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Prediction markets lowered the Clarity Act’s near-term passage odds after Republicans rejected a Democratic counter-proposal. Negotiations remained deadlocked hours before a key Senate vote, CoinDesk reported.
Standard Chartered forecasts a 70-fold rise in Arbitrum’s ARB token to $10, citing tokenization and Robinhood Chain revenue. The bank expects Arbitrum to attract traditional finance, although ARB holders currently have no direct fee claim.
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.
The House Ways and Means Committee released a crypto tax bill ahead of a hearing later this week. The proposal addresses de minimis transactions, staking and other policy issues sought by the digital-asset industry.
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.
OpenAI chief Sam Altman warned that humans could lose control of AI and called for safeguards during training. He also urged shared industry standards, saying developers can act before legislation is introduced.
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.
US tax payments due September 15 could draw on bank reserves before the Federal Reserve’s decision, creating another liquidity test for Bitcoin. Treasury spending and Fed tools may help cushion any pressure, CryptoSlate reports.
Federal Reserve data showed hedge funds added $400 billion to gross exposure in Q2. Crypto spillover remains uncertain, with Bitcoin’s September reaction depending largely on funding stress after the FOMC decision.
CFTC data cited by CryptoSlate showed leveraged funds rebuilding 1,669 BTC in Bitcoin futures shorts before the Fed, taking their net short near 39,877 BTC, while rising longs complicated the bearish signal.
Cointelegraph reports that attackers published Revolut customers’ identity documents and selfies and threatened to release more data daily unless the fintech pays. The report does not provide details on the ransom or customer count.
Goldman Sachs has dropped its forecast that the Federal Reserve will hold rates next week, becoming the last major bank to do so. CoinDesk frames the debate as increasingly focused on Wall Street rather than inflation.
