CLARITY Act ‘clears key hurdle’ – White House agrees to crypto ethics deal

President Donald Trump has reportedly backed an ethics deal, effectively clearing the final obstacle to the crypto market structure bill, the CLARITY Act.  According to reports, the ethics language arrangement was reached by the White House and Republican Senators Cynthia Lummis and Bernie Moreno.  Although the text was expected to be made public soon, the details of the deal remained unknown. Besides, Democrats had yet to see the text, at least as of writing.  The ethics provision came back to light after Trump made over $1.4B from his crypto ventures. Democrats, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, insisted that there was no need for the CLARITY Act if it does not rein in Trump‘s ’corruption in the industry.  For the bill to pass the Senate floor vote, Republicans will need about 7-10 Democrats to reach the 60-vote threshold. It remains to be seen whether Democrats will back the reported ethics provision.  According to crypto platform SoSoValue, however, this could unlock Democratic support.  The CLARITY Act has cleared a key hurdle, with Trump agreeing to include crypto ethics provisions in the bill, removing the last major political obstacle to securing Democratic support and advancing it to a Senate vote.  Global crypto race heats up as CLARITY Act delays  Separately, White

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Inside Cardano's 'Van Rossum' hard fork, and what it means for users

It adds new capabilities to Plutus, the platform developers use to write Cardanos smart contracts, unifying the built-in functions available across the platforms three versions so older applications gain newer features.  The upgrade also tightens several of the ledgers validation rules, including one guaranteeing that no two stake pools can reuse the same cryptographic identity key.  “As well as Plutus improvements and Plutus Cost Model enhancements, this upgrade lays the foundation for the next upgrade, the Dijkstra era hard fork, which will introduce Ouroboros Leios to Cardano,” Input Output wrote in a development report on Friday.  Ouroboros Leios is a scaling proposal for the proof-of-stake consensus model that Cardano runs. It is expected later in 2026 and aimed at sharply increasing transactions per second without weakening the protocols security guarantees.  Van Rossem is the procedural groundwork for Ouroboros, both in the ledger changes it ships and in the precedent it sets: that Cardano can now upgrade itself by vote.  The hard fork is named for Max van Rossem, a Cardano governance contributor who helped shape the networks constitution and died in October 2025.  What the hard fork means for a Cardano user  There are no visible changes for someone casually holding or spending ADA. Transactions work the

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Vermont Passes Chatbot Mental Health Law That Raises Questions About Therapists Rubber-Stamping AI Advice

New AI mental health law by Vermont raises the question of therapists possibly rubber-stamping AI.  getty  In today‘s column, I examine a new law in Vermont regarding the use of AI for mental health advisement. Overall, the law is generally on par with many other states that have enacted similar laws. There aren’t any especially unusual conditions or extraordinary requirements.  That being said, the Vermont law is a handy vehicle for considering a frequent and potentially challenging stipulation in these budding state-level laws about the oversight of AI for mental health. The key indication in most of these laws is that a therapist or mental health professional must be somewhere “in the loop” and serve as a reviewer and potential approver of any mental health recommendations or similar outputs from the AI.  On the face of things, this makes sense. A professional therapist will presumably catch the AI in providing untoward or misguided mental health advice to users. One worry is that therapists performing this oversight role will potentially fall into a classic trap, namely, they will begin rubber-stamping whatever the AI says. This is quite possible and usually due to the therapist being lulled into believing that the AI is always right, plus

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Bitcoin Market Absorbs Record $1.5 Billion Anthropic Copyright Ruling

Crypto News  A US federal judge granted final approval to Anthropics $1.5 billion settlement with authors this week, finalizing the largest known payout in an American copyright case and sending a costly signal across the AI and crypto sectors. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin signed the order on Monday, overruling objections that the figure was too low. The decision matters for a market where AI-themed tokens and the broader altcoin complex increasingly track the fortunes of large language-model developers. Bitcoin (BTC) held near $66,000 as the ruling landed, with trader sentiment stuck in extreme fear and capital rotating cautiously between technology equities and digital assets.  The dispute began in 2024, when a group of authors sued Anthropic, alleging the company used pirated copies of their books to train Claude, the large language model that powers its chatbot and increasingly its coding tools. The complaint placed Anthropic among a widening cohort of AI developers — builders of everything from consumer chatbots to AI trading bots — facing legal exposure over the data used to train their systems. Anthropic argued that ingesting published books to build a model constituted fair use, a defense that would later shape both the litigation and the settlement framework the court

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Top 3 Altcoins to Watch For Fourth Week of July 2026

Three altcoins to watch this week: Pump.fun (PUMP) leads with a sharp breakout after gaining 34% in seven days.  Pi Network (PI) rebounds from its all-time low, while Injective (INJ) climbs its Fibonacci ladder. However, the three charts tell different stories about momentum. The table below summarizes where each token stands.CoinPrice7-DayTrendRSIPUMP$0.00198+34%Bullish70PI$0.100+24%Bearish (recovering)~50INJ$5.27+11%Bullish~58  PUMP Breaks Out Above 0.382 Fibonacci Level  Pump.fun trades near $0.00195 after a 34% weekly gain, the strongest of the three. The token surged almost 20% on July 19 alone. It has cleared two Fibonacci levels, the 0.236 at $0.00167 and the 0.382 near $0.00200.  Price also broke above the previous swing high around $0.0018. The Bollinger Bands are expanding, and the price rides the upper band. This pattern often signals the start of a fresh uptrend.  PUMP daily chart Source: Tradingview  The token remains tied to activity on its Solana launchpad. However, the relative strength index (RSI) sits at 70, on the edge of overbought territory. A move back below the 0.236 level would weaken the bullish case.  Pi Network Rebounds From Record Low but Stays Bearish  In contrast to PUMP, Pi Network shows strength without a healthy structure. PI trades near $0.100, up about 24% for the week. The token set a record low

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Tether Gold XAU₮ Wins ADGM Approval in UAE

Tether Gold (XAU₮) wins ADGM approval, allowing regulated firms in Abu Dhabi to offer services tied to tokenized gold.  The United Arab Emirates has taken another step in expanding its regulated crypto market.  Tether Gold (XAU₮) has received recognition as an Accepted Spot Commodity within Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).  The move gives licensed firms a regulated route to provide services linked to the tokenized gold asset. It also strengthens the UAEs growing role in digital assets and tokenized real-world assets.  Tether Gold XAU₮ Approved Under ADGM Spot Commodity Framework  Tether announced on July 20 that ADGM now recognizes XAU₮ as an Accepted Spot Commodity.  The company shared the update through its official website and confirmed it through its official X account.  Tethers XAU₮ Recognized as Accepted Spot Commodity in ADGM  The approval allows firms operating within ADGM to offer products and services involving XAU₮.  Those firms must still hold the required regulatory permissions before supporting the token. According to Tether, the recognition followed continued discussions with ADGM.  Those engagements focused on demonstrating the projects compliance standards, transparency, and operational resilience.  XAU₮ represents ownership of physical gold on the blockchain. Each full token corresponds to one troy ounce of gold stored in a London Good Delivery bar, giving users digital access

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New Zealand Dollar gathers strength above 0.5850 as CPI inflation data bolster RBNZ rate hike bets

The NZD/USD pair gains traction to around 0.5860 during the early European trading hours on Tuesday. Hotter New Zealand inflation data provide some support to the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) against the US Dollar (USD). The US ADP Employment report will be published later on Tuesday.  New Zealands Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.5% QoQ in the three months ended June, with the annual inflation rate rising to 4.1% from 3.1% in the previous reading, Statistics New Zealand revealed on Tuesday. It was the highest annual rate since December 2023, and the quarterly increase was the highest since September 2023.  The Kiwi strengthens against the USD following the data as money markets solidified expectations the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will raise rates again. Traders expect a follow-up hike in either October or December and another one in February, according to Bloomberg.  On the US front, signs of cooling US inflation data might lower the possibility of a US rate hike later this year, weighing on the Greenback. Markets continue to anticipate no change to rates at the Feds next meeting on July 29, with Fed funds futures pricing an implied 84.5% possibility of a hold, compared to a 61.5% chance a

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BNB Price Prediction: $585 or Flush — The SMA 50 Showdown That Decides July

Felix Pinkston  Jul 21, 2026 07:13  BNB is coiling at $575 with its MACD flatlined and three-quarters of the market already long — if it cant muscle through the $580–$582 resistance cluster within 48 hours, that crowded trade become…  The Immediate Setup  BNB is doing something quietly interesting at $575.71 this morning. It has reclaimed both its 7- and 20-day moving averages, the intraday low held cleanly above $563, and the stochastic oscillator is curling upward with %K crossing above %D. On the surface, this looks like a market trying to grind higher.  Dont get comfortable. The MACD histogram has zeroed out completely — not turning positive, not reversing lower, just dead flat. That is not a launch pad. That is a market catching its breath after a distributional drift, and the 50-day SMA sitting at $582.18 is looming directly overhead like a ceiling. BNB has not been able to sustain a close above that level, and with the 200-day SMA all the way up at $661.32, the macro trend is unambiguously broken. This is a recovery attempt inside a larger downtrend, and every trader in the room needs to price that risk into their position sizing.  The setup for the next 24–48 hours is binary:

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Brent: Geopolitics weigh on prices – ING

ING strategists Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey note Brent retreated below $90/bbl as hopes for US–Iran de-escalation offset rising supply risks. They highlight reports of a proposed 10‑day ceasefire and ongoing large divisions between the US and Iran. At the same time, a Houthi-declared naval blockade threatens Saudi exports via the Red Sea, though current price action suggests markets doubt its effectiveness.  Brent pressured by mixed risk signals  “Oil prices closed higher yesterday but retreated from session peaks, leaving Brent back below $90/bbl by the close. Prices are trending lower in early morning trading today. Theres some hope of de-escalation between the US and Iran.”  “Reports are that mediators are proposing a 10-day ceasefire, which could put the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) back on track. This wont be an easy task. Large divisions remain between the US and Iran.”  “Additionally, the Houthis in Yemen announced a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, putting oil supply at increased risk. Since disruptions hit the Persian Gulf, the Saudis have increased exports from Yanbu in the Red Sea, shipping around 4.6m b/d of crude in June, up from around 1.3m b/d at the start of the year. An effective blockade would prevent oil flows to Asia moving south

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Bybit Launches RLUSD Hold & Earn with Zero Maker Fees, Pushing Stablecoin Yield Competition

Bybit is trying to turn a single stablecoin into a liquidity magnet. The exchange, the worlds second-largest by trading volume, launched a limited-time $RLUSD Hold & Earn program that combines boosted annual percentage rates with zero maker fees on spot trading pairs that include the Ripple-issued stablecoin, the announcement confirmed. The move targets users who want yield on idle stablecoin balances without moving funds to DeFi protocols.  $RLUSD is Ripples dollar-pegged stablecoin, which has been steadily integrated into trading infrastructure since its launch. Bybit already lists it, and the new Hold & Earn product lets users lock $RLUSD for a period to earn a boosted yield, while the simultaneous zero maker fee applies to $RLUSD spot pairs—a clear bid to attract market makers and tighten order books. The program is explicitly time-limited, though the duration was not disclosed.  Competing for Stablecoin Liquidity  Centralized exchanges are in a quiet but fierce race to attract stablecoin deposits. Binance, Coinbase, and Bybit each run yield programs tied to different dollar-pegged tokens. $RLUSD gives Bybit an asset that is still building liquidity, and pairing a deposit incentive with zero maker fees creates a short-term boost that can reshuffle market share. The logic is simple: liquidity draws more

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