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SEC chair Paul Atkins says “Project Crypto” means the SEC and CFTC are ready to implement the CLARITY Act as soon as Congress passes comprehensive market‑structure reforms. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Paul Atkins has signaled that the agency considers itself operationally ready to implement the long‑discussed CLARITY Act, once Congress passes the underlying legislation. In a post on social media, Atkins said “the design goal of Project Crypto is that once Congress takes action, the SEC and CFTC will be ready to implement the CLARITY Act,” describing the work as a joint preparedness effort rather than a…

World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture co-founded by the Trump family, has executed a series of transactions through decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Dolomite that raises questions about insider access, circular token economics, and concentrated risk to other depositors. Onchain records analyzed by CoinDesk, sourced from Etherscan, Arkham and publicly accessible wallet data, show the sequence began on Feb. 8, when $WLFI’s treasury deposited 14 million $USD1, its own dollar-pegged stablecoin, into Dolomite as collateral and borrowed 11.4 million $USDC against it. Minutes later, 11.45 million $USDC moved to a Coinbase Prime deposit address, per Arkham. Two days later, 12.5…

As AI agents become a bigger topic in crypto, Pranav Ramesh told CoinDesk that Nasdaq has already been using them across several sections of its business and has sharply expanded that use over roughly the past 18 months. Ramesh, head of options research at Nasdaq and co-founder and CTO of Leadpoet, said the most meaningful shift has been in trust. “AI agents are relatively new, probably being used more and more over the last six months,” he said, arguing that earlier systems hallucinated too often for sensitive enterprise workflows. He said Nasdaq is using AI agents in areas including market…

Three US senators have reportedly asked one of the people behind US President Donald Trump’s memecoin whether the president intends to “dangle access” to himself at a luncheon event, given he is already planning to attend the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner the same day. According to a Thursday Politico report, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, and Adam Schiff sent a letter to Bill Zanker, the individual behind the launch of the memecoin Official Trump ($TRUMP). The lawmakers questioned whether Trump had been leveraging his appearance at a luncheon event scheduled for April 25, which the memecoin project announced in…

The DeFi ecosystem is undergoing a remarkable transformation, evolving from basic swap functionalities to the creation of advanced financial products and services tailored for institutional clients. MixMax and iFlux Global have partnered to create a joint venture that accomplishes both the advantages of centralized and decentralized exchanges; thus, enhancing efficiency within the two systems, whilst not compromising any level of transparency. Both MixMax and iFlux Global are committed to mitigating one of the greatest obstacles faced by investors with large funds, namely the risk of having their investment liquidated when they carry out significant block trades. Redefining Large-Scale Transactions with…

Rising rates and deficits could push U.S. debt beyond $50T within years. Persistent PPI growth signals producer costs may fuel prolonged inflation. Hidden liabilities could lift real U.S. debt near 300% of GDP levels. Economist Peter Schiff has raised concerns about the U.S. national debt, which now stands above $39 trillion. He warns that rising interest rates, increasing defense spending, and persistent inflation could push the debt even higher. Schiff predicts that the national debt could surpass $50 trillion if current trends continue before the end of President Trump’s term. The combination of higher borrowing costs and budget deficits threatens…

The crypto regulation standoff between Coinbase and the US Senate intensified this month when the exchange formally told Senate offices it cannot support the latest CLARITY Act draft, marking its second withdrawal from legislation that could define US digital asset law for a generation. As TheStreet reported, Coinbase representatives told Senate offices the exchange could not yet support the latest version, citing significant concerns about the stablecoin yield language. Armstrong confirmed talks are ongoing. The Tillis-Alsobrooks draft goes beyond the base bill’s existing yield limitations by also restricting exchange access to transaction size data, which is the calculation layer that…

Venus has launched a new way for $BNB Chain users to access fixed-rate yield, unveiling the Pendle Fixed Rate Vault on Venus Core in a move that aims to make one of DeFi’s most attractive ideas far easier to use. The new vault is designed to remove the complexity that has long stood between users and fixed income-style returns, turning what was once a multi-step process into a single deposit. For years, fixed-rate yield has been one of DeFi’s biggest promises. The appeal is obvious. Lock in a return, hold until maturity, and collect your yield without worrying about market…

A survey of more than 1,000 global finance executives has found that digital assets are no longer a speculative interest for the financial industry but an operational imperative, with nearly three quarters of respondents saying institutions that fail to offer digital asset solutions risk losing their competitive position entirely. The survey, conducted by Ripple at the start of 2026, covered banks, asset managers, fintechs, and corporate finance departments across multiple geographies. The results paint a picture of an industry that has moved past the question of whether to adopt digital assets and is now focused on how to do so…

OKX Ventures and HashKey Capital are backing a new Vietnam-based crypto exchange as Hanoi accelerates efforts to bring one of the world’s most active retail crypto markets under formal regulation. Vietnam Prosperity Crypto Asset Exchange (CAEX) said Friday that the two firms have agreed to invest and become strategic partners alongside founding shareholders VPBank Securities and digital-identity firm LynkiD. The funding will bring CAEX’s capital base to VND 10 trillion — roughly $380 million — the minimum needed to enter a government pilot program for regulated crypto trading under Resolution 05/2025. The deal lands as Vietnam’s Digital Technology Industry Law,…