① Franklin Templeton Says Agentic AI Is Crypto's 'Killer Use Case' The asset manager argues that AI software capable of paying for things autonomously will need blockchain rails to workâand that most investors aren't positioned for it.
② Bitcoin Is Bouncing: Hereâs the Bull and Bear Case for Its Next Move The good news: Bitcoin is holding onto key support, and rising. The bad news: a "death cross" is still active, and prediction markets are still overwhelmingly bearish.
③ Clarity Act Latest Draft Bars Trump From Crypto VenturesâBut Only Until 2029 The long-awaited market-structure bill would block officials and their spouses from issuing digital assets and shield non-custodial developers, but the ethics ban expires in 2029 and enforcement rests solely with the DOJ.
④ Hugging Face CEO Thanks Chinese AI for Saving the Day After OpenAI Hack When American commercial AI refused to help investigate the breach, Hugging Face ran Chinese model GLM 5.2 locally. Its CEO now says there's an important lesson in this.
⑤ US Seizes More Than $25M in Crypto Tied to Investment and Romance Scams Prosecutors filed five forfeiture cases as Secret Service agents traced funds from thousands of victims to launderers in Southeast Asia.
⑥ Why Hashdex’s new crypto ETF keeps 100% of your initial staking yields and 40% of everything else Provider fees come first; above the annual threshold, excess net staking income is split 40% to Hashdex and 60% to the trust. The post Why Hashdex’s new crypto ETF keeps 100% of your initial staking yields and 40% of everything else appeared first on CryptoSlate.