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JPMorgan urges strong safeguards as congress weighs crypto market structure rules
The bank says Congress should pair regulatory clarity with safeguards as Senate negotiates the Clarity Act.

J.P. Morgan broadens blockchain settlement network as banks modernize cross-border payments
The bank added five Asia-Pacific currencies to its Kinexys blockchain platform, allowing institutional clients to settle payments and FX around the clock.

Crypto analytics firm Chainalysis proposes standards for blockchain tracing
The blockchain analysis company published a proposed ontology for how investigators can identify clusters of crypto addresses and link them together.

Wall Street's BNY expands stablecoin services for institutions, starting with Circle's USDC
The world's largest custody bank is adding USDC custody and minting services as stablecoins move deeper into traditional finance.

Strategy opens door to selling billions of bitcoin under new capital plan. Here's what it means
The company can now sell bitcoin to fund the USD reserve, support preferred dividends, and finance up to $2 billion in stock buybacks.

BlackRock pushes deeper into DeFi with Ethena integration, sending ENA up 8%
The deal adds Ethena's yield-generating token to BlackRock's risk management platform and create a $100 million liquidity facility for BlackRock's tokenized money market fund.

Securitize expects to raise $400 million as tokenization firm nears public debut
The BlackRock-backed tokenization specialist expects to close its SPAC merger next week and start trading on the NYSE, pending shareholder approval.

Strategy's yield-generating STRC stock is more correlated with BTC than ever
The tightening correlation undermines STRC's appeal as a relatively steadier income vehicle.

Kraken in talks to buy 15% stake in DeFi lender Aave at $385 million valuation
The DeFi lender is rebuilding after the fallout from April's KelpDAO exploit sparked a multibillion-dollar exodus of deposits despite Aave itself not being hacked.

a16z-backed crypto firm rebrands, shifts focus to solving AI’s global copyright headache
The startup formerly known as Story Protocol raised $140 million to secure internet rights and is now building an audit layer for data consent, licensing, and provenance for tech firms.

