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USDT was reportedly involved in a failed oil trade that cost a Polish energy giant $230 million in late 2023, according to the Financial Times. The transaction links stablecoin use with a major commodity-market deal.
Strike CEO Jack Mallers says the debate over Fed rate hikes versus cuts misses the key risk, arguing that either path could lead to inflation as US debt-to-GDP exceeds 120%.
Solana’s Transaction V1 raises the transaction size limit from 1,232 to 4,096 bytes. CoinDesk says the added capacity supports use cases such as multi-step trades, company-wallet approvals and privacy proofs.
Some Democrats plan to submit a counterproposal to the GOP’s “final” CLARITY bill offer, citing dissatisfaction with its crypto ethics provisions just hours before a key procedural vote, Politico reported.
The CLARITY Act faces resistance from 18 state attorneys general before a key Senate vote. They say the revised bill would weaken state oversight, despite an ethics concession addressing another hurdle.
Bernstein analysts say crypto markets have not fully priced in a potential Clarity Act surprise. Ethics changes and banking concessions have improved the bill’s prospects, but Democratic support remains uncertain.
S&P Global has backed Kaiko in a Series B round reaching $110 million. The financing supports Kaiko’s expansion of data infrastructure for tokenized securities and onchain financial markets, with major financial institutions participating.
Bitmine has staked more than 5 million ETH and projects $334 million in annual staking revenue from its $15.8 billion crypto treasury, according to Cointelegraph, while continuing to accumulate Ether.
Trump backed Republicans’ revised Clarity Act, which strengthens ethics rules and concedes on DeFi and stablecoin issues. The crypto industry sees a path to passage, but support from enough Democrats for Tuesday’s vote remains uncertain.
September 11 data showed demand for both BlackRock’s ETHA and staking-focused ETHB ETFs. However, investors continued to favor the roughly $9 billion ETHA, while both funds posted similar median spreads.
Decrypt says Clarity Act prospects have revived after Trump agreed to ethics provisions. A key vote is scheduled for Tuesday, followed by a pivotal Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Wednesday.
Bitcoin remained near $78,000 while Nasdaq futures pointed to early losses before Monday’s cash session. Software shares rose in premarket trading, leaving investors to assess whether equity selling would broaden.
