ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood expects more blockchain networks to emerge and highlighted the importance of comparing how each chain scales, generates revenue and attracts users.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged the Senate to continue advancing the CLARITY Act, which would establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets. He warned that failure to advance the bill could undermine U.S. leadership and national security measures related to digital assets.

Steak ’n Shake said same-store sales have grown at a double-digit rate since it began accepting Bitcoin payments in May 2025. Same-store sales at franchise partner locations rose 19% this quarter.

Major U.S. crypto industry groups have asked an Illinois court to halt enforcement of the state’s 0.2% digital-asset transaction tax before it takes effect in January 2027.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said publicly listed companies cannot control every financial product referencing their shares and that their consent should not automatically be required for Robinhood’s stock tokens.

Jiang Zhuo’er expects Bitcoin could rise to $83,000–$84,000 before correcting toward around $72,000. He said a confirmed pre-correction high of $82,300 could result in a prolonged, range-bound market.

An analysis projects that exempting personal cryptocurrency payments of $300 or less from capital gains tax could increase U.S. net federal tax revenue by approximately $859 million over 10 years. The estimate assumes the current base of about 5.4 million digital-asset payment users remains unchanged.

Hunter Biden has outlined the rationale and token allocation plan for the LAPTOP meme coin, including a 20% community airdrop. The token is scheduled to launch on Base on September 9.

Chainalysis said France’s cryptocurrency tax noncompliance rate could exceed 90%, citing a wide gap between potentially taxable activity and reported amounts. It estimated France’s potentially taxable crypto activity at $9.4 billion in 2025.