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View More NewsIn brief The Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act in a procedural vote Tuesday. Stand With Crypto will include the vote in its ratings of lawmakers. The group pledged to keep mobilizing its three million advocates for passage. Stand With Crypto, a Coinbase-backed advocacy group, warned of electoral consequences Tuesday after the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act.In a statement following the vote, Stand With Crypto said it would add senators’ votes to its lawmaker scorecards ahead of November’s midterms.Myriad: Will Democrats sweep midterm elections? Click to make your prediction.“Today’s vote was a failure of leadership,” executive director…
Kamino , one of Solana’s largest lending protocols with $1.4 billion of assets, is setting up shop in New York as it looks to bring its onchain credit business closer to Wall Street and expanding to tokenized assets.On Tuesday, the company named Yieldstreet co-founder Michael Weisz as CEO to lead that push. Kamino said it is looking at roughly 20,000 square feet of office space in New York and plans to hire a chief financial officer and head of legal.Weisz co-founded alternative investment platform Yieldstreet, now Willow Wealth, which deployed more than $6 billion alongside firms including Goldman Sachs, Carlyle,…
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Istanbul, September 15, 2026—Turkish authorities must release arrested journalist Selahattin Günday without delay and stop abusing the country’s laws to harass journalists and prevent…
Two software bugs allowed the attacker to create more than 2,000 times Bitcoin’s maximum supply in unbacked syBTC. Symbiosis puts preliminary losses at 9.97…
The world’s largest stablecoin by market cap, Tether’s USDt, was reportedly used in a failed Venezuelan oil trade that cost Poland’s largest energy giant…
In brief Analysts question whether voluntary AI slowdowns can withstand competitive pressure. U.S.–China distrust complicates agreements on shared risks. Outside evaluators need independence, while…
Former senior policy adviser to President Donald Trump Stephen Moore and the Cato Institute’s Scott Lincicome debate the resolution, “As a means of gaining…
Dakar, September 11, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Togolese authorities to investigate the seizure and assault of journalist Roland Yaovi Kodjo, prosecute…
Sawyer will become a strategic adviser rather than take the helm of Zodia Solutions, as previously announced. Read the full article here
The HIMS token is designed to track shares of the teleheath company Hims & Hers, which trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).…
In brief Blockstream said it will not “pay a ransom” for the return of about 598.5 BTC still held after the Liquid exploit. The…
From DeBarros v. Pedbereznak, decided last Friday by Connecticut Superior Court Judge John Cordani: The plaintiff in this matter, Jonathan De Barros, was a…
Washington, D.C., September 11, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Egyptian authorities to immediately disclose the whereabouts of prominent Sudanese journalist Ataf Mohamed…
The bitcoin treasury firm cut the potential Series 10 share pool to 188.2 million. Read the full article here