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1️⃣ Circle Launches Arc Mainnet, a Payments Layer-1 Where USDC Is the Gas Token Circle brought its Arc blockchain to mainnet on September 16, an EVM-compatible layer-1 built for stablecoin payments and capital markets where USDC itself pays for gas instead of a separate volatile token. Arc launched with sub-second settlement finality, support for more than 20 fiat-backed stablecoins and interoperability with over 20 chains, carrying tokenized assets including BlackRock's BUID

1️⃣ Senate Republicans Unveil Revised 630-Page Clarity Act Ahead of First Procedural Vote Senate Republicans led by Sen. Cynthia Lummis released a revised 630-page version of the Clarity Act on September 10, setting up the bill's first procedural vote on September 15. The new draft adds rulemaking requirements for "non-DeFi trading protocols" that would have to register with the CFTC, narrows the DeFi provisions so they apply only to spot and cash digital commodity transactio

1️⃣ US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Post Their Strongest Three-Week Run of 2026 with $3.8 Billion in Inflows US spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $986.9 million in the week ending September 4, capping a three-week stretch of $3.8 billion in net inflows — the strongest run of 2026. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust led Friday's $174.6 million haul with $117.4 million, roughly 67% of the daily total, followed by Fidelity's Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund at $57.2 million. The funds now hold $101.3 bil

1️⃣ 21 Global Financial Institutions Form Joint Venture to Issue G7 Stablecoins On September 1 a consortium of 21 major financial institutions — including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Citi, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Santander, MUFG and Fidelity Investments — announced plans to establish a company that will develop and issue stablecoins. The group has more than doubled from the initial ten banks that began exploring a 1:1 reserve-backed digital dollar in October 2025, and now spa

1️⃣ BlackRock Launches Two Tokenized Money Market Funds for Stablecoin Reserves On August 3 BlackRock expanded its tokenized cash lineup with two new products built for stablecoin issuers: BSTBL, a tokenized share class of its Select Treasury Based Liquidity Fund issued on Ethereum, and BRSRV, a daily-reinvestment reserve vehicle available across multiple blockchains. Both are designed to qualify as eligible reserve assets under the GENIUS Act, positioning the world's largest

1️⃣ Ondo Finance Launches Ondo Network as Execution Layer for Tokenized Markets On July 28 Ondo Finance went live with Ondo Network, an off-chain execution layer that replaces its previously planned Ondo Chain layer-1. The network runs trading software inside Trusted Execution Environments to combine centralized-exchange speed with on-chain settlement, verifiability and self-custody, while keeping order flow private. It already powers Ondo Perps and is designed to expand into

1️⃣ Circle Wins Final OCC Approval to Open a National Trust Bank On July 10 Circle, the issuer of USDC, received final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a federally supervised national trust bank, to operate as Circle National Trust. The bank will provide fiduciary digital-asset custody for Circle and its affiliates and could later serve institutional clients, while opening a path for Circle to manage USDC reserves under OCC s

1️⃣ New York Life's $807B Asset Manager Debuts First Tokenized Fund With Centrifuge On June 30 New York Life Investment Management, the $807 billion asset management arm of insurer New York Life, launched its first tokenized fund — the NYLIM Anemoy U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Segregated Portfolio (ticker HYB) — bringing a high-yield corporate bond strategy onchain with tokenization platform Centrifuge. Subscriptions and redemptions settle in USDC, marking one of the earlie

1️⃣ Morgan Stanley Files for ETH and SOL ETFs With the Market's Lowest Fees On June 18 Morgan Stanley filed amendments with the SEC for its spot Ethereum and Solana ETFs, setting a 0.14% sponsor fee — the lowest in both markets, undercutting Grayscale's 0.15% Mini Ether Trust and Franklin Templeton's 0.19% Solana fund. Both funds plan to stake a portion of their holdings to generate additional rewards, with Figment, Galaxy and Coinbase Canada serving as staking providers. [Th

1️⃣ JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citi Unveil Shared Tokenized Deposit Network The three banking giants announced on June 5 a plan to build a shared tokenized deposit network through The Clearing House, targeting a launch in the first half of 2027. The initiative aims to bring 24/7 blockchain-based settlement of bank deposits, keeping customer funds inside the regulated banking system while matching the speed of stablecoins. [TheBlock] 2️⃣ BlackRock-Backed Securitize Clears S

1️⃣ CFTC Approves First U.S. Regulated Bitcoin Perpetual Futures The CFTC greenlit KalshiEX's BTCPERP contract on May 29, marking the first regulated bitcoin perpetual futures listing on a U.S. exchange and bringing a market segment historically dominated by offshore venues onshore under federal oversight. [CoinDeskCoinDesk] 2️⃣ Mastercard Granted NYDFS BitLicense for Stablecoin Settlement Mastercard's U.S. transaction services unit received a BitLicense from the New York Dep

1️⃣ SEC Approves Nasdaq to List Bitcoin Index Options The SEC greenlit Nasdaq PHLX to list cash-settled options on the Nasdaq Bitcoin Index (QBTC), marking the first time a U.S. national securities exchange can trade options referencing a multi-venue Bitcoin index rather than a single spot ETF. [CoinTelegraph] 2️⃣ SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals 18,712 BTC Worth $1.29 Billion Elon Musk's SpaceX disclosed a Bitcoin treasury of 18,712 BTC valued at roughly $1.29 billion in its IPO fi

1️⃣ Clarity Act Clears U.S. Senate Committee in Landmark Crypto Vote The crypto market structure bill passed the Senate Banking Committee 15-9 with bipartisan support, advancing to the full Senate floor — a major step toward comprehensive U.S. crypto regulation. [CoinDesk] 2️⃣ Bitcoin Funds Capture $700 Million as Institutions Place Their Bets Institutional investors poured $858 million into crypto funds last week, with over $700 million flowing into Bitcoin products alone, s

1️⃣ Bitcoin ETFs Add $471M in Biggest One-Day Haul Since February U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $471 million in net inflows on April 6, their strongest daily intake since February, signaling renewed institutional appetite. [ Decrypt ] 2️⃣ Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF Draws $33.9 Million on Day One Morgan Stanley launched its new spot Bitcoin ETF (MSBT), attracting $34 million in inflows and over 1.6 million shares traded on its debut. [ CoinDesk ] 3️⃣ Charles Schwab Opens W

1️⃣ SEC and CFTC Declare Most Crypto Assets Are Not Securities The SEC and CFTC issued joint 68-page guidance establishing that most cryptocurrencies—including staking rewards, airdrops, and mined tokens—are not securities, creating clear regulatory categories for the first time. [ Decrypt ] 2️⃣ 73% of Institutional Investors Plan to Increase Crypto Allocations in 2026 A Coinbase and EY-Parthenon survey of 351 institutional decision-makers found that 73% plan to boost their d

1️⃣ 3 Reasons Bitcoin Could Enter a Multi-Month Medium-Term Uptrend PMI expansion and Bitcoin correlation signal potential medium term trend reversal. [Beincrypto] 2️⃣ Bitcoin rebound appears a 'relief rally,' not the start of a new bullish cycle, says CryptoQuant Bitcoin’s recent rebound appears to be a short-term “relief rally” driven by easing selling pressure rather than the start of a new bullish cycle, CryptoQuant said. [Theblock] 3️⃣ Bitcoin is still a great way to div

1️⃣ White House, Banks and Crypto Groups Resume Talks on Stablecoin Rewards Stablecoin incentives remain a key unresolved issue as lawmakers seek to advance digital-asset market-structure legislation. [Decrypt] 2️⃣ Crypto investors' interest moves ‘pretty wide’ beyond majors as dip drags: Exec Robinhood’s head of crypto, Johann Kerbrat, pointed out that crypto investors are looking for more ways to explore crypto beyond just holding tokens amid market uncertainty. [Cointelegr

1️⃣ 'We Need a New Path': Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Rips Up L2-Focused Roadmap Some layer-2 networks have made concessions when it comes to decentralization, Buterin said, and shouldn’t be “branded” as extensions of Ethereum. [Decrypt] 2️⃣ What crashed Bitcoin? Three theories behind BTC's trip below $60K Hong Kong hedge funds’ leveraged BTC price bets are emerging as the main trigger behind Bitcoin’s sharp month-long sell-off. [Cointelegraph] 3️⃣ Ethereum Lending Hits

1️⃣ Bitcoin’s Price Sinks Further. What to Know. The cryptocurrency’s four-day slide through Saturday evening resulted in a 12.69% decrease in its value. [Barrons] 2️⃣ What Trump’s Fed Pick Kevin Warsh Means for Crypto U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell, elevating a former Fed governor with mixed views on crypto. [Decrypt] 3️⃣ Coinbase’s First CTO Says Crypto Will Outlive Silicon Valley— Here’s Why Balaji warns taxation and regulati

1️⃣ Younger Americans Trust Crypto 5x More Than Baby Boomers, OKX Survey Shows Gen Z and Millennials trust crypto platforms nearly five times more than Boomers. [Beincrypto] 2️⃣ Binance plans to bring back tokenized stock trading after 2021 retreat The exchange shut down its earlier effort under regulatory pressure, but it's now back to exploring offering tokenized equities on its platform. [Coindesk] 3️⃣ BitGo Debuts on NYSE With $18 Shares, $2B Valuation The digital asset i