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Ethereum and Base Split on Wallet Standards, and Now There Are Two Account Abstraction Camps

6 days ago

Ethereum and Base Split on Wallet Standards, and Now There Are Two Account Abstraction Camps

Talks between Ethereum and Base over a shared account abstraction standard collapsed, according to Ethlabs researcher Derek Chiang. That leaves the two biggest smart account efforts building in parallel, and wallet developers paying for it in duplicate work.

Bitcoin Reserve Bill Gets Its First Vote, and Only One Democrat Is On Board

6 days ago

Bitcoin Reserve Bill Gets Its First Vote, and Only One Democrat Is On Board

ARMA would write the federal government's Bitcoin reserve into law for the first time, replacing an executive order with a statute. Its first House committee vote lands Sept. 16, but the bill has just one Democratic cosponsor, and he isn't on the committee marking it up. That contrast with the CLARITY Act's 78 Democratic votes is the real story.

Chip Stocks Sink on AI Slowdown Calls, But Analysts Doubt a Crash Is Near

6 days ago

Chip Stocks Sink on AI Slowdown Calls, But Analysts Doubt a Crash Is Near

Chip stocks took a hit Monday after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned about an AI slowdown, sending the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index down 5.9%. But analysts aren't buying the crash thesis just yet, and here's why the numbers tell a messier story.

Stablecoin Rules Could Guarantee Your Dollar And Make You Wait A Week

6 days ago

Stablecoin Rules Could Guarantee Your Dollar And Make You Wait A Week

The OCC's proposed redemption framework lets issuers stretch out how long they take to hand you real dollars. That gap doesn't disappear. It gets financed by conversion providers, priced into spreads, and paid for by you.

Crypto Volume Just Woke Up. That's a Problem for the Bears.

7 days ago

Crypto Volume Just Woke Up. That's a Problem for the Bears.

Spot trading volume hit roughly $75 billion on August 21 while perpetual futures printed about $336 billion, per CryptoQuant. The analytics firm reads the August rebound as an early crack in the bear market downtrend, and the fact that it came with a rally instead of a selloff is the part that matters.

XRP and XLM Jump 8% as the CLARITY Act Heads for a 60-Vote Test

7 days ago

XRP and XLM Jump 8% as the CLARITY Act Heads for a 60-Vote Test

XRP climbed to $1.47 and XLM to $0.1949 on September 14, both up more than 8%, as traders bet on a Senate procedural vote for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. Bank groups, 18 state attorneys general, and Senator Elizabeth Warren are all pushing back.

Strategy Spent $2.57 on Its Own Stock for Every $1 of Bitcoin

7 days ago

Strategy Spent $2.57 on Its Own Stock for Every $1 of Bitcoin

Strategy's STRC buybacks have hit $950.8 million since July 20, more than double what it spent on Bitcoin over the same stretch. That ratio tells you where management thinks the better trade is right now, and it isn't more coins.

CLARITY Act Odds Crash to 16% as Democrats Reject the GOP's Final Offer

7 days ago

CLARITY Act Odds Crash to 16% as Democrats Reject the GOP's Final Offer

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act cleared the House 294-134 last July. Now prediction markets have it at 16% and two unrelated fights, stablecoin rewards and tribal gaming, are holding the whole thing hostage. Here's who wins if it dies.

AI Safety Panic Is a Trade, Not a Thesis

7 days ago

AI Safety Panic Is a Trade, Not a Thesis

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's weekend call to slow AI development sent tech stocks lower Monday and pushed money into J&J, Eli Lilly, Kimberly-Clark, and Costco. But the defensive rotation looks like a hiding spot, not a real thesis. Cybersecurity is the one corner of the move I'd bet sticks.

Ethereum and Base Split Over EIP-8141 and EIP-8130. Wallets Pay the Bill.

7 days ago

Ethereum and Base Split Over EIP-8141 and EIP-8130. Wallets Pay the Bill.

Ethereum's Frame Transactions proposal and Base's competing account-abstraction design walked away from each other on Sept. 14. The technical fight is about how much freedom accounts get. The real fight is about who owns the wallet experience on the networks where users actually live.

CoinEx Is Shutting Down: You've Got Until December 22 to Get Your Coins Out

7 days ago

CoinEx Is Shutting Down: You've Got Until December 22 to Get Your Coins Out

CoinEx is winding down after nine years. New registrations stop Tuesday and the platform closes entirely on December 22. The Hong Kong exchange blamed thin trading volume, weak liquidity, and compliance costs that no longer pencil out.

Ethereum Builders Face a Cold Choice: Lock Up Cash or Trust a Broker

7 days ago

Ethereum Builders Face a Cold Choice: Lock Up Cash or Trust a Broker

A Lido forum debate over ePBS exposed three real costs of protocol-backed payments: idle capital, failed delivery, and un-cancellable offers. Those costs could push builders back toward relays, and relays might not be the villain everyone thinks they're.

XRP's Next Upgrade Could Move the Token Into Bank Vaults, Not Your Wallet

7 days ago

XRP's Next Upgrade Could Move the Token Into Bank Vaults, Not Your Wallet

A pending XRP Ledger amendment, XLS-68, would let banks and fintechs pay user fees and lock reserves on their behalf. That removes friction for adoption, but it also shifts XRP supply onto institutional balance sheets. The exit rules are where this gets interesting.

The Clarity Act Stalled in the Senate. Banks Kept Building Anyway.

7 days ago

The Clarity Act Stalled in the Senate. Banks Kept Building Anyway.

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act passed the House in July 2025 and then went quiet in the Senate. That's a problem for smaller builders, but it won't stop the banks that already spent billions on crypto infrastructure. Here's who actually wins if the bill dies.

XRP Yield Is Coming. The Exit Door Takes 60 Days.

7 days ago

XRP Yield Is Coming. The Exit Door Takes 60 Days.

Firelight is rolling out a coverage phase that turns deposited FXRP into underwriting capital for DeFi protocols, and it pays holders for the risk. The tradeoff is brutal for anyone who likes fast exits: withdrawals could stretch to 60 days, and claims can haircut the collateral trying to leave.

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