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Senator Elizabeth Warren accuses U.S. regulator of approving unqualified crypto banks
The Senate Banking Committee's top Democrat sent a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency questioning the charters of nine crypto firms.

Amid the Clarity Act fanfare is some worry over how a last-minute deal may punch DeFi
The crypto market structure bill saw a high-stakes, 11th-hour gambit to get Democrats on board for a bipartisan committee vote, but it might carry a cost.

Minnesotan banks and credit unions set to provide crypto custody Aug. 1
Minnesota established the midwest’s first unified digital asset safety net for banks and credit unions.

Hyperliquid's USDC deal could supercharge HYPE, pressure Circle, Coinbase margins, analysts say
The revenue share deal could shift an estimated $160 million in revenue from Coinbase and Circle into Hyperliquid's ecosystem, Compass Point analysts said.

Solana is shedding its memecoin reputation as big banks move billions into its ecosystem
Wall Street and payment giants are quietly taking over Solana, moving billions onto the network for tokenized funds and global payments even as the broader crypto market cools down, according to a new report by Messari.

The Ethereum Foundation is facing a wave of high-profile departures as its internal shakeup deepens
The turnover comes as the foundation undergoes an internal transition tied to a new organizational mandate aimed at redefining its role within Ethereum.

Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy receives New York BitLicense for institutional crypto push
Galaxy Digital became the second company this year to secure a New York BitLicense, following Strike’s approval in March.

Stripe-backed Tempo taps $7.5 billion DeFi lender Morpho to expand beyond payments
The move brings onchain yield and lending to the payments-focused chain in a bid to offer full-stack onchain finance platform to companies building on it.

Kraken parent Payward's Q1 revenue climbs despite crypto market slump
Co-CEO Arjun Sethi said the firm kept investing through market weakness, leaning on acquisitions and futures growth to offset softer spot trading.

Bitcoin faces outsized quantum threat as computing breakthroughs accelerate, Citi says
The bank said accelerating advances in quantum computing are compressing the timeline for risks to crypto and broader internet infrastructure, with Bitcoin seen as particularly exposed.
