Franklin Templeton has joined Blackrock, Fidelity, and Goldman Sachs in supporting the CLARITY Act, strengthening Wall Street’s push for federal crypto rules as senators review updated legislation before a potential floor vote. Franklin Templeton Adds to Wall Street’s CLARITY Act Support Financial giant Franklin Templeton, a subsidiary of Franklin Resources Inc. (NYSE: BEN), announ
Franklin Templeton Joins Blackrock, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs in Backing CLARITY Act
Key Takeaways BlackRock has backed the CLARITY Act. Cohen stressed investor protection and market resilience. Goldman supports moving the bill forward. Fidelity calls the framework balanced. Schwab sees passage as a market catalyst. Rewards and ethics remain heavily disputed. In a statement provided to Politico, BlackRockGlobal Head of Market Development Samara Cohen described
BlackRock Backs CLARITY Act Amid Wall Street Push
Metaplanet plans to use its newly acquired Japanese brokerage to develop Bitcoin-backed bonds offering yields of roughly 4% to 6%, according to Benchmark. Metaplanet Securities could become a Bitbond platform Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer argued that investors have underestimated the…
Metaplanet plans Bitcoin-backed bonds yielding up to 6%
Avalanche introduces Gross Chain Product (GCP), a metric to track on-chain economic output, aiming to isolate real blockchain activity from token price volatility. (Read More)
Avalanche Proposes Gross Chain Product to Measure Blockchain Economies
The banking-as-a-service provider will power X Money’s peer-to-peer payments, FDIC-insured accounts and Visa debit cards as the platform expands its financial services.
Cross River to enable P2P payments, banking services for X Money
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, backed the CLARITY Act as the Senate races against its legislative calendar, putting Wall Street’s support behind the landmark crypto market structure bill as lawmakers face mounting pressure to advance it. Blackrock Adds Wall Street Pressure Congress is running out of time to pass the CLARITY Act as the […]
Blackrock Backs the CLARITY Act — Congress Is Running Out of Time to Pass It
Ondo Finance has launched the Ondo Network, replacing its planned blockchain with an execution layer built for fast, private, and non-custodial trading. Ondo Network replaces the planned Ondo Chain Ondo Finance publicly introduced the Ondo Network on July 27, describing…
Ondo Finance launches network for CEX-speed trading
Analysis of 278 weeks of data shows Avalanche validators prioritize annualized yield over total income, reshaping staking policies. (Read More)
Avalanche (AVAX) Validators Focus on APY in Staking Decisions
A bipartisan Pennsylvania bill would impose insider-trading rules and consumer protections on prediction markets while blocking gambling companies from supplying their liquidity. The restriction could disrupt market-making strategies pursued by Draftkings, Flutter and other sportsbook groups expanding into federally regulated event contracts. A liquidity restriction aimed at gambli
Pennsylvania Bill Could Shut Sportsbooks Out of Prediction-Market Making
GitHub Copilot app introduces project-based AI sessions, interactive canvases, and streamlined task management to enhance developer productivity. (Read More)
GitHub Copilot App Debuts New Workflow Features for Developers
GitHub's Burke Holland outlines a streamlined AI development workflow using Copilot's harness to boost productivity without chasing new tools. (Read More)
GitHub Copilot Workflow Simplifies AI-Driven Development
Tether Gold has secured Shariah certification for XAU₮, widening the gold-backed token’s potential use among Islamic banks, institutions, and individual investors. XAU₮ receives Shariah approval from Amanah Advisors Tether announced on July 27 that XAU₮ had received Shariah compliance certification…
Tether Gold gains Shariah certification for XAU₮
BTC held near $65,000 even as Nvidia and AI stocks fell sharply. This week's Fed decision could determine whether bitcoin finally breaks higher or revisits June's lows, analysts said.
Bitcoin shrugs off AI selloff but high-stakes Fed meeting could determine what's next
Bitcoin’s mandatory signaling window for the proposed BIP-110 soft fork opens in less than two weeks, and the story has changed more than the headline number suggests. Miner support remains modest at roughly 2.64%, but several weeks ago, signaling struggled to stay above 1%. Since then, it has climbed gradually as the deadline has come […]