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The Senate’s latest CLARITY Act compromise reportedly bans platforms from offering yield on stablecoin holdings while tasking three federal agencies with defining what activity-based rewards remain legal. Eleanor Terrett revealed the details after reportedly obtaining an internal stakeholder email shared following closed-door Capitol Hill reviews by crypto industry leaders. What the Alleged Draft Text Reveals The draft emerged from weeks of negotiations between Senators Thom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks, with bank representatives set to review the same text on March 25. The proposal bars digital asset service providers, including exchanges and brokers, from offering yield “directly or indirectly” on stablecoin…

Binance is accelerating crypto’s shift into everyday commerce as more than 21 million merchants adopt its payment system, highlighting growing real-world usage, seamless transactions, and expanding utility across global consumer and business activity. Binance Drives Global Crypto Payments as More Than 21M Merchants Join Digital payment adoption is accelerating across global commerce as crypto-based systems expand their reach. Binance CEO Richard Teng posted on X this week that more than 21 million merchants now accept Binance payments, signaling increased real-world usage. The executive wrote: “21M+ merchants already accept Binance payments. Crypto is becoming the global standard for commerce.” Binance Pay…

PROM, a blockchain payment infrastructure firm for AI agents, has joined Renta Network, a renowned platform transforming RWAs to blockchain-based assets. The partnership endeavors to establish a decentralized environment, enabling seamless interaction between AI agents and physical resources via on-chain mechanisms. As PROM revealed in its official social media announcement, the development aims to tokenize RWAs and enable programmable access, along with developing payment rails for independent coordination. Hence, the move makes both projects the leading platforms in the cutting-edge agent-to-asset economy. PROM ecosystem welcomes a new partner: @RentaNetworkRenta is building infrastructure that tokenizes real-world assets and makes them accessible…

$ETH is trading at $2,000 today, sitting 59% below its August 2025 all-time high. Most investors have written off altcoins in a brutal bear market. David Duong, Global Head of Institutional Research at Coinbase, thinks that is exactly the wrong read, especially when it comes to Ethereum. Speaking on the Milk Road Show this week, Duong laid out why Ethereum might be the most mispriced asset in crypto right now. Ethereum’s Regulatory Pass On March 17, the SEC and CFTC jointly classified 16 crypto assets as digital commodities, including $ETH. For Ethereum specifically, this matters more than it does for…

Crypto stocks, including digital asset treasury (DAT), exchanges, and miners, have plunged this year as Bitcoin and most altcoins imploded. Bitcoin price plunged to $60,000, while most altcoins fell to their multi-year lows. This article explores some of the top crypto stocks to watch this week. Coinbase stock in focus ahead of earnings Copy link to section Coinbase stock price has imploded in the past few months as it plunged from a high of $445 in July last year to the current $165. This crash happened as Bitcoin and most altcoins continued their strong crash. Crypto exchanges make more money…

Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins continue to hold strong despite the ongoing conflict between the US and Iran. As the five-day deadline given by US President Donald Trump to Iran awaits to determine whether the next move will be an uptrend or a downtrend, a move in favor of cryptocurrencies has come from the US. Accordingly, Michael Selig, Chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced today the establishment of an “Innovation Task Force.” The task force aims to establish regulatory standards for innovative companies developing new products and technologies in the U.S. derivatives market. The Innovation Task Force…

Leading European bank BNP Paribas is adding several exchange-traded notes (ETNs) based on major cryptocurrencies to its financial products. The move is part of the banking behemoth’s push to grow its presence in a space occupied by decentralized digital assets and technologies. BNP Paribas issues six cryptocurrency ETNs in France The French retail banking arm of BNP Paribas has introduced six crypto ETNs to expand its stock market offering, an announcement unveiled before the weekend. The financial instruments are pegged to Bitcoin and Ethereum, the digital currencies with the biggest market capitalization. Individual investors in France will be able to…

Quant (QNT), a blockchain interoperability project designed to join different blockchains and legacy systems, is excited to announce its landmark collaboration with Murex (MX.3), a famous, enterprise-wide capital markets platform for trading, risk management, and post-trade processing. The primary objective of this partnership is to issue and manage tokenized assets within existing systems. Both partners are built on advanced technology and can tackle the situations in this changing world. They are going to open opportunities for tokenized deposits and digital bonds. As the world is growing rapidly, in order to remain compatible with the world, every platform needs to upgrade…

Ethereum ($ETH) is drawing fresh market attention as stablecoin activity, whale accumulation, and derivatives data point in different directions. Recent reports show stronger activity on Ethereum’s base layer, while analysts continue to track downside risks in price and leverage. Coinbase Institutional said Ethereum has regained some ground relative to layer-2 networks as user activity and stablecoin balances tilt back toward the main chain. The firm also said stablecoin supply and tokenized asset values on Ethereum are near record levels and still showing positive momentum. The report linked that trend to Ethereum’s role in composability and execution density. Coinbase Institutional also…

Beast Industries, a financial entity tied to YouTube star MrBeast, has agreed to acquire fintech startup Step for an undisclosed amount. Beast Industries is the holding company behind MrBeast’s consumer brands, including packaged snack brand Feastables, and manages business ventures outside his wildly popular YouTube channel, which has more than 466 million subscribers. The acquisition means that MrBeast, whose real name is James Stephen Donaldson, has bought a firm that has an existing banking partner, Evolve Bank & Trust, that’s an FDIC member and insured up to $250,000 per depositor. Step has focused on building mobile-based banking for teenagers and…