digital, has announced backing for ZIGChain, a blockchain platform built for onchain private credit, targeting the UAE as its initial regulated market. The partnership signals major traditional finance institutions are deepening blockchain infrastructure bets...
Regulation
Crypto Lobby Faces Rare Loss but Pro-Crypto Congress Set to Grow
FairShake and allied crypto political action committees absorbed an uncommon electoral defeat in the 2026 cycle, but the broader count of pro-crypto legislators heading to Capitol Hill is still expected to rise, underscoring how deeply the industry has embedded itself in American electoral politics.
Polymarket Gives CLARITY Act Just 15% Odds as Senate Deadline Closes In
Prediction market odds for the CLARITY Act have collapsed to 15-16% on Polymarket, signaling traders see the U.S. crypto regulatory framework bill as all but dead ahead of an imminent Senate procedural deadline. Bitcoin is holding above $64,000.
Few and Far Founder Charged With Fraud Over $10M in Misappropriated Funds
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Taj Tarsha, founder of NFT platform Few and Far, with fraud after allegedly spending roughly $10 million in investor token sale proceeds on himself rather than developing the project.
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Thirty-seven people have been arrested across the United States in 2026 over demonstrations targeting artificial intelligence data centers, as local opposition to large-scale computing infrastructure hardens into an organized national movement.
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Boltz Halts All Swaps Indefinitely After AI-Assisted Attacks Outpace Security Patches
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DeFi Platforms Quietly Pivot to Enterprise Backend Services
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Kraken Refuses Extortion Demand After Insider Data Breach Exposes 2,000 Accounts
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