US Senate Banking Committee to markup Clarity Act on May 14 for crypto market structure & stablecoin rules. BlackRock preps 2 Ethereum tokenized MM funds for stablecoin holders. Japan Progmat advances JGB tokenization + on-chain repo on Avalanche.

US Senate advances CLARITY Act (crypto market structure bill). Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) & Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) reached a bipartisan compromise on stablecoin rewards: → Bans passive “bank-like” yields on stablecoins → Allows activity-based rewards (trading, usage, etc.)

US CLARITY Act advances: Coinbase-backed stablecoin yield compromise (bans bank-like interest, allows activity rewards) paves way for Senate markup in May. UK cryptoasset rules incoming 2027.

Brazil bans crypto in regulated cross-border payments. US crypto market structure bill targets mid-May markup amid unresolved issues. Stablecoin/tokenized deposit activity accelerates at banks; crypto card spending up 500% YoY.

CFTC sues NY on prediction markets; Brazil bans 27 platforms; Novogratz: CLARITY Act in May; Trump backs crypto bill; 15-bit ECC quantum break; AI agents for crypto payments/tech; DeFi United ETH pledges; real-time ZK on laptop; Square Lightning integration.

NY AG sues Coinbase/Gemini over prediction markets; Senate Clarity Act still has path forward; 39 firms urge EU to fast-track DLT rules for tokenized assets; Coinbase quantum advisory board issues crypto migration plan paper; SoFi adds XRP trading in FDIC-insured accounts

CLARITYAct stablecoin yield language pushed back (idle ban intact);Circle CEO sees huge opportunity for yuan-backed stablecoin;HK Flow Capital to bring $150M private credit fund;Ripple partners Kyobo Life for tokenized gov bond settlement;US gov moves Bitfinex hack BTC toCoinbase

Virginia digital assets unclaimed property law signed;Fed nominee discloses crypto holdings;XRP Ledger adds ZK proofs;Eth Foundation$1M audit subsidy;Rakuten enables XRPpayments for 44M users;Visa joins Stripe Tempo;Deutsche Börse$200M Kraken investment;Tether self-custody wallet

SEC advances Reg Crypto safe harbor; CFTC launches Innovation Task Force; Treasury pushes CLARITY Act; ClearBank gets first Dutch MiCAR license. Tech: Bitcoin Core v31 testnet, TON sub-second finality, MetaMask Advanced Permissions, Circle Arc quantum roadmap.

SEC Regulation Crypto Assets proposal White House review ; Senate CLARITY Act next week; Circle Arc post-quantum BTC/ETH roadmap; Solana STRIDE DeFi sec w/ Asymmetric; JPM Dimon tokenization=new comps; IMF tokenization risk warning