Standard Chartered has initiated coverage of Arbitrum and projects that ARB could reach $10 by the end of 2030. The bank expects Arbitrum’s support for traditional financial institutions moving on-chain to benefit from growth in tokenized assets.
Senator Cynthia Lummis said U.S. banks could directly purchase and hold Bitcoin and other digital assets if the CLARITY Act passes. She also argued that an influx of bank funds into the cryptocurrency market could significantly lift Bitcoin’s price.
CoinEx will wind down its exchange operations in stages from September 15 and halt spot trading from September 29. Withdrawals will remain available through December 22, while CoinEx Wallet and CoinEx Vault will not be affected.
Technology development to address Bitcoin’s quantum-computer threat is accelerating, with P2MR and SHRINCS emerging as key candidates. BIP-360 proposes P2MR, while Blockstream Research is developing the SHA-256-based SHRINCS signature scheme.
White House Crypto Council Secretary General Patrick Witt called progress on the CLARITY Act “very positive” ahead of its first procedural Senate vote. He said Republicans had accepted up to 95% of Democratic negotiators’ demands and that past policy mistakes toward the crypto industry were being corrected.
Nate Geraci said progress on the CLARITY Act is positive for the cryptocurrency industry, but its passage will not determine the sector’s future. He said existing regulatory authority could support continued rulemaking, while passage of the bill could increase policy certainty and accelerate innovation.
Bitcoin has not set a new all-time high since October 2025, but the interval from a previous peak to a new record has shortened across past cycles, according to Darkfost.
Nasdaq plans to launch the Nasdaq Equity Token (NET) in Q2 2027, preserving the voting and legal rights of the underlying shares. It also plans to invest $100 million in Payward to connect the xStocks ecosystem with Nasdaq’s market infrastructure.
Grayscale Research Head Jack Pans said elevated U.S. August inflation could create short-term pressure for crypto markets by raising the possibility of another Fed rate hike. He expects any decline to be limited and potentially offer a new entry opportunity.
