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Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong backed the latest version of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act ahead of a US Senate markup scheduled for Thursday.

Arkham published what it described as a public onchain map linking two OFAC-sanctioned Tron wallets to Iran’s central bank following a $344 million USDT freeze tied to US sanctions enforcement.

A Bitcoin holder posting as cprkrn on X said Anthropic’s Claude AI helped recover 5 Bitcoin from a wallet locked for more than 11 years after analysing files from an old college computer.

Jane Street reduced its Bitcoin ETF holdings in the first quarter of 2026 while increasing exposure to Ether-focused funds, according to a recent 13F filing.

Michael Saylor’s Strategy has reportedly added an estimated 2,110 Bitcoin after raising fresh capital through its STRC perpetual preferred stock programme.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has indicated that Democrats may support fresh crypto legislation if lawmakers can agree on stronger protections and a workable regulatory framework.

JPMorgan Asset Management has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a second tokenised money market fund on Ethereum.

Sota Watanabe said Japan could launch its first bank-issued yen stablecoin within the next few months as the country expands regulated digital asset infrastructure.

Decentralised finance project World Liberty Financial burned 100 million WLFI tokens worth about $6.67 million as part of a broader restructuring of its insider vesting schedule.

Layer-1 blockchain Sui said it will support trading for Matrixdock’s XAGm token, a digital asset backed one-for-one by physical silver certified under London Bullion Market Association standards.

Bitcoin held above the $80,000 level despite stronger-than-expected US inflation data, with 21Shares analyst Matt Mena arguing the market has already absorbed inflation-related risks.

Five of the largest US labor organisations urged the Senate Banking Committee to oppose the proposed Clarity Act, arguing the legislation could expose workers’ retirement savings to cryptocurrency market risks.