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Section 20216 of the latest CLARITY draft states that a self-custodied digital asset cannot become abandoned, unclaimed, or forfeited. It also cannot become subject to adverse possession or finder’s title solely because its owner has not moved it or otherwise shown continued interest. The language overrides state and local laws that treat years of wallet inactivity alone as grounds for transferring ownership to someone else. The May 8 and May 20 Senate drafts protected only the ability to hold a self-hosted wallet, and the July 22 version adds scope beyond that, extending into property law and covering whether a person…

Shiba Inu has recently flipped negative and its key exchange activity shows that demand is on pause and traders are increasingly selling again. Latest onchain data from crypto analytics platform CryptoQuant shows that the Shiba Inu exchange activity has retreated from its recent bullish position, flashing negative signals. Shiba Inu price explodes The data shows the Shiba Inu exchange netflow has increased to over 69 billion $SHIB as the amount of $SHIB currently available for sale across all supported exchanges has surged substantially. With the $SHIB exchange flow sitting at a net balance of 69,237,400,000 $SHIB, it implies that the…

Bitcoin nearly reached $67,000 on Monday after US President Donald Trump said the US had helped broker a peace deal with Iran that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, new data suggests that $BTC holders are enduring one of history’s biggest paper-loss periods, yet panic-driven selling activity remains unusually muted across exchanges. Pain Builds Beneath the Surface Bitcoin has now recorded the second-largest unrealized loss in its history. This means that a huge number of $BTC holders are currently sitting on paper losses. However, Alphractal founder Joao Wedson said that realized losses remain relatively low, which…

Uniswap opened pools.trade, a memecoin launchpad on Robinhood Chain, shortly after 5 p.m. ET on Aug. 5, four and a half hours after the public countdown it had set expired. The highest-valued token on it is FRONG, minted six days earlier by the same contracts, carrying the name of the video Uniswap used to tease the launch. FRONG traded at $0.0121 as of 6:56 p.m. ET, up 31.9% on the day, with a fully diluted valuation of $12.1 million and $1.1 million in liquidity, according to Uniswap’s index on pools.trade. The site put 24-hour volume at $20.6 million and cumulative…

Ethereum researchers have proposed a new issuance model that would gradually reduce consensus-layer staking rewards as more $ETH is locked in staking, aiming to slow the network’s long-term inflation. The proposal, EIP-8361, would burn an increasing share of newly issued validator rewards rather than distributing them to stakers. At today’s staking ratio, its authors estimate that permanent consensus yields would fall from around 2.6% to 1.2% if adopted, with the change introduced gradually over 18 months. How would EIP-8361 work? The draft introduces a mechanism known as a tapered issuance burn. Under the proposal, Ethereum would continue to calculate validator…

Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has expanded its $USAT token to the Celo network, according to a report from The Block. This marks the second time $USAT has been deployed on a blockchain outside of Ethereum, signaling a broader multi-chain strategy for the stablecoin issuer. Native Functionality on Celo On the Celo network, $USAT will support native minting and burning functions, allowing users to create and redeem tokens directly on the blockchain. Additionally, the stablecoin will be usable for gas fee payments, a feature that could streamline transactions for users and developers within the…

Ripple Executives Push CLARITY Act as Senate Debate Continues A renewed push from Ripple leadership is adding momentum to the CLARITY Act debate, with executives arguing that federal crypto rules could improve consumer protections and provide businesses with clearer standards. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has described the CLARITY Act as a pivotal opportunity for the United States to establish a clear digital asset framework. He has argued that regulatory certainty would benefit companies and users as lawmakers shape the future of the U.S. crypto market. On July 22, Garlinghouse amplified a message from Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stu Alderoty, who…

The company behind the cryptocurrency and stock trading app, Robinhood, is reportedly discussing plans to expand its existing prediction markets offering with crypto exchange Crypto.com. According to a Friday Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter, Robinhood was in talks with Crypto.com to place yes-or-no event contracts supplied by the exchange. The trading company launched its prediction markets hub in March 2025, initially facilitated by Kalshi in order to comply with regulatory requirements from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and later using ForecastEx and Rotella. The reported move came just days after Bernstein analysts raised…

Bitcoin’s post-halving cycle is unfolding differently from previous market expansions, raising questions about whether the traditional four-year pattern still applies. Historically, Bitcoin’s [$BTC] demand accelerated after halvings and absorbed the tightening supply. This time, however, Apparent Demand remained negative through much of 2026, even falling near -147,000 $BTC in May. That weakness suggests new buying has struggled to keep pace with available supply. Source: CryptoQuant Meanwhile, MVRV peaked at 2.74 in 2025, well below prior cycle highs of 3.96, 4.72, and 5.88. The decline points to a maturing market with less speculative excess. Yet Bitcoin continues trading around $64,365, showing…

Uniswap Labs has launched Pools, a new token launchpad for Robinhood Chain that enables users to create, discover, and trade tokens through a unified platform. The beta went live late Wednesday following a 24-hour countdown, although the launch was delayed beyond its originally expected start time. Say hello to @TradePools, a new launchpad on Robinhood Chain Launch and trade now on https://t.co/9fqa8AnC7U pic.twitter.com/2u38Mlve5h — Uniswap (@Uniswap) August 5, 2026 According to Uniswap, Pools features permanently locked liquidity, auto-compounding liquidity provider fees, and built-in sniping protection. The launchpad applies the standard 0.25% Uniswap v4 LP fee, which automatically compounds to grow…