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NeoLine wallet ships Neo X signing transparency in v5.9.2

BlockchainAug 5

NEXT has shipped v5.9.2 of the NeoLine Chrome extension wallet, adding signing-transparency features that show users key details of a transaction before it is confirmed. Changes impacting the Neo X-side of the user experience include: Permit request details, including spender address, approved amount, and expiry date, are now displayed before the user confirms. Estimated balance changes are shown before a transaction is signed. Clear flags appear when a transaction involves unlimited approval or revocation. The update addresses a problem known as blind signing, in which a wallet asks a user to authorize a transaction without showing what is being approved.…

Why BlackRock Is Building Beyond Bitcoin ETFs?

BitcoinAug 5

Bitcoin has spent years fighting for acceptance in traditional finance. Many investors questioned whether institutions would ever embrace digital assets. Those doubts have largely disappeared. Today, the conversation looks very different. BlackRock’s launch of its new Bitcoin income ETF marks another major step in Bitcoin’s evolution. This product does not simply offer exposure to Bitcoin. Instead, it focuses on generating income while maintaining Bitcoin-related exposure. That distinction matters because it shows how institutional investors now view the asset. The market no longer debates whether $BTC belongs in portfolios. Large financial firms have already answered that question. Now they are creating…

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Testified Before Congress—He Made Hot Comments, Including on Cryptocurrencies

RegulationAug 5

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh stated that the Fed’s dual mandate of price stability and full employment is not contradictory, adding that controlling inflation would encourage employers to create new jobs. During the session, Warsh, while commenting on the US economy, stated that economic activity remains strong and financial markets are generally functioning healthily. However, he noted a mixed picture in the housing market, adding that inflation remaining above the Fed’s target for an extended period is putting pressure on housing finance and affordability. Warsh stated that the Fed could mitigate the effects of this problem by ensuring price stability,…

Kalshi, Polymarket win pause against Minnesota's prediction market ban

LegalAug 5

A federal judge ruled that Minnesota’s law banning prediction markets likely runs afoul of the Commodity Exchange Act, granting a preliminary injunction against the law to Kalshi, Polymarket and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Judge Katherine Menendez, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, ruled Monday that Minnesota’s recently passed law that would ban prediction market operators from offering their products in the state seems to be preempted by the federal CEA, and that the companies and federal regulator “are likely to succeed” in showing so after a full trial. Kalshi, Polymarket and the CFTC sued Minnesota…

Multi-trillion-dollar offshore engine driving 90% of crypto trading arrives in America – and CME is suing to crush it

ExchangesAug 5

Coinbase began offering US perpetual-style futures on its CFTC-regulated derivatives exchange, starting with nano Bitcoin and Ethereum contracts that track spot prices, carry embedded leverage, and trade around the clock. This is a financial product that's responsible for most of the crypto leverage in the world, and it's now crossed into the US market. Aside from bringing another way to bet on Bitcoin, it's also bringing the entire machinery that essentially set offshore price discovery for years. The US market is now importing funding payments, continuous leverage, and automatic liquidations across several exchanges, each one built to different specifications. Perpetual…

SodaBot Taps Matrix Chain to Accelerate AI Agent Execution via BNB Chain

BlockchainAug 5

SodaBot, an independent entity for AI agent routing, has collaborated with Matrix Chain, a $BNB Chain-based AI-centered blockchain infrastructure entity. The partnership is set to boost AI-powered execution across advanced decentralized ecosystems. As per SodaBot’s official X announcement, the initiative merges its cognitive execution model with the execution rollup framework of Matrix Chain. Hence, the development is poised to enable more intuitive and faster task execution for independent AI agents. SodaBot 🤝 @Matrix__Chain 🔹 Matrix: Execution Rollup & AI-Driven On-Chain Infrastructure on $BNB Chain 🔹 SodaBot: Autonomous Agent Routing & Cognitive Execution Fabric Connecting autonomous agent routing with high-performance execution…

Michael Saylor rejects Ethereum-style Bitcoin yield in new BTC framework

BitcoinAug 5

Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor said Bitcoin does not need staking, inflation, or protocol-based yield to create returns for investors. His comments came in a June 16 post on X, where he outlined a five-layer Digital Asset Stack built around Bitcoin. “Bitcoin does not need staking,” Saylor said. He also said Bitcoin does not need inflation or changes to its base protocol. The comment placed Bitcoin apart from networks such as Ethereum, where staking is part of the protocol design. Saylor described Bitcoin as “pure digital capital,” with returns created through financial products above the asset rather than inside the…

Mizuho downgrades Circle to underperform, cuts price target to $50 on Open USD threat

RegulationAug 5

Japanese investment bank Mizuho downgraded Circle (CRCL) to underperform from neutral and slashed its price target to $50 from $85, arguing that OpenUSD's business model threatens the stablecoin issuer's long-term economics. Circle shares were trading 0.6% lower at $62.63 at publication time. Open USD, a dollar-backed stablecoin unveiled June 30 by the Open Standard consortium, "could fundamentally alter CRCL's business model, which relies on retaining a large portion of the treasury yield to drive revenues," analysts led by Dan Dolev said in the Tuesday note to clients. The consortium counts more than 140 partners, including Mastercard (MA), Stripe, Coinbase (COIN)…

XRP Ledger Processes $4.28B in Stablecoin Transfers as RLUSD Dominance Grows

AltcoinsAug 5

The $XRP Ledger (XRPL) has experienced a noticeable increase in stablecoin activity as Ripple’s $RLUSD, the largest stablecoin on the network, expands its dominance. According to RWA.xyz, a leading provider of real-world asset (RWA) data, stablecoin transfer volume on the $XRP Ledger has risen 10.8% over the past 30 days to $4.28 billion. The increase suggests that more people and businesses have begun actively using the network to move funds. Notably, rising transfer volume usually points to stronger network activity, as it shows that stablecoins are changing hands more often instead of sitting idle in wallets. Such activity can improve…

U.S. Senate puts off crypto Clarity Act for now as it focuses limited bandwidth elsewhere

LegalAug 5

Bottom line: Clarity isn't likely to come up for voting before next week — the final days before the chamber's summer break is set to start on August 8. The hotly debated market structure bill isn't yet ready for a vote, anyway, as the parties continue to try to seek a compromise on a contentious provision that's stood in the way of a deal: the ban against senior government officials, including President Donald Trump, backing crypto projects. Thune's office had told CoinDesk last week that his next floor-time priority would go to the Russia legislation. While the majority leader also…