The US Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act via cloture despite Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse's appeal, prompting the CFTC and SEC to pursue crypto rules under existing authority.
Chainalysis found malicious code stored on public blockchains rose sharply over a year, with North Korea- and Iran-linked hackers behind most of the new activity.
Circle built Arc, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain for stablecoin payments, FX and tokenized assets, with its public mainnet opening September 16, 2026.