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Hayes Steps Back Into Protocol Building
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is returning to an active role in crypto as CEO of Flop Labs. He announced on August 18 that he will lead the company, which is building the Flop Network and its native $FLOP token, positioned as infrastructure for an economy where AI agents transact autonomously. The announcement came with a characteristically direct pitch: Hayes described FLOP as "food" for AI agents and called on users to help build a new currency for autonomous AI systems.
On the technical side, Flop Network proposes a consensus algorithm called Proof-of-Useful-Inference. Under this model, AI agents would spend FLOP for computing power and memory, miners would supply that capacity, and validators would verify the work they perform.
Fair Launch Model and Key Milestones
FLOP is intended to function as the native currency within this ecosystem, serving as the unit of account that AI agents use when they buy compute, negotiate services, or settle transactions with each other. FLOP will launch with no presale, no VC allocation, and a 100% fair-launch model.
The project's timeline comes with an unusual sequencing note. The FLOP airdrop is scheduled for Q4 2026, a full quarter before the blockchain it is designed to run on is expected to arrive in Q1 2027. The only publicly disclosed requirement to qualify for this allocation so far is to follow the Flop Labs account on X.
For now, FLOP remains a promise attached to a famous name rather than a functioning network, and the next milestones by the project's own account are a whitepaper, a named chain, and a clear definition of what airdrop recipients actually receive. Hayes built BitMEX into a derivatives powerhouse that helped define the crypto trading landscape, though he also navigated significant legal challenges, including a guilty plea to Bank Secrecy Act violations in the US. His return to hands-on protocol development signals that he sees the agentic economy as more than a buzzword.
Sources:
Crypto Briefing: Arthur Hayes comes out of retirement to lead Flop Labs
The Crypto Times: Arthur Hayes Comes Out of Retirement to Launch New AI Token
Yahoo Finance: Arthur Hayes' New Token Will Airdrop Before Its Blockchain Exists

A Coalition Takes Shape Around Agent-Driven Commerce
Monad (@monad) Foundation and Avalanche (@avax) have signed on as founding members of the Agentic Payments Alliance (APA), a new industry coalition designed to build the infrastructure underpinning commerce conducted by autonomous AI agents.
The APA was announced by Rain (@raincards), the enterprise-grade infrastructure provider for stablecoin-powered payments, as a coalition of organizations working together to help guide the development of agentic commerce. Other founding members include Avalanche, Basis Theory, Chainalysis, Circle, Coinflow, Crossmint, delta Network, Episode Six, Evertec, Fireblocks, Fiserv, Kala, Lithic, Mastercard, Monad, PayOS, Rain, Remitly, Rialo by Subzero Labs, Sardine, Shift4, Solana, Turnkey, Uniswap Labs, Visa, and Yuno.
The alliance operates as a working coalition, run collectively by its founding members rather than owned by any one company, with members setting its charter and mission together.
Standards, Fraud Prevention, and a Multi-Trillion Dollar Opportunity
Early work is expected to include shared research and frameworks, testing emerging standards for agent identity and authorization, and advocacy on the regulatory questions agentic commerce raises. The challenges are significant. Fraud prevention in a world of autonomous agents is fundamentally different from today's models, as current detection relies heavily on behavioral patterns like typing speed, location data, and purchase history, none of which apply to AI agents.
Regulatory questions loom even larger, as most financial regulations assume a human is making decisions. When an AI agent initiates a large wire transfer, it remains unclear whether that triggers standard reporting requirements or who bears responsibility if the agent is compromised.
By 2030, McKinsey projects between $3 trillion and $5 trillion in global agentic commerce, with much of the infrastructure, including how agents get authorized and how fraud gets caught, still being defined. The APA was formed to bring the people building that infrastructure into the same conversation before those decisions get made in isolation.
Rain CEO Farooq Malik framed the alliance's purpose bluntly: "No single company should get to decide how agents transact on someone's behalf. That has to come from the platforms building the rails, the regulators setting the rules, and the innovators closest to how agents are actually being used today."
Founding members will also receive early access to Rain's Agentic Startup Program, an accelerator supporting early-stage companies building for agentic commerce.
Sources:
Rain official press release via PR Newswire
Finextra: Visa and Mastercard back new Agentic Payments Alliance
American Banker: Rain, Visa, Mastercard build Agentic Payments Alliance

الحجم والنطاق
تكتسب Plume (@plumenetwork) زخمًا في مجال الأصول الواقعية. وقد استقر منتجها الرائد الخاص بتوليد العائد الآن على أكثر من 600 مليون دولار من حجم الأصول الواقعية، حيث تشير أدوات التتبع المستقلة إلى أن الحجم التراكمي يصل إلى 738.5 مليون دولار على منصات منها Nest Credit.
تقوم الخزائن بتجميع الأصول مثل سندات الخزانة الأمريكية (US Treasuries) والائتمان الخاص وأوراق التزامات القروض المضمونة (CLOs) في صورة رموز خزائن غير حافظة للعهد وتولّد عوائد. تعمل المنصة عبر Ethereum وSolana وAvalanche وBNB Chain وشبكة Plume الخاصة بها، ما يوسّع الوصول للمستخدمين عبر منظومة التمويل اللامركزي (DeFi).

Senate Leaves the CLARITY Act in Limbo
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, Washington's most ambitious attempt to create a federal framework for crypto markets, is running out of time. Miller Whitehouse-Levine, CEO of the Solana Policy Institute (@millercwl), puts the odds of passage before the 2026 midterms at roughly 10%, describing the bill's current status as being in "August recess purgatory."
The Senate has spent more than a year working on the legislation. The bill would create a federal framework splitting oversight of crypto markets between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Yet despite clearing the House in July 2025 with a 294-to-134 margin, with more than 70 Democrats crossing the aisle, the Senate version has struggled to build the coalition it needs.
The Senate delayed a floor vote ahead of the August 2026 recess due to partisan disagreements over ethics rules and banking opposition, scheduling a procedural vote for September 15, 2026, a cloture vote on the motion to proceed that requires 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. Whitehouse-Levine noted that several additional votes would still be needed even after that scheduled motion, and that growing involvement from banks and financial firms is adding further complications.
Prediction Markets Price In Long Odds
Independent forecasters align with that cautious read. Galaxy Digital lowered its estimate for the CLARITY Act passing Congress this year to 10% on August 15, down from a previous figure of 50% set by Alex Thorn, Galaxy's head of firmwide research. Thorn tied the cut to timing, noting the Senate reconvenes on September 14 and has only two to three weeks of floor time before other priorities crowd the schedule.
The procedural math is also daunting. Republicans currently hold enough seats to bring the bill forward but need approximately 10 Democratic senators to clear the filibuster threshold. Outstanding issues lawmakers still need to resolve include government ethics, law enforcement provisions, and stablecoin yield and rewards.
With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, every delay reduces the time available for a politically difficult bill requiring support from both parties. If the vote slips further, the bill would have to wait until after the elections to return to the Senate for a final vote, which is not optimal since the outcome of the elections could change the priorities of the legislature.
Sources:
CoinDesk: U.S. Senate Opens First Stage of Clarity Act Voting
Latham & Watkins: US Crypto Policy Tracker
CoinPaprika: CLARITY Act 2026 Odds Collapse to 10%

Clear Street Steps Into XDC's Consensus Layer
Clear Street, a regulated financial infrastructure firm based in New York, has joined XDC Network as an institutional-grade masternode validator. In the role, Clear Street will directly operate core transaction infrastructure, including block validation, ledger maintenance and network governance.
XDC Network is an enterprise-focused, EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain designed to digitize global trade finance and tokenize real-world assets. The network uses a delegated proof-of-stake consensus model in which designated participants contribute to transaction validation and network security.
Robert Rutherford, Chief Executive Officer of Clear Street Digital, explained the rationale directly. "Compliant public blockchains are becoming part of the capital markets stack, and the firms that build market infrastructure should help operate that layer. Running a Masternode Validator on XDC Network places Clear Street inside the consensus layer of a network built for payments, trade finance and tokenized real-world assets."
A Growing Roster of Regulated Validators
The appointment expands XDC Network's validator set and deepens the participation of regulated financial institutions in public blockchain infrastructure. Clear Street joins existing validators including Animoca Brands, BCW Group, Blueprint, Clearpool, Credora, Deutsche Telekom, HashKeyCloud, Hivemind Digital Group, InvestaX, IXS, RedStone, Republic Crypto, SBI Holdings, StakeFi and UOB Venture Management.
XDC Network supports the tokenization of real-world assets like commercial invoices and bonds, with over $1.1 billion in tokenized value on-chain as of July 2026. Unlike networks that lean on anonymous validators, XDC has deliberately courted regulated firms with recognizable names, a choice that fits a chain built around trade finance and tokenized real-world assets.
Validators must stake 10 million XDC and pass KYC checks, ensuring accountability. That identity layer is central to XDC's pitch to banks and financial institutions, particularly as tokenization volumes continue to grow.
Sources:
XDC Network Adds Clear Street as Institutional Masternode Validator (Bitcoin News)
Clear Street Joins XDC Network as Institutional Validator (CoinTrust)
XDC's Validator Set Just Went Institutional (Genfinity)

Ansem(.)io Hits 782 Projects and $158M in Volume
Crypto trader and Solana influencer Zion "Ansem" Thomas has built a growing ecosystem around his ansem(.)io token launchpad. The platform has now hosted 782 projects and recorded approximately $158 million in cumulative trading volume, while distributing roughly $600,000 to token holders through airdrops.
Ansem(.)io is built around a tokenized creator economy model. Under its z500 index, crypto teams can airdrop a portion of their new token supply to $ANSEM holders and buy and burn ANSEM to climb the leaderboard, creating a mechanism for projects to compete for attention while directly rewarding the community.
In practice, teams launch tokens on Pumpfun via dedicated wallets funded for community airdrops and gas. Projects can pay a one-time fee to unlock enhanced token pages and reach Gold or Diamond status by burning ANSEM, with all project metrics tracked on-chain and visible on Solscan.
Thomas has argued the model addresses the lack of curation on launchpads such as Pumpfun, where thousands of tokens launch but few maintain sustained attention.
ANSEM Memecoin Pulls Back After Recent Gains
The ANSEM token itself, officially known as The Black Bull and identified on-chain at solana:9cRCn9rGT8V2imeM2BaKs13yhMEais3ruM3rPvTGpump, has surpassed 150,000 holders. The token is down approximately 11% over the past 24 hours but remains up around 20% over the seven-day period.
The Black Bull is a Solana memecoin launched on Pumpfun in mid-June 2026. An anonymous developer created it and sent 650 million tokens to Thomas's wallet for free. Between June 27 and June 29, Thomas airdropped roughly $7 million worth of ANSEM to Solana users, framing it as a push to grow the holder base toward a target of 1 million wallets.
The short-term price dip reflects broader volatility common in the memecoin space, even as the launchpad's underlying activity metrics continue to expand.
Sources:
Bankless: Ansem Debuts Launchpad and the z500 Onchain Index
The Defiant: Ansem Airdrops $7M of ANSEM Memecoin
CryptoDiffer: Ansem Launches Launchpad and Onchain Index z500

Lawson Runs Second In-Store Stablecoin Trial
Lawson, one of Japan's largest convenience store chains, has completed its second in-store stablecoin payment test, this time at the Lawson Gate City Osaki Atrium location in Tokyo. The trial was conducted on August 17, following a preliminary run completed on August 3, and was built on Netstars' proprietary cashless payment platform, StarPay.
The experiment tested point-of-sale (POS) terminal-integrated transactions using three pegged digital assets: USDC, USDT, and JPYC. USDC and USDT were tested across Solana, Morph, and Polygon. JPYC was tested on Polygon, with MetaMask used as the compatible wallet. The focus of the test covered payment speed, user experience, and the effect on existing store operations.
Netstars StarPay and the Broader Push for Retail Adoption
Netstars launched Stablecoin Pay as a commercial payment solution designed for businesses seeking to accept digital assets. The service initially supports USDC, USDT, and the yen-denominated JPYC through the Solana and Polygon networks, with MetaMask as the supported wallet.
Merchants can use existing payment terminals in most cases and handle product pricing, sales records, and settlement in yen, even when customers pay with dollar-denominated stablecoins, removing the need to hold crypto or manage exchange rates. Netstars set the fee at 0.98% and said stores generally will not need extra hardware, though some environments may require development work.
The commercial launch follows Netstars trials involving USDC payments at Tokyo's Haneda Airport from January to February and at a trading-card store in Himeji from April.
Japan's broader stablecoin ecosystem is also maturing. On June 1, 2023, Japan introduced a dedicated framework for stablecoins when amendments to the Payment Services Act took effect, creating regulatory categories for fiat-linked stablecoins and requiring intermediary businesses to register with the Financial Services Agency. The framework was followed by regulatory approval for USDC distribution in March 2025 and by JPYC's registration as a fund transfer service provider that August, before the stablecoin was launched in October. Lawson said it will continue studying the use of stablecoins at its stores as it looks for ways to improve payment convenience for customers while assessing the technology through successive pilot programs.
Sources
FinTech Observer: NETSTARS and Lawson Partner for In-Store Stablecoin Payment Proof-of-Concept Trial
CoinTelegraph: Lawson Tests Yen Stablecoin Payments as Netstars Opens Merchant Service
Crypto.news: Japanese Retailer Lawson Adds USDC, USDT and JPYC to Stablecoin Payment Trial

أرْبيتْرُم تدخل ضمن أفضل مركزين
صعدت أرْبيتْرُم إلى المركز الثاني بين أبرز أسواق العقود الآجلة الدائمة، مسجّلة نحو 1.48 مليار دولار في حجم عقود الـperps خلال 24 ساعة في 18 أغسطس. وبلغت الفائدة المفتوحة على الشبكة 1.834 مليار دولار في اليوم نفسه، وفقًا لبيانات سوقية تمت مشاركتها. خلال الأيام السبعة السابقة، تعاملت أرْبيتْرُم مع 6.70 مليار دولار في إجمالي حجم perps، وهو ما يبرز اتساق نشاط التداول على السلسلة، لا مجرد ارتفاع لمرة واحدة ليوم.
فقط هَيبرليكويد جاءت أعلى، حيث سجّلت 6.12 مليار دولار في حجم التداول اليومي. لا يزال الفارق بين المركز الأول والثاني واسعًا، لكن صعود أرْبيتْرُم إلى المركز الثاني يُعدّ تحولًا مهمًا في كيفية توزيع حجم المشتقات اللامركزية عبر سلاسل الكتل.

قدّم مركز السياسة في Hyperliquid (HPC) وتداول[XYZ] خطابًا تعليقيًا إلى هيئة الأوراق المالية والبورصات الأمريكية في 18 أغسطس، حاثّين الوكالة على وضع إطار تنظيمي حول ما يصفونه بأنه IPOPs، أو عقود دائمة قبل الاكتتاب. ويُعدّ هذا التحرك واحدًا من أكثر الدفعات المباشرة التي تقوم بها منصة تمويل لامركزية لإدخال منتج قائم على السلسلة (on-chain) إلى التيار التنظيمي السائد في الولايات المتحدة.
ما هي IPOPs؟
يُجيب هذا الإيداع على طلب هيئة الأوراق المالية والبورصات الأمريكية (SEC) بخصوص الأفكار الرامية إلى تحديث عملية الطرح الأولي العام (IPO) في الولايات المتحدة. وقد اقترحت المجموعات عقودًا دائمة قبل الاكتتاب، تُسمى IPOPs، كأداة محتملة لاكتشاف التسعير قبل الإدراجات العامة. وهذه أدوات مشتقة يتم تسويتها نقدًا وترتبط بإدراجات عامة متوقعة لشركة مدرجة، مع التسوية باستخدام USDC بدلًا من تسليم أي أسهم فعلية. ولا تمنح العقود أي حقوق ملكية أو سلطة تصويت أو أي تخصيص في الاكتتاب العام الفعلي.

Open Interest Reaches Two-Month Peak
$XRP derivatives activity on Binance is picking up pace. According to CryptoQuant analyst Arab Chain, XRP open interest on Binance has climbed to approximately $461.3 million, its highest level in two months. The figure has risen sharply from roughly $360 million in early August, reflecting a notable increase in capital flowing into outstanding derivatives positions.
XRP is trading near $1 as the build-up occurs, a psychologically significant price level that has drawn attention from traders across the market. The jump in Binance open interest to $461.3 million represents the highest reading since early July, coinciding with renewed activity among larger market participants.
Direction Remains an Open Question
A rise in open interest does not, by itself, reveal which way traders are positioned. The CryptoQuant analyst noted that rising open interest does not indicate whether traders are predominantly long or short. Instead, the increase points to greater participation and speculation in the XRP derivatives market.
Open interest represents the total number of outstanding derivative contracts that have not yet been settled. A rise in open interest typically indicates new money entering the market as traders open fresh positions. For now, both bullish and bearish scenarios remain on the table.
If XRP rises while open interest continues to increase, it could indicate new positions supporting upward momentum. Conversely, continued price weakness alongside elevated open interest could increase the risk of liquidations and sharper price moves. Traders watching XRP should keep a close eye on how price behaves near the $1 level as positioning continues to build.
Sources:
Crypto Briefing: XRP open interest on Binance hits two-month high, CryptoQuant analyst says
AMBCrypto: XRP whales turn active, Binance open interest hits $461.3 million
BitcoinWorld: Binance XRP Open Interest Hits Two-Month High

White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt said Tuesday he remains "optimistic and bullish" on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, signalling that the Trump administration has no intention of easing off the bill despite ongoing Senate disputes.
Witt made the remarks at the annual SALT conference in Wyoming, where he confirmed the administration would continue engaging with Democrats ahead of a critical procedural vote. The cloture vote on the motion to proceed is scheduled for September 15 at 2:15 PM ET.
A Long Road to the Senate Floor
The House passed the CLARITY Act in July 2025 by a 294-134 vote, but disagreements in the Senate over ethics, rewards, DeFi, and regulatory authority have prevented the bill's quick passage. The legislation has since missed multiple self-imposed deadlines, with the White House previously targeting a July 4 passage date.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture on the motion to proceed to the Clarity Act shortly before the Senate left for recess, setting up a procedural vote for September 15, the day after the Senate returns from its August recess. Invoking cloture would limit debate on the motion to proceed; it would not pass the bill or begin debate on the legislation itself. Republicans hold 53 seats, so the motion would need support from at least seven Democrats or independents if every Republican voted for it.
Stablecoin Rewards Remain a Sticking Point
Even if the September 15 vote clears, key disputes have yet to be resolved. A floor vote would not settle disputes over stablecoin rewards, illicit finance, or officials' crypto interests. Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott has said the stablecoin rewards dispute remains unresolved, even after lawmakers previously signalled they had reached a compromise on how such rewards could be offered.
The American Bankers Association and others have reportedly urged senators to use the Clarity Act to close a loophole that allows digital asset service providers to avoid the existing prohibition on stablecoin interest and yield. Meanwhile, Democratic staff on the Senate Banking Committee flagged five areas of concern with the latest draft, pointing to weakened investor protections, gaps in securities oversight, exposure to illicit finance, taxpayer risk, and possible conflicts of interest tied to the presidency.
With the Senate calendar growing increasingly tight, Galaxy Research cut its odds of the Clarity Act becoming law in 2026 from 50% to 30% last month, citing the shrinking Senate calendar. The administration, however, is pushing ahead. Witt said on Tuesday that the Trump administration remains "fully committed" to passing the Clarity Act next month.
Sources:
The Block: Majority Leader Thune files cloture on Clarity Act, setting up Sept. 15 Senate vote
CoinDesk: U.S. Senate opens first stage of Clarity Act voting
Yahoo Finance: Trump Admin "Fully Committed" to Pass Clarity Act in September, Patrick Witt Says

الشركات العامة: شركة واحدة تهيمن
تكشف بيانات احتياطي البيتكوين عن تركّز لافت في المقتنيات عبر الأسواق العامة. تمتلك @Strategy 840,447 $BTC، وهو موقع يتفوّق على أي شركة أخرى مدرجة للتداول علنًا. تتجاوز مقتنيات Strategy إجمالي مراكز احتياطي البيتكوين لدى كل الشركات العامة الأخرى مجتمعةً بفارق يجعل المقارنة المباشرة صعبة. ويأتي في المرتبة التالية أكبر المقتنين ضمن الشركات العامة: Twenty One Capital بـ 43,514 $BTC وMetaplanet بـ 43,000 $BTC. عبر جميع المالكين العامين البالغ عددهم 196، يصل الإجمالي إلى 1.262 مليون $BTC، بقيمة تقارب 81.51 مليار دولار.

أضاف @travalacom إلى أداة حجز السفر الوكيلة (agentic) الخاصة به مدفوعات Amazon Web Services AgentCore، مما يعمّق الربط بين التجارة المدعومة بالذكاء الاصطناعي والبنية التحتية للمدفوعات على السلسلة (on-chain).
كيف يعمل تدفق الحجز
وفقًا لـ @travalacom، يفتح المسافرون Travel MCP الخاص بها داخل @claudeai، ويبحثون عن فندق، ثم يوافقون على حد الإنفاق داخل @coinbase Agentic Wallet يقوم AgentCore بتوفيره تلقائيًا. يتم تمويل المحفظة بـ $USDC، ويتم تسوية الحجز دون رسوم غاز (gas fees). يمكّن البروتوكول الوكلاء المستقلين من البحث والحجز والدفع مقابل أكثر من 2.2 مليون فندق، بما في ذلك Marriott وHilton وIHG، دون تدخل بشري حتى يتم تفويض الدفع.

@Ripple has closed an upsized $275 million private placement of senior unsecured notes issued by Ripple Prime, its non-bank prime brokerage, to support its ongoing and expanding US business. The decision to upsize the offering reflects demand that exceeded the amount originally planned.
Institutional Demand and Deal Structure
The notes attracted a diverse base of institutional investors in key financial markets, with proceeds earmarked for working capital and general corporate purposes as Ripple Prime grows its multi-asset clearing, prime brokerage, and financing services. Piper Sandler served as lead placement agent for the transaction.
The notes received a BBB investment-grade rating from KBRA, which had previously assigned the same rating to Ripple Prime as an issuer. KBRA expects margins to improve in 2026 as the company's balance sheet grows, though revenue currently remains concentrated in spread-based financing and is sensitive to balance-sheet size and interest rates.
Ripple Prime President Noel Kimmel said the transaction gives the business an additional source of capital to invest in its team and technology as it expands its operations.
Background: From Hidden Road to Ripple Prime
Ripple announced its $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road in April 2025, making it the first crypto firm to operate a global, multi-asset prime brokerage with a financing infrastructure that traditional finance has relied on for decades. Hidden Road now operates under the name Ripple Prime.
Since the deal closed in October 2025, Ripple's own statements show the business has tripled in size, with client collateral doubling and average daily transactions climbing past 60 million. In May 2026, the company also secured a $200 million asset-backed debt facility from Neuberger Specialty Finance to increase its lending capacity. The latest notes offering adds another layer to that capital stack as Ripple Prime pushes deeper into institutional markets.
Sources:
Ripple Press Release: Ripple Prime Closes $275 Million Senior Notes Offering
Crypto Times: Ripple Prime Raises $275M as It Expands US Crypto Business
Ripple Press Release: Ripple Acquires Prime Broker Hidden Road for $1.25B

عدد القفزات في عدد الحاملين مع توسع أوندو لبصمتها في الأصول المُمَثَّلة عبر التوكن
سجّلت @Ondo Finance ارتفاعًا حادًا في المشاركة عبر منصتها للأصول المُمَثَّلة عبر التوكن. ووفقًا لبيانات من rwa.xyz، فإن البروتوكول بات يضم 252,935 حاملًا موزعين على 441 أصلًا مُوَكَّنًا، مع ارتفاع عدد الحاملين بنسبة 48.57% خلال الثلاثين يومًا الماضية. تبلغ القيمة المُوزَّعة للأصول 3.62 مليار دولار، وهي شبه ثابتة خلال الفترة نفسها، منخفضة بنسبة 0.04% فقط، بينما بلغ حجم التحويلات الشهرية 2.63 مليار دولار.
تشير الأرقام إلى أن المنصة تجذب مزيدًا من المستخدمين حتى مع بقاء إجمالي القيمة بالدولار للأصول المُحتفَظ بها ثابتًا، ما يوحي بإتاحة أوسع للبيع بالتجزئة والمؤسسات بدلًا من تركّز رأس مال جديد في الأعلى.

@Ripple's chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty (@s_alderoty), has put September 15 at the center of the US crypto regulation debate, describing the date as a critical test for whether the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act can advance through the Senate.
A Procedural Hurdle With High Stakes
Speaking at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium in Jackson Hole on August 18, Alderoty said the Senate will face a motion to proceed on the crypto market structure bill that day. He described September 15 as a key test for the Clarity Act's prospects, noting that lawmakers will need 60 votes just to open debate on the floor. "September 15th will be a bellwether mark as to whether this continues to advance through Congress," he said.
Although the bill has bipartisan support, it still faces opposition from several Senate Democrats over ethics and consumer protection concerns. Alderoty also noted that the SEC and CFTC have signaled they will continue writing crypto rules independently, regardless of whether Congress acts, adding urgency to the legislative push.
The Economic Case for Crypto Legislation
Alderoty drew on research from the National Cryptocurrency Association to frame the stakes in economic terms. According to a report the NCA produced with the Pragmatic Policy Group, the US crypto industry directly supports more than 34,000 jobs and is on track to contribute over $55 billion to the economy in 2026, with 232,000 jobs supported across related industries through indirect and induced activity. Jobs associated with the industry pay an average annual wage of about $133,000, more than double the national median.
Ripple funded the National Cryptocurrency Association with $50 million, and Alderoty serves as its president, a relationship worth noting when weighing the research. Nonetheless, the figures have been widely cited in the broader legislative debate over the Clarity Act's potential economic impact.
The Wyoming gathering also featured Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, SEC Chair Paul Atkins, and Senators Cynthia Lummis and Tim Scott, underscoring how central the event has become to the US digital asset policy conversation. If the September 15 procedural vote falls short of 60, the bill's path to passage before the next Senate recess becomes significantly narrower.
Sources:
The Block: Ripple CLO says Sept. 15 will be a 'bellwether' for Clarity Act market structure bill
Business Wire: NCA Report on Crypto's $55 Billion Economic Contribution in 2026
Crypto Briefing: US crypto sector supports 34,000 direct jobs and contributes $55B to economy

@Uniswap يلتزم بإطلاق في اليوم الأول على @arc
أكدت @Uniswap أنها ستكون مباشرة على @arc منذ اللحظة التي تفتح فيها شركة Circle شبكتها الجديدة للجمهور. وقد حددت Circle في 16 سبتمبر 2026 موعد إطلاق الشبكة الرئيسية العامة لـ Arc، و@Uniswap هي من بين بروتوكولات التمويل اللامركزي (DeFi) التي تلتزم بالجاهزية منذ اليوم الأول. وتأتي هذه الخطوة لتُقِدم على Arc إصدار Uniswap v4، ومسابح السيولة، وتوجيه عمليات التبادل، وأدوات المطورين، بينما تستعد الشبكة لإطلاق شبكتها الرئيسية العامة.
تعمل Arc حاليًا كشبكة رئيسية خاصة مع أكثر من 100 جهة من بناة النظام البيئي والمؤسسات، وهي على المسار الصحيح لإطلاق شبكة رئيسية عامة في 16 سبتمبر 2026. وقد أعلنت Circle عن الشبكة لأول مرة في 12 أغسطس 2025، وأطلقت اختبارها العام للشبكة في 28 أكتوبر 2025، وخلال مرحلة اختبار الشبكة عالجت الشبكة أكثر من 244 مليون معاملة.

أكملت لجنة توكنات الشركات المستقرة في وايومنغ عملية ترحيل رمزها المستقر Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) من LayerZero إلى بروتوكول التشغيل البيني عبر السلاسل التابع لـ @chainlink (CCIP)، وفقًا لـ CoinDesk. سيتم إيقاف إصدار LayerZero من الرمز بعد إجراء مراجعة أمنية، حيث بات CCIP الآن بمثابة البنية التحتية الحصرية للتشغيل عبر السلاسل للرمز بموجب عقد متعدد السنوات.
من إطلاق الرواد إلى إعادة بناء البنية التحتية
أصبح <a>FRNT</a> متاحًا للتشغيل في يناير عبر سبع شبكات بلوكشين باستخدام معيار الإصدار الخاص بـ LayerZero لرموز الأصول القابلة للاستبدال عبر السلاسل (OFT)، ليصبح أول عملة مستقرة صادرة عن جهة حكومية أمريكية. يحمل الرمز قيمة سوقية تقل عن مليون دولار، ما يجعله محدودًا من حيث الحجم لكنه مهم بوصفه أول عملة مستقرة مدعومة من الدولة في الولايات المتحدة. تُدار احتياطياته بواسطة Franklin Templeton ومؤمنة بدولارات أمريكية وسندات خزانة قصيرة الأجل بنسبة احتياطي مفروضة قانونيًا تبلغ 102%.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (@SECGov) has proposed two registration-free fundraising routes for crypto issuers under a framework formally known as Regulation Crypto Assets, its first-ever crypto-specific rulemaking.
Two Tiers, Two Sets of Rules
A startup exemption would give early-stage projects a regulatory runway of up to four years, during which a project could raise up to $5 million while making principles-based disclosures to investors. A separate fundraising exemption permits raises of up to $75 million in each 12-month period, accompanied by audited financials and ongoing reporting. Together, the two tiers cover everything from seed-stage projects to larger protocol treasuries raising growth capital, without requiring a full SEC registration statement for each token sale.
The proposal would create a bespoke offering regime under the Securities Act for investment contracts involving crypto assets, replacing staff guidance and policy statements with more permanent regulations. The rules would also preempt state registration requirements, reducing the compliance burden on issuers operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Safe Harbor and the Path to Decentralization
A conditional investment contract safe harbor sits at the centre of the proposal. It would allow sufficiently decentralised tokens to exit securities classification entirely once a founding team has permanently ceased all essential managerial efforts and the network operates autonomously. This addresses a long-standing concern in the industry: that tokens sold as investment contracts carry a permanent securities-law shadow even after a network has matured.
The SEC voted on August 14 to advance Regulation Crypto Assets for public comment, beginning a formal rulemaking process. A proposal released for comment is not itself a final rule. The agency must still gather public input, revise the text as appropriate, and bring a final rule back to commissioners for a further vote. The public comment window runs 60 days from Federal Register publication.
Congress is pursuing a parallel path through the CLARITY Act, though a procedural vote on that legislation slipped to September 15, and its near-term prospects remain uncertain. For now, the SEC's rulemaking stands as the more immediate route to regulatory clarity for the crypto industry.
Sources:
SEC Press Release: SEC Proposes New Regulation Crypto Assets (SEC.gov)
U.S. SEC Sets Meeting to Propose Reg Crypto to Support Certain Digital Assets Offerings (CoinDesk)
SEC Sets Aug. 14 Meeting on Crypto Offering Rules (Crypto.news)

شهد سوق الأصول الحقيقية المُرمَّزة نموًا سريعًا في 2026، لكن نظرة أقرب إلى البيانات تكشف عن انقسام هيكلي يؤثر على المستثمرين: تقع أغلب القيمة على سلاسل يمكن أن يستحيل على المستثمرين الأفراد فيها الاحتفاظ بالرموز أو تحويلها مباشرةً.
مقابل الأصول المُمثَّلة والمُوزَّعة: سوق بقيمة 345 مليار دولار مقسوم إلى قسمين
تبلغ القيمة الإجمالية للأصول المُرمَّزة حاليًا نحو 345.33 مليار دولار، لكن الغالبية العظمى من هذا الرقم، أي 306.6 مليار دولار، تُصنَّف كأصول مُمثَّلة على @CantonNetwork. تستخدم الأصول المُمثَّلة سلسلة بلوكشين كمجرد طبقة للتوثيق. وتظل الأوراق المالية الأساسية محفوظة لدى جهة تقليدية للتداول/الحفظ، ولا يمكن للمستثمرين الاحتفاظ بها أو نقلها عبر محافظهم هم.