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Washington is turning up the volume on crypto, Wall Street is quietly moving onchain, and a handful of tokens are suddenly back in the spotlight. Here’s what moved the space as the sun went down. In D.C., the long-delayed CLARITY Act is finally edging toward a real vote. Senate Banking is preparing a markup of the bill, which aims to give the U.S. something it’s never really had: a clear, federal framework for digital assets. New polling isn’t subtle either: a bipartisan majority of voters say they want rules that actually make sense, stronger consumer protections, and less reliance on foreign payment rails. Translation: “Do something, but don’t kill innovation.” The CLARITY Act is shaping up as the vehicle for that compromise. That voter pressure is showing up in campaign finance too. Crypto political money is no longer a sideshow. Fairshake, the crypto-backed PAC with a $193 million war chest, is throwing its weight into state and congressional races. In Indiana, it backed Ja...

Crypto’s sundown mood tonight is a mix of “wow, that’s a lot of hacks” and “institutions are clearly not scared.” Let’s walk through what actually mattered. The day started with yet another gut punch for DeFi. LayerZero (ZRO) tied the massive $292–293 million KelpDAO exploit to North Korea’s Lazarus/TraderTraitor group, the same state‑backed crew behind some of the biggest heists in crypto history. The attack hit Kelp’s setup at its weakest point: a risky design that relied on a single verifier (a single DVN) and compromised RPC nodes, leaving the bridge effectively with one point of failure. The fallout was immediate. Aave markets froze, broader DeFi total value locked dropped about 7 percent, and confidence in cross‑chain infrastructure took another serious hit. That wave of anxiety rippled outward. Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz used the KelpDAO mess as a “told you so” moment, warning that many DeFi bridges trade real security for cheap, convenient UX. He contrasted that...

If tonight’s crypto tape feels a little confusing, you’re not alone. Under the surface of mixed prices and shaky sentiment, a handful of players are quietly reshaping how money, regulation, and even AI plug into this market. Let’s start with the one name that just won’t leave the Bitcoin (BTC) conversation: Michael Saylor. New data from CryptoQuant shows corporate demand for bitcoin treasuries has basically turned into a one-man show. Saylor’s firm Strategy scooped up about 45,000 BTC over the last month, while all other corporates combined managed roughly 1,000 BTC. A year ago, they held 95 percent of that segment’s buying; now they’re down to just 2 percent. In other words, corporate “stacking sats” has turned into “Saylor stacks, everyone else watches.” That concentration comes at a tense time for the broader macro picture. Bitcoin has been slipping as markets juggle rising recession odds, an oil shock, and simmering tensions with Iran. Trump’s 10‑day “pause” on attacks hasn...

It was one of those evenings where crypto felt like two different worlds at once: the messy, over‑levered past still unwinding in courtrooms, and a new, more institutional version of the industry quietly locking into place. On the darker side of the ledger, BlockFills, a once‑active institutional lender and trading shop, finally hit the wall. After quietly suspending deposits and withdrawals, the firm filed for Chapter 11 in the U.S., weighed down by roughly $75 million in losses and lawsuits alleging it commingled and refused to return customer funds. It’s a familiar post‑2022 story: aggressive lending during good times, poor risk controls in bad times, and clients left to fight for what’s left in bankruptcy court. That failure lands just as regulators and politicians try to prove they’ve learned something from the last cycle. In Washington, the much‑touted CLARITY Act is stuck in neutral. What was supposed to be a big, all‑in‑one digital asset framework is now mired in disput...

Bitcoin spent the day with a split personality. On one screen, the chart still looks rough: leveraged longs flushed out, price more than 45–50 percent below its 2025 peak, and analysts warning that the macro backdrop could still drag it lower. China’s continued move away from U.S. Treasuries has stoked a broader risk‑off mood that’s helped gold more than bitcoin (BTC), and some traders are eyeing any bounce back toward the high‑$80Ks as a potential place to short, not celebrate. On another screen, though, the behavior beneath the surface tells a different story. On‑chain data shows whales dumping into the sell‑off, then aggressively buying back as the dip deepened. Long‑term holders have been taking profits, but new buyers and “buy the dip” veterans are quietly accumulating. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs, which had been leaking assets, just logged back‑to‑back inflows again as institutional selling pressure eased. Crypto ETP outflows more broadly are slowing, not accelerating, and trad...