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Trump Agrees to Ethics Provisions for CLARITY Act, Advancing Landmark Crypto Bill

Trump Agrees to Ethics Provisions for CLARITY Act, Advancing Landmark Crypto Bill

White House agrees to ethics package for the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act and sends language to Senate Republicans. Trump personally signs off on provisions addressing officials’ conflicts of interest in digital assets. CLARITY Act clarifies jurisdiction with CFTC for decentralized commodities like Bitcoin and SEC for security tokens; protects customer crypto in bankruptcies. Senate committee approved 15-9 in May 2026;...

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Bitmine Slows Ether Buys to $14M, Directs $86M Toward Stock Buybacks

Bitmine Immersion Technologies acquired 7,430 ETH last week, marking a sharp deceleration in its weekly accumulation pace. The firm redirected approximately $86 million toward repurchasing 5.5 million shares of its BMNR common stock. Bitmine’s total Ethereum treasury reached 5.78 million ETH, representing roughly 4.8% of the circulating supply. Ethereum treasury giant Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) slowed its token purchases last...

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World Cup Boom Drives Polymarket and Kalshi to Record Prediction Market Volumes

Polymarket’s soccer category volume surged by 300% to surpass $2 billion as global football activity fuels record event-market trading. U.S.-regulated platform Kalshi reached a record aggregate open interest of $1.16 billion, crossing the billion-dollar milestone for the first time. The 2026 FIFA World Cup has established prediction protocols as primary venues for real-time sentiment and sport sentiment hedging. The 2026 World Cup...

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Michael Saylor Pens 110 Reasons Against BIP-110, Warning of Greater Risks to Bitcoin Neutrality

Michael Saylor Pens 110 Reasons Against BIP-110, Warning of Greater Risks to Bitcoin Neutrality

Bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor has published a detailed critique opposing BIP-110, a proposed temporary soft fork to restrict non-monetary data storage on the blockchain. The proposal, aimed at curbing “spam” like Ordinals and Runes to reduce node costs and bloat, would impose seven consensus changes for about one year and use a 55% miner signaling threshold for activation. Saylor argues the “proposed cure is more...

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France Orders ISPs to Block Polymarket Over Unauthorized Gambling Concerns

ANJ ordered French ISPs to block Polymarket following a July 16, 2026 decision, viewing it as an unauthorized gambling platform. Platform recorded 578,751 visits from 205,057 unique French users in June 2026 despite prior financial transaction restrictions. Promotion of unauthorized gambling services carries potential fines of up to €100,000 ($114,000). Polymarket is already geoblocked in 36 regions as regulatory scrutiny...

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