Odds of the US CLARITY Act passing in 2026 briefly spiked to 90% on Polymarket amid optimistic comments from US Senator Bernie Moreno. The US CLARITY Act, a highly anticipated bill aimed at providing greater clarity for the US crypto industry, could make it through Congress in just over a month, according to crypto-friendly US...Continue Reading

Researchers said Kalshi’s “rich intraday dynamics” enable it to measure expectations in real-time when major financial events and announcements are made. Three researchers at the US Federal Reserve argue that prediction market Kalshi can better measure macroeconomic expectations in real time than existing solutions and thus should be incorporated into the Fed’s decision-making process. The...Continue Reading

The Aptos Foundation will propose a 2.1 billion token hard cap, short-term staking reward reductions, and a 10x gas fee increase.  The Aptos Foundation is looking to propose a significant shakeup to the dynamics of the Aptos token, announcing a host of potential policy changes designed to spur greater APT deflation.   In an X post...Continue Reading

Senator Elizabeth Warren said it was “deeply unclear” if the US government has plans to intervene in the current Bitcoin selloff. Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren has reportedly sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell urging them not to bail out “cryptocurrency billionaires” with taxpayer dollars. ...Continue Reading

Bitcoin’s sideways price action begins to narrow as a key trading metric hints that a decisive breakout is pending. Will bulls finally overcome the $70,000 resistance zone? Bitcoin (BTC) trades in a tight $65,000–$70,000 range on Wednesday, a structure that has held for the past two weeks. The lower time frames show a bullish divergence,...Continue Reading

The Hyperliquid Policy Center says it will advocate on Capitol Hill for policies, particularly those related to perpetual derivatives and blockchain infrastructure. Crypto platform Hyperliquid has launched a new advocacy organization to push policy changes related to decentralized finance in Congress.  The Hyperliquid Policy Center said on Wednesday that it had launched in Washington, DC,...Continue Reading

Tron founder Justin Sun told the Hong Kong conference that crypto needs to prepare for AGI, while a Bitcoin analyst says quantum’s threat needs to be priced in. Crypto industry executives at Cointelegraph’s LONGITUDE conference in Hong Kong stressed the importance of addressing Bitcoin’s technological risks and said that clear US regulations can’t come soon...Continue Reading

OpenAI said it is becoming increasingly important to evaluate the performance of AI agents in “economically meaningful environments” as their adoption grows. OpenAI has launched a new benchmark that evaluates how well different AI models detect, patch, and even exploit security vulnerabilities found in crypto smart contracts. OpenAI released the “EVMbench: Evaluating AI Agents on...Continue Reading

A drop in Solana’s dApp revenues, along with limited institutional and retail investor interest, adds vulnerability to SOL’s $78 support. Key takeaways: SOL is struggling to hold $80 as a 75% drop in futures’ open interest shows that traders are heading for the exits rather than opening new bets. Solana remains heavily dependent on retail...Continue Reading

Bitcoin’s “short-term holder stress” metric has fallen to lows not seen since 2018, suggesting the market has capitulated and possibly bottomed. A key Bitcoin (BTC) on-chain metric is flashing its most extreme capitulation signal since 2018, hinting at a potential cycle-low setup. Bitcoin’s short-term holder stress has dropped to its lowest level since the 2018...Continue Reading