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Stani’s Aave “Uber plan” could turn everyday crypto savers into Washington’s worst political nightmare

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Stani’s Aave “Uber plan” could turn everyday crypto savers into Washington’s worst political nightmare
The Senate gave DeFi a policy setback on Sept. 15. Then Aave founder Stani Kulechov used it to frame a new product challenge. Aave is a decentralized-finance lending protocol surrounded by consumer and institutional products built by Aave Labs. At 2:19 p.m. Eastern time, senators rejected cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633, … Read more

Lawmakers pass bill to freeze federal Bitcoin holdings for two decades

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Lawmakers pass bill to freeze federal Bitcoin holdings for two decades
The House Financial Services Committee advanced legislation to put a federal Bitcoin reserve into statute on Sept. 16, approving a framework that would require a 20-year holding period and annual independently audited reporting. The panel voted 28–21 to report H.R. 8957 favorably, moving the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 beyond its introduction stage. The … Read more

ECB opens merchant applications for controlled 2027 digital euro pilot

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ECB opens merchant applications for controlled 2027 digital euro pilot
The European Central Bank has opened applications for online merchants to join a controlled pilot of the digital euro, its proposed retail central bank digital currency. The move brings the 2027 test closer to online checkout, but it does not put an issued digital euro into public circulation. The Sept. 15 merchant call gives EU-established e-commerce … Read more

Tether, Binance and a $1.5 billion Iran oil network converge in new US forfeiture case

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Tether, Binance and a $1.5 billion Iran oil network converge in new US forfeiture case
US prosecutors are seeking to seize $61 million in Tether’s USDT tied to alleged black-market Iranian oil sales. On Sept. 14, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York filed a civil forfeiture complaint targeting approximately 61.2 million USDT across 10 Tron addresses. Prosecutors allege the funds came from Iranian crude and … Read more

Solana treasury giant DeFi Development opens $300M CHAD offering backed by a massive 13% dividend catch

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Solana treasury giant DeFi Development opens $300M CHAD offering backed by a massive 13% dividend catch
Solana treasury company DeFi Development Corp. has opened an at-the-market program for up to 30 million CHAD preferred shares, creating an optional financing channel that could support further SOL purchases alongside other corporate uses. Related Reading Solana treasury company shutters its SOL accelerator as a $27 million quarterly reversal forces deep cuts CHAD is variable-rate … Read more

UK opens a major loophole for stablecoin payments while clamping down on crypto lending

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UK opens a major loophole for stablecoin payments while clamping down on crypto lending
HM Treasury has laid the final draft of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026, which would narrow parts of the UK’s forthcoming crypto regulatory perimeter for UK qualifying stablecoin payments. The draft instrument, laid before Parliament on Sept. 15, would remove qualifying transfers from the rules for dealing as … Read more

Ripple’s university strategy is evolving from blockchain labs to XRP logos in packed stadiums

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Ripple’s university strategy is evolving from blockchain labs to XRP logos in packed stadiums
Ripple is extending XRP’s push into US college sports, adding Louisville to a campaign that has rapidly expanded since July. The crypto company said Monday it struck a partnership with Louisville Athletics that will give XRP prominent exposure around the university’s basketball program, including branding on Denny Crum Court, extending a strategy that has already … Read more