
Bessent Urges Senate Passage of CLARITY Act After Recess
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for immediate action on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act as the Senate returns, citing concerns over US leadership in digital assets.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for immediate action on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act as the Senate returns, citing concerns over US leadership in digital assets.

Indian agricultural lender Arya.ag is testing a system to tokenize warehouse receipts for stored grain on a dedicated Avalanche layer-1 blockchain in partnership with Finternet.

Glassnode data shows Bitcoin's sell-side risk metric has halved to 7, indicating low profit-taking despite recent price highs above $80,000.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $166.8 million in net outflows over two sessions, reversing the strongest three-week inflow period of 2026.

TransparentBusiness Inc., operating as Unicoin, filed a lawsuit against Uniswap Labs in the Southern District of New York seeking cancellation of the UNI trademark registration.

Ant International has partnered with Visa and Mastercard to establish interoperable 'Know Your Agent' standards for secure AI-driven payments.

Hardware wallet maker Trezor reported that hackers breached its third-party email provider to send fraudulent security alerts, prompting warnings about potential broader compromises.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged the Senate to pass the crypto market structure bill next week, warning that delay signals unwillingness to lead on digital assets.

Purported white-hat hackers exploited a validation flaw in the Liquid Network to withdraw $320 million in BTC, returning 85% after Blockstream patched the vulnerability.

Block Inc. has applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish Builders Bank & Trust, aiming to provide federally regulated custody and fiduciary services for bitcoin and stablecoins.

Crypto advocates and community bankers intensified lobbying in senators' home states before the September 15 procedural vote on the Clarity Act.

Ethereum software company Consensys plans to separate its consumer business, MetaMask, from its institutional infrastructure operations by the end of 2026.