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The SEC Will Propose Its First Real Crypto Rulebook on Friday and Congress Is Not Involved
The SEC has scheduled an August 14 open meeting to propose Regulation Crypto, a tailored offering regime for certain investment contracts. Reported terms allow raises up to $5 million annually, or $75 million through investment contracts tied to specific crypto assets.
Grayscale Killed Three Altcoin ETFs in 190 Seconds and the Market Did Not Blink
Grayscale filed withdrawal requests for its Cardano, Hedera and Polkadot ETF registrations within 190 seconds of each other on August 7, giving no reason beyond no longer intending to proceed. ADA, HBAR and DOT barely moved on the news.
Stolen Funds Keep Ending Up in Monero and the Traceability Window Is Closing
The $7.9 million taken from Coinsbuy was converted into Monero, the same exit route used across 2026's largest thefts. Monero's proposed FCMP++ upgrade would replace ring signatures with a membership proof over the full output set, removing what forensic edge remains.
Brazil Will Make You Wait 24 Hours to Move More Than $10,000 to Your Own Wallet
Brazil's central bank published Resolution BCB 584/2026 on August 7, imposing a 24-hour hold on transfers above $10,000 from exchanges to self-custody wallets or foreign VASPs. The threshold aggregates daily volume. It takes effect January 1, 2027.
Regulators Blew Past the Stablecoin Rule Deadline and the 2027 Clock Did Not Move
Treasury and four federal regulators missed the GENIUS Act's July 18 rulemaking deadline with every major rule package still at proposal stage. The law's January 18, 2027 effective date is unchanged, compressing the implementation window for every issuer.
92 Crypto ETFs Are Waiting on the SEC and a Dozen Deadlines Land in October
Bloomberg Intelligence counts 92 crypto ETF applications pending SEC review, up 20 in four months. Solana leads with eight filings and XRP follows with seven. At least a dozen hit final statutory deadlines in October, forcing decisions rather than delays.
Senate Shelves the CLARITY Act Until September and the 2026 Window Is Closing
Majority Leader John Thune confirmed there will be no Senate floor vote on the CLARITY Act before the August recess. The chamber returns September 14 with three weeks of runway before midterm campaigning consumes the calendar.
Stablecoin Supply Fell to $307B While Tether Booked $1.5B and Halved Its Own Buffer
Total stablecoin supply dropped to roughly $307.5 billion by August 2, with USDT at $183.2 billion and USDC at $72.1 billion, both below spring peaks. Tether reported $1.5 billion of Q2 operating profit while its excess reserve buffer fell from $8.23B to $4.11B.
CLARITY Act Faces Knife-Edge Senate Deadline as Recess Nears and ADA ETF Clock Ticks
With only days until the Senate August recess, the CLARITY Act sits without a floor vote scheduled. Prediction markets price passage odds near 30 percent as ADA ETF eligibility approaches.
CLARITY Act nears Aug 10 Senate wall; ETH ETFs get 4th week of inflows
Senate leaders signal no floor vote before recess as crypto market structure bill stalls. Spot BTC ETFs snap three-week inflow streak while ETH products keep attracting capital.
DeFi liquidity map: Aave Stable Vaults scale, Ethereum TVL bleeds, USDe grows
Aave pushes stablecoin yield rails while Ethereum DeFi TVL sits near $37B, USDT tops $185B and USDe extends to Avalanche and Robinhood Chain.
Revolut Freezes USDT Deposits in Europe With 30 Days Left on the MiCA Clock
Revolut stopped accepting USDT deposits on July 30 for its more than 75 million users, leaving 30 days until the August 31 full delisting under MiCA.
SEC Chair Atkins Says He Can Ship Crypto Rules Even If CLARITY Dies in Senate
SEC Chair Paul Atkins told CNBC his agency is 'ready, willing, and able' to issue crypto rules without the CLARITY Act if the Senate fails to pass it before the August recess.
Russia's Biggest Bank Is Building a Crypto Exchange Before the Law Exists
Sberbank set a December 1, 2026 launch date for a full crypto trading stack including a digital depository, moving faster than the State Duma's July 21 bill that has not yet been signed into law.
Fidelity Puts Its Digital Dollar on Ethereum, Issued Through an OCC Trust Bank
Fidelity confirmed on July 25 that FIDD, its dollar-backed stablecoin, will launch on Ethereum via Fidelity Digital Assets, an OCC-chartered national trust bank, redeemable 1:1 and backed by cash and short-term Treasuries under the GENIUS Act framework.
Peirce Just Drew A Line That Puts $8B Of DeFi Vaults On The Wrong Side
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said on July 22 that many DeFi vaults may qualify as securities depending on curator discretion, putting Coinbase and Robinhood yield products directly in the regulatory blast radius.
Circle Gets OCC Trust Charter as USDC Hits 70 Percent of Stablecoin Volume
Circle received its OCC national trust bank charter on July 10, and USDC now runs 70 percent of adjusted stablecoin transaction volume, widening its lead over USDT for the first time in years.
Grayscale and Morgan Stanley file amended Solana ETF specs. The fee war starts before the product ships.
Grayscale updated its proposed Solana staking ETF with a 0.19 percent fee. Morgan Stanley amended its spot SOL ETF proposal with a 0.14 percent management fee. The pricing tells you exactly how competitive this launch window is going to be, and what it means for SOL exposure.
GENIUS Act final rules hit today. What every stablecoin holder needs to check before Monday.
Six US federal agencies had until July 18 to publish final GENIUS Act stablecoin rules. The framework separates payment stablecoins from yield stablecoins, forces monthly attestations, and reshapes what a US holder can safely custody. Here is the practical portfolio checklist.
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