The US-Iran war has renewed interest in a 2021 Iran-backed study on Ripple’s $XRP for cross-border payments, emphasizing its potential amid sanctions, though it does not suggest Iran will adopt $XRP. #Update #Crypto $XRP
Tim Draper advises families to hold bitcoin for six months’ expenses, predicting a shift away from the U.S. dollar. He maintains a $250K BTC target by October 2027. #Update #Crypto $BTC
DeepSeek’s V4.1 Flash nearly matches GPT-6 Astra’s design score at just 1.4% of the cost, activating only a fraction of its parameters for efficiency. #Update #AI
@Paypal’s PYUSDx surpasses $100M, ranking eighth among stablecoins with $2.81B. M0’s platform enables rapid app-specific stablecoin launches. #Update #Crypto
Senate Republicans release revised Clarity Act requiring non-decentralized crypto protocols to register with CFTC; procedural vote set for September 15. #Update #Legal
Researchers using AI agents reduced quantum computing resources needed to potentially attack $BTC and $ETH by 86%, highlighting ongoing efforts to secure cryptocurrencies against future quantum threats. #Update #Crypto
@Grayscale asserts U.S. crypto regulation will progress regardless of the CLARITY Act’s outcome, as a Senate vote is set for Sept. 15 to determine its advancement. #Update #Crypto
The Senate will vote on the Clarity Act, requiring 60 votes, with Republicans circulating a new draft ahead of next week’s session. #Update #Legal
Senator Cynthia Lummis announces 100+ Democratic-requested changes to the CLARITY Act; it needs 60 Senate votes to proceed. Polymarket odds rose from 16% to 19%. #Update #Legal
U.S. Bank executed a cross-border payment using its stablecoin USBDC on Stellar, marking a significant step in its digital asset strategy. #Update #Crypto $XLM
@CanaryCapital launched the Canary Staked TRX ETF (TRXS) on Sept. 9, 2026, offering direct $TRX exposure and staking yield with a 1.1% fee. Initial assets reached $50.25M. #Update #Crypto $TRX
The SEC’s proposal to revise transfer-agent rules may eliminate duplicate offchain shareholder records, potentially lowering reconciliation costs and legal uncertainties for tokenized securities. #Update #Legal $USDC
Coinbase rebrands Base App to Coinbase Wallet, emphasizing multichain trading and moving away from social networking. The wallet will serve as a “test kitchen” for new trading experiences. #Update #Crypto
Osmosis freezes 22.65 BTC after Nomic bug minted 39.84 unbacked nBTC, leaving Alloyed BTC with a 36% backing hole. Governance to restore full backing. #Update #Crypto $BTC
