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Bitcoin backed mortgages and stablecoin yield are hot topics in Japan right now, as Hyundai experiments with Avalanche for global stablecoin transfers. Asia Express Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/features/thai-scammer-japan-crypto-loans?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association expressed support for the CLARITY Act but urged changes to the legislation’s language. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/clarity-act-gains-second-law-enforcement-endorsement-before-senate-push?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

OP_CSFS authenticates signatures over arbitrary data. OP_CAT concatenates stack values into a single message. Together, they let Bitcoin scripts verify transaction structure at spend time, without pre-signed key management or new consensus rules beyond the two opcodes themselves. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/research/bitcoin-covenants-part-4-op-checksigfromstack-and-op-cat?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Reed Smith’s Aquarius platform automates regulatory filings and legal workflows as demand for MiCA compliance tools grows across Europe. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/global-law-firm-mica-compliance-tool-crypto-companies-navigate-new-eu-rules?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

As foreign currency reserves remain under pressure, Bolivia is considering a framework to let the world’s largest stablecoin be used for payments, savings and trade. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bolivia-weighs-usdt-payment-currency-amid-dollar-shortage?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Hyundai completed a proof-of-concept using Tether’s USDT to settle a cross-border treasury transfer between its US and Mexican subsidiaries, highlighting growing enterprise interest in stablecoin-based payments. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/hyundai-completes-usdt-treasury-settlement-pilot-between-us-and-mexico?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

With the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and another senator hospitalized, Republicans’ current majority in the chamber has been reduced to 51-47, likely requiring more Democratic support to pass crypto market structure. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-senate-session-plans-clarity-act-vote?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin bulls faced an uphill struggle to preserve $62,000 as stocks opened down on Strait of Hormuz rhetoric between the US and Iran. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-threatens-62k-in-risk-asset-out-as-donald-trump-says-us-will-run-closed-hormuz-strait?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Coinbase’s venture capital arm leads 2026 crypto investing even as funding withered and unique investors shied away amid the bear market. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-ventures-leading-crypto-vc-h1-2026?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Strategy boosted its US dollar reserve to $3 billion after selling $466.7 million in MSTR shares, while keeping its 843,775 Bitcoin holdings unchanged. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-sells-467-million-mstr-keeps-843775-btc-stack?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound