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Lawmakers moved a digital asset tax measure forward even as a related Senate effort stalled A House committee has advanced a bill addressing the tax treatment of digital assets, passing it by a 38-5 vote. The lopsided margin signals broad bipartisan backing for the measure inside the chamber, according to reports on the committee action.

The stablecoin issuer's new network aims to give USDC a stronger foothold in payments and settlement. Circle has moved its Arc network into mainnet, according to a report from CryptoSlate. The launch marks a new phase in the company's strategy to expand how businesses and developers use USDC beyond simple trading and transfers.

Lawmakers move to write the reserve into federal law, testing whether Congress will back the White House's Bitcoin policy. A House committee has voted to advance a bill that would codify the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve established under President Trump.

TronWeekly and CoinTurk News EN report KRW1's supply at 100 million tokens, while AMBCrypto puts circulating supply at 142 million. TronWeekly and CoinTurk News EN report KRW1's supply at 100 million tokens, while AMBCrypto puts circulating supply at 142 million.

The failed procedural vote on crypto market structure legislation triggered a sharp selloff across digital assets. The U.S. Senate blocked a motion connected to the CLARITY Act on Tuesday, halting progress on a bill meant to define market structure rules for digital assets.

The platform's infrastructure expansion coincides with the go-live of its automated yield product. BASIS.pro has expanded its on-chain infrastructure through new partnerships with XDC Network and Zypher DAO. The announcement was paired with the launch of Auto Earn, a feature designed to automate yield generation for platform users.

The Solana-based lending protocol ties the leadership change to a broader push into real-world asset credit markets and U.S. expansion. Kamino, a decentralized finance protocol built on the Solana blockchain, has appointed Michael Weisz as chief executive officer. The move was reported by Cryptopolitan and crypto.news on September 15 and 16, 2026, respectively.

Crypto Economy and CryptoBriefing both cover the Senate's September 15 block of the CLARITY Act but disagree on how far Bitcoin fell and on the core reason the bill failed. Crypto Economy and CryptoBriefing both cover the Senate's September 15 block of the CLARITY Act but disagree on how far Bitcoin fell and…

Across tax law, a presidential ethics deal and an XRP price call, named outlets give directly conflicting readings of the same event, and none of the source documents are on the record here. Across tax law, a presidential ethics deal and an XRP price call, named outlets give directly conflicting readings of the same event…

The wallet-infrastructure provider is broadening its developer toolkit beyond custody and key management. Turnkey has expanded its wallet infrastructure platform to include swap and earn capabilities, according to reports from CoinGape and Yahoo Finance. The company built its reputation on secure key management and wallet infrastructure for developers building crypto applications.

CoinGape and Bitcoin.com News both cover the Sept. 16 Ways and Means markup of the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act but disagree on whether the mining and staking tax provision has already been removed. CoinGape and Bitcoin.com News both cover the Sept.

Lawmakers will debate and vote on legislation to formally establish a federal bitcoin reserve, according to three separate reports. A committee within the U.S. House of Representatives is set to hold a markup vote on legislation establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

The mainnet upgrade raises the transaction size limit to 4,096 bytes, opening the door to more complex on-chain applications. Solana's mainnet now runs Transaction V1, a protocol upgrade that expands how much data a single transaction can carry. The change increases the maximum transaction size by about 3.3 times compared to the prior limit.

Thai payments firm embeds a baht-linked digital asset wallet into its app using infrastructure from custody provider Fireblocks. TrueMoney has partnered with Fireblocks to launch an embedded digital wallet supporting THBT, a token tied to the Thai baht, on the Base blockchain.

Banking groups want stricter limits on stablecoin yield as lawmakers finalize market-structure legislation US banks are asking senators to tighten rules around stablecoin rewards before lawmakers vote on the CLARITY Act, according to Cryptopolitan. The push comes as the bill moves toward a final Senate decision on how digital dollar-pegged tokens should be regulated.

The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic will use CertiK's blockchain security tools to oversee its planned digital currency The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has brought in CertiK to support security and oversight of its digital som initiative. CertiK is a blockchain security firm known for smart contract audits and on-chain monitoring tools.

A newly revised version of the crypto market structure bill is drawing resistance from multiple camps just before lawmakers are set to vote. The Clarity Act has been positioned in Washington as an attempt to settle years of uncertainty over which federal agency should oversee digital assets.

The move comes a day before a scheduled cloture vote on the crypto market structure bill. Senate Democrats intend to submit a counterproposal to Republicans on the CLARITY Act, Politico reported. The move follows a GOP offer described as final, setting up a last-minute negotiation ahead of a scheduled cloture vote.