⚡️ BREAKING: Telegram founder Pavel Durov announces that a built-in, non-custodial Gram wallet will launch for all users this summer — enabling instant, zero-fee cryptocurrency transactions for over 1 billion people.

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🚨 LATEST: The Bank for International Settlements reports that dollar-backed stablecoins remain largely immune to capital controls, sparking concerns about their potential impact on monetary sovereignty in emerging markets.

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🇺🇸 BREAKING: Polymarket traders are now assigning a 53% probability to the CLARITY Act being signed into law by 2026 — a 22% jump in just the past 24 hours.

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🚨 BREAKING: Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas predicts a surge in AI, semiconductor, and memory-focused ETF launches. This influx could push the total number of tech-related ETFs past 500, as the sector tops $100 billion in year-to-date inflows.

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🇮🇷 BREAKING: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms the U.S. military campaign against Iran has cost around $37.5 billion

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🇺🇸 BREAKING: The Digital Chamber has filed a lawsuit to block Illinois' new Digital Asset Tax Act, aiming to stop it before its 2027 effective date. details #DigitalAssets #CryptoRegulation

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🇺🇸 LATEST: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is drawing sharp criticism from progressive organizations due to her involvement in shaping the ethics provisions of the CLARITY Act, according to Axios.

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JUST IN: Pakistan is seeking a $10 billion currency stabilization fund from the United States, according to Reuters, following its recent role in mediating talks between Iran and other regional actors.

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🔥 LATEST: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says U.S. should not ban Chinese open-source AI models, according to Axios.

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🚨 UPDATE: Senator Lummis states the CLARITY Act would safeguard customer assets if crypto projects fail, referencing Terra’s $40B collapse.

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🔎 RESEARCH: Moving private credit onchain isn’t just about access—it’s about alignment.

The real challenge? Bridging three critical layers: retail participation, rigorous underwriting, and legally enforceable claims.

Hybrid models with structured access keep capital and ownership recorded onchain, while borrower due diligence, physical collateral, and default enforcement operate within regulated legal systems.

This approach is essential for SME lending, where loans are typically secured by real-world assets—equipment, vehicles, property, or inventory—not crypto.

8lends exemplifies this design: it serves as the onchain interface for retail investors and settlement, while Maclear AG, a FINMA-regulated financial intermediary, handles credit assessment, collateral registration, and legal enforcement.

Read the full report:

https://s3.cointelegraph.com/reports/8lends_report.pdf

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🇺🇸 BREAKING: Key players in the crypto industry are set to join a call with Republican leadership this morning. The discussion will cover updates on the latest version of the CLARITY Act.

h/t: Eleanor Terrett

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🇺🇸 NEW: Hester Peirce指出，加密资产托管和链上借贷策略是否属于联邦证券法管辖范围，将取决于其具体设计。

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🇺🇸 BREAKING: The SEC has announced that Sam Waldon, Principal Deputy Director of Enforcement, will depart the agency on July 31, concluding over 14 years of service. He will be succeeded by Osman Nawaz, a former SEC official.

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🇺🇸 BREAKING: Senate lawmakers are reviewing an updated version of the CLARITY Act, which aims to ban presidents and federal officials from issuing, sponsoring, or profiting off cryptocurrencies and other digital assets.

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🇺🇸 JUST IN: “A president has upheld a higher ethical standard than what the law demands,” says Senator Cynthia Lummis, commenting on the agreed-upon language of the CLARITY Act, which prohibits federal officials from creating or supporting digital assets for personal gain.

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⚡️ Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan: The next crypto bull run will be fueled by stablecoins, asset tokenization, 24/7 markets, instant settlement, and institutional DeFi scaling into the trillions.

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🇺🇸 BIG: The U.S. House has passed a critical bill banning members of Congress from participating in insider trading. This sweeping move aims to increase transparency and accountability in government—closing a longstanding loophole that allowed lawmakers to profit from nonpublic information. Learn more about how this could reshape ethical standards on Capitol Hill.

#InsiderTradingBan #CongressReform #EthicsInGovernment

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🇺🇸 BREAKING: Seven pro-crypto Senate Democrats state the Republican-written CLARITY Act doesn’t go far enough in addressing ethics, consumer safeguards, and measures against illicit finance.

They emphasize their ongoing commitment to collaborating with Republicans to move the bill forward and secure its passage.

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🚨 ALERT: Blockaid has flagged a ~24.15M $USDC exploit affecting AFX, a third-party bridge protocol operating on Arbitrum.

According to Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder, the native Arbitumd bridge was not compromised. The team is actively investigating the incident.

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🇺🇸 LATEST: Senate Majority Leader John Thune is moving forward with plans to vote on the Clarity Act as early as next week — deal or no deal with Democrats. Read more #ClarityAct #USpolitics

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