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The CLARITY Act has remained stalled in the U.S. Senate after a 49-50 procedural defeat, with Sen. Cynthia Lummis blaming Democratic opposition on politics surrounding President Donald Trump while Democratic negotiators say unresolved ethics rules prevented an agreement. Senate cloture on the CLARITY Act failed 49-50, leaving the crypto market structure bill stalled. Every voting…

Bitcoin has recovered above $86,000 after absorbing a Federal Reserve rate increase and the Senate’s failed CLARITY Act vote within the same week, prompting BitGo Research to argue that two negative catalysts failed to produce a lasting selloff. Bitcoin recovered after the Fed rate hike and failed Senate CLARITY vote, BitGo Research says. Sixteen of…

LayerZero has argued that regulated stablecoin issuance is central to mass adoption after Anchorage Digital selected the protocol as its preferred interoperability layer for stablecoins issued through its federally chartered bank. LayerZero says regulated stablecoins are essential for banks, payment firms and corporate treasury adoption globally. Anchorage Digital selected LayerZero as its preferred interoperability layer…

BlackRock has kept U.S. equities overweight in its Q4 2026 outlook as AI-linked earnings remain firm even while government borrowing and data-center financing push capital costs higher. BlackRock stays overweight U.S. equities as AI-linked earnings support stocks despite higher global bond yields. BlackRock estimates U.S. financing demand could exceed $7.5 trillion annually by 2030, led…

SlowMist has warned that attackers may have adapted the Darksword exploit chain to compromise devices running iOS 26.5 and extract private keys from self-custody crypto wallets. Darksword attacks can begin when an iPhone user opens a malicious link in Safari. SlowMist says attackers may have adapted the exploit chain to iOS 26.5. Google previously confirmed…

Kalshi has filed with the SEC and CFTC on September 18 to list U.S. stock and ETF-linked perpetual futures, proposing 23-hour weekday trading and a 15.50% minimum customer margin. Kalshi filed stock perpetual rules with regulators, while CFTC approval remains pending after September 18. Proposed contracts would trade from Sunday evening through Friday, with daily…

Bitcoin price rebounded about 6% over the past 24 hours to trade near $81,300, with a short squeeze and improving technical momentum carrying the price to its highest level in two weeks. Bitcoin price recovered from below $77,000 and climbed past $81,000 within 24 hours. The 4-hour Supertrend flipped bullish, with support now near $78,677.…

Seven Senate Democrats have reopened negotiations over the CLARITY Act after the chamber rejected cloture in a 49-50 vote, leaving the crypto market structure bill 11 votes short of the 60 required to begin debate. Seven Democrats who opposed cloture said the CLARITY Act effort is “not the end.” Coinme’s Neil Bergquist said federal market…