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CLARITY Act Senate vote delayed until September

Senate leaders delayed the CLARITY Act vote until September as Democrats seek stronger ethics, enforcement and market safeguards. …

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Thailand’s 0% crypto tax raises stakes in global capital race

Thailand’s five-year crypto tax break exempts qualifying gains through 2029, but only when trades use locally licensed digital asset firms. …

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Japan FSA pushes crypto withdrawal delays after scam surge

Japan’s FSA asked crypto exchanges to add withdrawal delays, address registration and stronger monitoring as digital-asset scam losses rise. …

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BNB price targets $610 as open interest rises

BNB price traded near $600 on Aug. 5 after breaking out of its July range, while rising derivatives activity and nearby liquidation clusters pointed to a possible test of $610. BNB price reclaims $592 after July breakout According to data… …

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Fed rate hike odds hit 46% as Kashkari warns on inflation

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari backed gradual interest rate increases as persistent inflation and uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz complicate the outlook for US monetary policy. Kashkari calls for gradual Fed rate hikes Kashkari said during a CNBC interview… …

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CLARITY Act misses cloture as bipartisan talks drag on

The CLARITY Act missed a key procedural opening after Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture on several other measures while bipartisan negotiations over the crypto bill continued. CLARITY Act left out of Senate cloture filings On Wednesday, Senate Majority… …

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South Korea confirms Jan. 2027 launch for long delayed crypto tax

South Korea has finalized its 2026 tax reform package while keeping the planned 22% tax on cryptocurrency investment gains set to begin on Jan. 1, 2027. South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance confirmed on Aug. 3 that it had… …

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George Santos to pay $35K after CFTC finds Kalshi market manipulation

George Santos has settled CFTC case over Kalshi prediction market trades by accepting penalties and a three-year trading ban after regulators found he made misleading public statements while betting on his attendance at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union… …

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Bitcoin price nears $64K despite Strategy sale, Coldcard

Bitcoin rebounds above $63,000 despite Strategy’s 1,638 BTC sale, miner selling pressure and a fourth suspected Coldcard wallet sweep. …

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Coldcard users face urgent seed migration warning

Coldcard users are urged to replace vulnerable seeds after Galaxy traced 1,367.05 BTC, worth $88.6 million, across 4,585 addresses. …

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Trump Media launches Truth API amid SEC scrutiny

Trump Media’s Truth API gives institutions millisecond access to influential posts as lawmakers urge the SEC to examine market fairness. …

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Strategy keeps STRC dividend at 12% below $90

Strategy kept STRC’s August dividend rate at 12% as shares closed at $89.46, backed by buybacks and a $3.75 billion cash reserve. …

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What is a zero-knowledge proof? Privacy and scaling explained

A zero-knowledge proof lets one party prove to another that a statement is true without revealing any information beyond the truth of the statement itself. It is the cryptographic technique behind blockchain privacy, scalable rollups, and a growing number of… …

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What is a testnet? The blockchain testing ground explained

A testnet is a separate blockchain network that mirrors a production chain’s rules and functionality but uses tokens with no monetary value. It is where developers break things, test upgrades, and discover bugs before those bugs can cost anyone real… …

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What is a mainnet? The production blockchain explained

A mainnet is the production version of a blockchain network where transactions carry real economic value and are permanently recorded. When a cryptocurrency project launches its mainnet, it moves from concept to reality, and every line of code becomes a… …

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Strategy posts $8.33B loss as Bitcoin holdings sink

Strategy reported an $8.33 billion second-quarter operating loss after Bitcoin’s 27% decline this year drove a sharp reduction in the value of its digital asset portfolio. Strategy’s Bitcoin decline drives $8.33B loss Bitcoin traded near $64,700 following Strategy’s earnings announcement,… …

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Coinbase shares fall after $1.36-per-share Q2 loss

Coinbase shares fell in extended trading after the crypto exchange reported a second-quarter loss and lower revenue, overshadowing record market share and growth across stablecoins and derivatives. Coinbase revenue falls as quarterly loss returns Coinbase generated approximately $1.2 billion in… …

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MoonPay launches PayBox for ChatGPT crypto payments

MoonPay has launched PayBox, a noncustodial payment vault that lets users prepare and execute crypto transactions or online purchases through ChatGPT and Claude. MoonPay PayBox turns AI conversations into transactions PayBox allows users to connect a payment vault to ChatGPT… …