Senate Shelves CLARITY Act Vote Despite XRP’s ‘Safe’ Argument

Flare Networks co-founder and CEO Hugo Philion has announced the start of a six-month phase of large-scale integration that is expected to radically transform the XRP-based decentralized finance ecosystem, known as XRPFi.  The first technological updates will begin rolling out within the next two weeks, turning Flare into a fully programmable layer for the historically isolated XRP…

Brazil’s CVM Prepares to Regulate Securities Tokenization Markets The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has taken the first steps towards establishing clear regulations regarding securities’ tokenization. On Friday, the CVM announced that it would establish a working group to experiment with and test onchain securities to regulate crucial activities involving security tokens, including the…

Sun 12 Jul 2026 ▪ 6 min read ▪ by Luc Jose A. Summarize this article with: ChatGPTPerplexityGrok The development of a regulatory framework for cryptos in the United States has just crossed a new threshold of tension, illustrating the extreme polarization between industry leaders and Washington policymakers. As Congress examines the market structures essential…

Britain’s former defense secretary John Healey leaves 10 Downing Street in London July 20, 2026 as cabinet appointments are being made after Andy Burnham became Britain’s new Prime Minister. Henry Nicholls | Afp | Getty Images Andy Burnham began his tenure as the U.K.’s seventh prime minister in 10 years this week — but investors’…

David Gewirtz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways OpenAI added agentic tools and removed everyday features. ChatGPT Work arrived, but the ChatGPT desktop app got worse. ChatGPT still works best in the browser for most users. Plans change. My initial plan for this article was to write a comparison between…