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Polymarket: CLARITY Act Odds Rebound to 35% After Crashing to a 2026 Low
Polymarket traders lifted the odds of the CLARITY Act being signed into law this year to 35% on July 17, a sharp recovery from the market’s record low of 24% hit just four days earlier. Expectations Are Rising The rebound suggests the…
Argentine Judge Orders Urgent Freeze of Crypto Wallets Tied to Controversial Libra Token
The measure, ordered by Federal Judge Marcelo Martinez, seeks to ascertain the identities of the owners of 25 wallets that moved the funds left after the launch of Libra, and the freezing of the funds in these wallets. At least 10…
DeFi’s Newest Threat: How Malicious Liquidity Pools Are Trick-Quoting Ethereum and Polygon Users
DeFi infrastructure firm Enso has identified a new class of malicious liquidity pools called “toxic pools.” Unlike traditional exploits that steal funds directly, these pools manipulate transaction simulations. A ‘Jekyll…
Trump-Backed CLARITY Act Text Set to Drop With No Democrats on Board, and It Needs 7 of Them
Senate Republicans planned to release the updated CLARITY Act text on July 17, immediately after a White House meeting with President Donald Trump, even as Senate Democrats warned they will not support the draft. Delay After Delay…
He Still Has Two Password Guesses Left Before $840 Million Deletes Itself Forever
Programmer Stefan Thomas has just two password attempts left to unlock an IronKey USB drive holding the private keys to 7,002 Bitcoin he received in 2011 for making a “What is Bitcoin?” video. The device is designed to permanently lock and…
UK HMRC Says Crypto Lending Will Trigger No Capital Gains Tax Until Economic Disposal
HMRC will treat certain crypto lending and liquidity pool transactions as “no gain, no loss” from April 2027, deferring Capital Gains Tax until users make an economic disposal. The measure is expected to affect about 700,000 individuals and…
Circle and BIND Group Partner to Bring Institutional USDC Access to Argentina
The company will provide access to USDC financial services through BEN, its regulated and licensed VASP, in compliance with national standards. The move is part of an expansion push across Latam, with a special focus on Argentina, where…
What Happens to Bitcoin ETF Investors if a Sponsor or Custodian Fails?
U.S.-listed bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) now hold an estimated 1.25 million bitcoin worth well over $100 billion, and few of the shareholders who own those funds have read the prospectus language that spells out what happens to that…
Tether Backs Argentine Neobank Ualá With a $20 Million Strategic Investment
The investment was part of a large $197 million funding round that valued Ualá at $3.2 billion in March. No operational integration will follow this capital injection, as Ualá recognizes the regulatory hurdles to bringing these assets to…
Is Bitcoin Really Headed to $38,000? NYDIG’s October Scenario, Explained
Bitcoin could sink to a cycle low of $38,000 to $39,000 by October if the current drawdown matches the depth of 2022’s bear market, NYDIG said in its second-quarter review. A Bleak Scenario Bitcoin financial services firm NYDIG has…