DeFi
DeFi

DTCC eyes October tokenized securities launch with 50 DeFi and TradFi giants

With $114 trillion in custodied liquid assets, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation looks to position tokenization as future of existing financial system. Read Full Story…
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Circle, Coinbase lead crypto stocks rally amid Clarity Act progress, bitcoin hitting $80,000

The market is starting to price in potential winners as stablecoin yield compromise opens path for passing key U.S. digital asset regulation, one analyst said.…
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Senators Release CLARITY Act Stablecoin Yield Compromise as White House Pushes for May Markup

The bipartisan compromise bans passive stablecoin yield but allows activity-based rewards, clearing the final major hurdle to a Senate Banking Committee markup on the market…
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How Canton Network Lets Institutions Guard Against DeFi Security Risks: Digital Asset CEO

Because Canton allows participants to implement guardrails, Digital Asset’s Yuval Rooz said institutions can protect against bad actors. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
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Mike Cagney’s second act: Turning blockchain into Wall Street’s new plumbing

Figure’s $1 billion month capped a years-long push to strip out middlemen from credit markets, bringing real-world assets, lending and even equities onchain. Read Full…
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Crypto industry backs CLARITY Act yield compromise, pushes Senate Banking for markup

The agreement necessitates firms restructure reward programs from a “buy and hold” to a “buy and use” model; however, CCI raised concerns over its broad…
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The $292M crypto hack exposed DeFi's weak spots. Here’s what must change, insiders say

As Wall Street moves onchain, the year’s biggest crypto hack and DeFi crisis is forcing a rethink of risk, security and market structure, industry insiders…
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Bitcoin above $78,000 as Senate clears Clarity Act yield hurdle, S&P 500 sets new record

Bitcoin recovered from a midweek dip to $75,500 to climb back above $78,000 by Saturday morning in Asia, with the Senate’s stablecoin yield compromise removing…
DeFi

CLARITY Act stablecoin yield rules finalized: ‘Go time’ for crypto bill

Galaxy Digital head of research Alex Thorn expects the banking industry to “increase their opposition efforts” following the release of the final stablecoin yield provisions.…
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Clarity Act text lets crypto firms offer stablecoin rewards while shielding bank yield

The text released Friday blocks crypto firms from offering stablecoin yield offerings that look like bank deposits, but “bona fide” transactions are allowed. Read Full…