Bitcoin hits $82,000, Coinbase leads crypto stock gains as Clarity Act advances
The upbeat public debut of AI chipmaker Cerebras is also helping to lift both crypto and traditional markets.
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U.S. Clarity Act markup leaves BTC price unstirred: Crypto Daily
This is an excerpt from CoinDesk newsletter ‘Daybook.’ Sign up here, if you haven’t already. The week’s main event for digital assets, the U.S. Clarity Act markup, is due later today. The crypto market, led by bitcoin, seems to be treating it as a non-event.… Read More
Policy at Consensus Miami: State of Crypto
White House adviser Patrick Witt said it’s possible the Clarity Act becomes law by July 4 while Senator Kirsten Gillibrand pushed for an ethics provision in the market structure bill. Consensus Miami 2026 wrapped up with a fiery debate on the role of prediction markets,… Read More
Agentic commerce will run on crypto rails, PayPal and Google reps tell Consensus Miami
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Senior figures from Google Cloud and PayPal told CoinDesk’s Consensus Miami conference on Thursday that the next wave of internet commerce will run on crypto rails because AI agents structurally cannot use traditional financial accounts. Richard Widmann, global head of Web3… Read More
Bitcoin stalls below $83K while altcoins flash bullish rotation: Crypto Markets Today
The crypto market dropped back on Thursday with bitcoin BTC$80,840.60 losing around 0.7% since midnight UTC following Wednesday’s rally to a three-month high of $82,800. Ether lost around 1% during Asia and European hours, now trading at $2,325 having briefly topped $2,420 on Wednesday. The… Read More
Aave asks court to block $71 million crypto seizure tied to North Korea claims
Leading decentralized lending platform Aave has asked a U.S. federal court to block an attempt by victims of North Korean terrorism to seize about $71 million in crypto frozen after last month’s rsETH-related exploit, escalating a dispute that has already split Arbitrum’s governance. The filing,… Read More