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Trump ethics fight sinks CLARITY Act in dramatic Senate defeat

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Trump ethics fight sinks CLARITY Act in dramatic Senate defeat
The CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate after a final round of bipartisan negotiations broke down and several Democrats who helped shape the bill refused to advance it. The measure failed to secure the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed with H.R. 3633, preventing the most consequential US crypto market-structure … Read more

Did crypto’s $20 Billion DeFi surge just get stolen by price inflation?

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Did crypto’s $20 Billion DeFi surge just get stolen by price inflation?
The central question behind DeFi’s latest rebound is whether protocols gained fresh deployable liquidity or simply more valuable collateral. A Sept. 15 capture of DeFiLlama’s chain data showed Ethereum’s dollar-denominated DeFi total value locked up 21.38% over 30 days and Solana’s up 22.94%. Stablecoin growth trailed far behind. Ethereum’s stablecoin market cap increased 0.68%, Solana’s … Read more

DeFi governance gap allows one wallet to request 98% of Ampleforth treasury’s USDC balance

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DeFi governance gap allows one wallet to request 98% of Ampleforth treasury’s USDC balance
Ampleforth, a DeFi protocol governed by FORTH token holders, saw Proposal 54 canceled on-chain before its voting window opened. The proposal would have transferred 2.5 million USDC to its author, but Tally records zero votes and lists the cancellation block before the scheduled voting-start block. No transfer executed. The author presented the payment as a … Read more

Why a CLARITY victory may still leave Bitcoin trapped at $76,000

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Why a CLARITY victory may still leave Bitcoin trapped at $76,000
Bitcoin faces competing forces heading into the final months of 2026: progress on US crypto rules could encourage buyers, while expensive energy and high bond yields constrain demand. A durable recovery would be easier if those forces start pulling in the same direction. Bitcoin is trading near $76,000 on September 15, down 3.22% over 24 … Read more

Strategy prioritizes $950 million STRC buyback over expanding its Bitcoin treasury

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Strategy prioritizes $950 million STRC buyback over expanding its Bitcoin treasury
Strategy’s latest $139.3 million repurchase of STRC variable-rate preferred shares has brought its spending on buybacks to about $950.8 million since July 20, more than twice what it spent acquiring Bitcoin over the same period. The company’s Sept. 14 filing disclosed purchases of 1,420,467 STRC shares between Sept. 8 and Sept. 13, funded entirely from … Read more

A DeFi giant that once held $3 billion is now proposing to wind itself down

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A DeFi giant that once held $3 billion is now proposing to wind itself down
DeFi platform Balancer is proposing an orderly shutdown after a cost-cutting overhaul failed to revive revenue following last year’s $128 million exploit. The decentralized exchange’s Sept. 14 governance proposal would end new business development, begin winding down operations, and eventually distribute the remaining treasury to BAL holders. Token holders are scheduled to vote on the … Read more

The US Bitcoin reserve faces a crucial bipartisan test Wednesday

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The US Bitcoin reserve faces a crucial bipartisan test Wednesday
The American Reserve Modernization Act (ARMA) would put the federal government’s Bitcoin reserve into law for the first time. But ahead of its first House committee vote on Sept. 16, the bill has attracted just one Democratic cosponsor, and he does not sit on the committee considering it. That goes against Congress’s broader crypto push. … Read more

Bitcoin self-custody creates a massive cost-basis blind spot on your 2026 crypto tax forms

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Bitcoin self-custody creates a massive cost-basis blind spot on your 2026 crypto tax forms
A Bitcoin investor can withdraw coins from an exchange, return them to the same account, and still fall outside mandatory cost-basis reporting when those coins are sold. For the 2026 US reporting year, the broker can still be required to report sale proceeds, while reporting the acquisition cost remains voluntary. Cost basis, the acquisition cost … Read more