House Tax Panel Clears First Federal Crypto Tax Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced the first federal crypto tax framework on Sept. 16, one day after the Senate's Clarity Act failed a procedural vote.
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JPMorgan Sees Vanishing Window for Clarity Act in 2025
JPMorgan says the Clarity Act is "not fully dead" but warns the window for passing the crypto bill in 2025 is now "extremely narrow."
DeFi Development Launches $300M Preferred Share Program at 13% Dividend Rate
DeFi Development Corp. opens a 30-million-share CHAD preferred stock ATM at 13% annually, targeting up to $300M to fund SOL purchases and operations.
XRPL Hit 3,254 Transactions in One Ledger — All From 20 Accounts
XRPL closed ledger 106,965,249 with 3,254 transactions on Sept. 13, but 2,000 came from just 20 coordinated accounts in what appears to be a throughput test.
Cardano fees covered just 0.7% of staking rewards as transactions fall 72%
Cardano fees covered just 0.668% of staking rewards over 73 epochs, as daily transactions fell 72% from 2022 to 2026, per Bitquery data.
UK Carves Stablecoin Payments Out of Dealer Rules, Tightens Lending Lines
UK Treasury's draft 2026 crypto regulations carve out stablecoin payments from dealer rules but keep lending and cross-asset swaps regulated. Regime starts Oct. 2027.
Bernstein: Clarity Act failure lets stablecoin rewards continue, swift SEC and CFTC rulemaking…
Bernstein expects swift SEC and CFTC rulemaking after the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act, leaving stablecoin rewards in regulatory limbo.
Circle Mints 10 Billion ARC Tokens as BlackRock, Visa Join Validator Set
Circle launched Arc mainnet with BlackRock and Visa as validators, completing a genesis mint of 10 billion ARC tokens. A public token launch remains undecided.
Warren Wants Crypto Law, Just Not the One on the Table
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she supports crypto legislation but not the Clarity Act, creating a standoff with no clear resolution in sight.
Bitcoin Mining Costs Hit $75,500 as AI Pivot Locks In
CoinShares reports publicly listed Bitcoin miners averaged $75,500 per coin in Q2 production costs, with AI-focused miners unlikely to return despite a BTC price recovery.