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U.S. banks retain roughly $490 billion annually by deploying depositor capital at a 3.22% net interest margin while paying savings accounts 0.42% and checking accounts 0.07%. When the GENIUS Act passed with an issuer-level ban on stablecoin interest, exchanges structured activity-based rewards programs, effectively high-yield checking accounts, in the gap the statute left open. A coalition of 40+ banking associations mobilized immediately, and the Senate Banking Committee responded with Section 404 of the CLARITY Act, which would close that gap entirely. The argument is systemic stability. The precedent is the 1970s money market fund fight, when banks made identical arguments about deposit flight and lending collapse, lost the lobbying battle, and watched the system ...

Data shows social media mentions related to “altseason” have hit a low recently, something that has often been relevant for Dogecoin in the past. Altseason Social Volume Has Plummeted In a new post on X, analytics firm Santiment has talked about the latest trend in the Social Volume of “altseason.” The Social Volume refers to an indicator that tracks the weekly total number of posts/messages/threads on the major social media platforms that contain mentions of a given term or topic. Related Reading: Solana’s Next Major Support Levels Sit At $50, $22, And $10: Analyst Since Santiment has filtered the metric for altseason here, its value would provide a look into the amount of comments that are discussing the possibility of an altcoin season. As the below chart shows, t...

The rush to weaponize AI without adequate safeguards risks catastrophic outcomes, highlighting the urgent need for ethical oversight.
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Strategic partnerships are key to overcoming barriers in the evolving crypto payment landscape.
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Bitwise donates $233K from BITB ETF profits to Bitcoin developers through Brink, OpenSats, and the HRF Bitcoin Development Fund.
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South Koreas KOSPI plunged 12% in its largest one day drop on record as margin calls and tensions triggered a $625B market selloff.
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As demand for digital assets continues to accelerate, scaling solutions have become one of the most important challenges facing Ethereum. In a recent discussion, Robinhood’s Head of Crypto outlined the company’s ambitious strategy to tackle this problem by building its own ETH Layer-2 network to serve mainstream users. Rather than merely participating in the broader ecosystem, Robinhood aims to solve core usability barriers that have hindered mass adoption. Why Ethereum Needs To Scale For Mass Adoption Robinhood’s head of crypto explains why they’re building an Ethereum layer-2. According to a video that was reported on X by Etherealize, Robinhood stated that many companies are launching their own layer-1 blockchain to gain full control over their ecosystems. Meanwhi...

Warsh's potential Fed leadership could shift US monetary policy towards embracing blockchain innovation and regulated crypto integration.
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This week’s edition of In The Stables highlights a rebound in stablecoin demand and usage after a slow start to the year. Total stablecoin market cap expanded 0.63% WoW to $293.7 billion, led by USDS and PYUSD gains while USDe contracted. Onchain activity strengthened meaningfully, with transaction volume up 6.3% WoW to $312.5 billion, daily transactions rising 9.5% to 30.9 million, and average transaction size declining to signal growing retail participation. Net inflows surged 414.5% WoW to $1.7 billion, nearly half of the past 30 days’ total, while institutional moves advanced with AllUnity’s CHF stablecoin, Meta’s payment exploration, Qivalis’ euro plans, and Visa/Stripe’s global card expansion.

Sui launches USDsui stablecoin issued by Stripe, expanding payments and DeFi infrastructure across the Sui ecosystem.
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