Crypto Pulse—Industry Perspectives

For an industry that has spent years asking Washington for a rulebook, the crypto world finds itself in a familiar and frustrating position: watching a landmark bill stall just short of the finish line. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known simply as “CLARITY”, has come further than any crypto legislation in U.S. history. Yet with the Senate’s summer recess just days away, the bill remains stuck, and its odds of becoming law this year are shrinking by the week. 1.What Is the CLARITY Act, a

Security researchers have uncovered SparkKitty, a new mobile malware strain that specifically targets cryptocurrency users by scanning photo libraries for wallet recovery phrases (seed phrases), QR codes, and other sensitive information. Notably, SparkKitty was previously found embedded in applications distributed through both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store before being detected and removed.Unlike attacks that exploit blockchain protocols or cryptocurrency wallets directly, SparkKitty

1inch has officially launched Aqua, a new liquidity protocol deployed across 13 blockchains, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and BNB Chain. Unlike traditional liquidity models that require users to lock assets into individual liquidity pools, Aqua enables liquidity providers (LPs) to use the same wallet balance across multiple trading strategies simultaneously.At the heart of Aqua is its shared liquidity model, which allows a single pool of capital to support multiple trading opportunities w

Anthropic has published research showing that one of its AI models discovered a new attack method that weakens HAWK, a post-quantum digital signature algorithm previously proposed as part of the cryptographic standardization program run by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). According to Anthropic, the research process took only around 60 hours and approximately $100,000 in computing costs, even though the algorithm had been reviewed by the cryptography community for

The first half of 2026 delivered a paradox for the crypto industry. According to blockchain security platform Immunefi, 207 separate hacks were recorded between January and June, the highest number ever logged in a six-month period. Yet total losses came in at approximately $972 million, down more than 50% from H1 2025 and, for the first time in years, below the psychological $1 billion mark.That raises an obvious question: how can attacks become more frequent while the money stolen keeps shrink

Traditional Perp DEXs often face several limitations, including low liquidity, slower execution speeds, and a trading experience that struggles to handle large orders efficiently. GRVT was developed to address these challenges through a Hybrid Exchange model that combines the transparency and self-custody of decentralized exchanges with the performance and liquidity typically associated with centralized exchanges. By integrating both on-chain and off-chain infrastructure alongside zkSync technol

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has once again decided to keep interest rates unchanged at its latest FOMC meeting, in line with broad market expectations. While the decision itself came as no surprise, the signals delivered through the post-meeting statement and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's press conference carried far greater significance than the rate decision itself.The post-meeting statement was almost identical to the one released after the June 17 meeting, reflecting the Fed's consistent policy a

The Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision today at 2:00 PM ET, and crypto markets are holding their breath. The federal funds rate has sat at 3.50%–3.75% since December 2025, and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, now in only his second meeting at the helm, faces a genuinely uncertain call. Bitcoin is trading in the low $63,000s, down from a June high near $80,000, with sentiment firmly in “fear” territory. Markets are pricing roughly a 62-80% chance of a hold and a 20-38% chance of a 25-

Key takeawaysWall Street faces its most consequential five-day window of 2026 as roughly $725 billion in annual Big Tech AI capital expenditure meets a Federal Reserve decision, Q2 GDP, and Core PCE inflation across 96 hours. Crude oil has just retreated from above $100 to the high $80s after the US and Iran paused strikes over the Strait of Hormuz, pulling July rate-hike odds down to around 30% but leaving September firmly in play. Microsoft, Meta, Apple, and Amazon report into a market that ha

Key takeawaysZcash's Ironwood (NU6.3) hard fork activates at block 3,428,143 on July 28, 2026, permanently sealing the legacy Orchard shielded pool and routing roughly 3.76 million ZEC through a turnstile checkpoint that caps outflows at the amount that legitimately entered. The upgrade closes a verification gap left by a four-year-old circuit flaw found in May, which developers patched but could not prove was never exploited. Ordinary holders face no deadline and should enable Tor or Nym before