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SEC Chair Paul Atkins unveils an "innovation exemption," five-bucket token rules and a CFTC pact, opening a regulated path for tokenized securities on-chain. Summary SEC Chair Paul Atkins unveiled an 

SEC Chair Paul Atkins unveils an "innovation exemption," five-bucket token rules and a CFTC pact, opening a regulated path for tokenized securities on-chain. Summary SEC Chair Paul Atkins unveiled an "innovation exemption" to let tokenized securities trade on-chain under tailored rules. A new five-category crypto framework would place 4 of 5 token types outside securities law, narrowing the SEC's direct reach. The SEC also formalized coordination with the CFTC and expanded "Project Crypto" to retrofit securities rules for on-chain markets. Marking the first anniversary of his chairmanship at the Washington Economic Club, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins used a keynote address to announce what he cast as a regulatory reset for digital assets built around an "A-C-T" strategy: advance, clarify, transform. At the center of that agenda is a five-category token framework that, according to Atkins, will place only a narrow slice of crypto assets inside securities law while explicitly classifying most others as non-securities. SEC pivots from enforcement to classification "Our goal is to help market participants slot crypto assets into clear categories, instead of leaving them to guess whether the SEC will call something a security after the fact," Atkins said in earlier remarks outlining the same framework. He reiterated his oft-stated principle that "form does not change substance," arguing that a stock "remains a stock, whether represented on paper, through a DTCC entry, or as a blockchain token," while also stressing that not every token used in a capital raise should be treated as a security forever. Innovation exemption and Project Crypto The headline reform is an "innovation exemption" designed to let qualified firms issue and trade tokenized securities on-chain

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Bitmine staked 61,232 ETH ($142M) in its latest transaction, bringing total staked ETH to $7.88 billion.

The company holds 4.12% of ETH’s total supply and targets 5%, a goal Tom Lee calls the “Alchemy of 5%.

Bitmine’s staking platform MAVAN is on pace to become the largest Ethereum validator network globally.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) has made the acquisition and staking of ether the centerpiece of its corporate treasury strategy. The company has accumulated approximately 4.976 million ETH (equal to 4.12% of the total ether supply) with a stated target of reaching 5% of all ETH in circulation, a goal Lee calls the “Alchemy of 5%.”Of Bitmine’s total ETH holdings, 68.24% are now staked, generating annualized staking revenue of approximately $212 million at a current 7-day yield of 2.89%. The annualized yield figure may appear modest in isolation, but at Bitmine’s scale, the absolute returns are material, i.e., $212 million per annum.

The scale of the company’s validator deployments has had measurable effects on the Ethereum network because when Bitmine ramped up staking activity in early 2026, it pushed the Ethereum validator queue into an $8 billion backlog, with new validators waiting more than 44 days to be activated.

Beyond this, Bitmine recently launched MAVAN, the Made in America Validator Network, an institutional Ethereum staking platform designed for external participants. The platform gives institutional participants direct access to Ethereum’s proof-of- stake consensus mechanism.Lee has called ETH “the wartime store of value,” arguing that ether’s utility across decentralized applications, staking infrastructure, and institutional treasury functions makes it structurally different from bitcoin. He has set a price target of $7,000 to $9,000 for ETH by the end of 2026, and $62,500 by 2030.

The strategy mirrors what Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy

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US Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh answered several questions today regarding cryptocurrencies, monetary policy, and the Fed’s independence during his Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing.

Senate grills Warsh on cryptocurrencies
During the nearly 3-hour public session, pro-crypto Senator Cynthia Lummis questioned whether digital assets should be incorporated into the financial system to give Americans more investment options and consumer protections. Warsh’s response was this:

“Digital assets are already part of the fabric of our financial industry, so yes.”

This statement has widely been interpreted as crypto-advocacy rather than a hostile stance.

Aside from that, Warsh’s financial disclosures previously revealed a $100 million crypto portfolio. He has stakes in Solana, dYdX, Bitwise, Flashnet, and 20 other crypto projects.

On this point, senators raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest in crypto policy formation. His response was a commitment to divest the majority of his financial assets before being sworn in.

Fed independence
Senator Elizabeth Warren questioned Warsh regarding Fed independence, to which he emphasized that he would not be Trump’s “sock puppet,” despite receiving the President’s public endorsement for the position.

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A new position paper from the Independent Advisory Board is sending a clear message to the crypto industry: The quantum threat isn’t urgent—but ignoring it is a mistake. Authored by leading experts in

A new position paper from the  Independent Advisory Board is sending a clear message to the crypto industry:
The quantum threat isn’t urgent—but ignoring it is a mistake.
Authored by leading experts including , , and , the report emphasizes that while today’s quantum computers are far from breaking modern cryptography, the transition to post-quantum security must begin now.
Why this matters
Blockchains like  and  rely heavily on public-key cryptography (like elliptic curves).
A sufficiently powerful quantum computer could, in theory, break these systems.
But here’s the nuance:
👉 This is not a “tomorrow” problem
👉 It is a “start preparing today” problem
The 2035 wake-up call
The  recommends completing post-quantum migrations by 2035.
However, the report warns that there’s no guarantee quantum systems won’t reach critical capability by then—or shortly after.
So the real risk isn’t timing uncertainty…
It’s being unprepared when the shift happens.
Bitcoin’s exposure 🪙
Not all BTC is equally safe:
Some addresses still hide public keys (safer)
Others have already exposed them on-chain
Estimates suggest ~6.9 million BTC fall into the latter category, including early-era coins.
These could become targets for “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks once quantum tech matures.
Still, no panic:
The report suggests practical mitigations like:
Commit-reveal schemes
Controlled spending mechanisms (e.g., “Hourglass” concept)
Ethereum’s broader attack surface ⚙️
For , the challenge is more complex:
User transaction signatures
Validator (consensus layer) signatures
Zero-knowledge proof systems
Data commitments (KZG)
Proposed direction:
👉 Shift toward hash-based (post-quantum) signatures
👉 Use SNARKs to compress large signatures
👉 Adopt gradual migration (not forced upgrades)
Key takeaway
“Waiting for it to become urgent is not a good strategy.”


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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?CHIP: Yield-Bearing Synthetic StablecoinCC: Institutional Privacy L1 The $292 million Kelp DAO exploit shows why crypto bridges are still one of the industry's wea

The $292 million Kelp DAO exploit shows why crypto bridges are still one of the industry's weakest links

The $292 million exploit tied to KelpDAO is the latest in a long line of crypto bridge hacks, underscoring how the systems designed to connect blockchains have become some of the easiest ways to break them.

The incident involved KelpDAO’s use of LayerZero’s cross-chain messaging system, a type of infrastructure widely used to move data and assets between blockchains.

Bridges are meant to let users move assets from one blockchain to another, like from Ethereum to a different network. But instead of acting as seamless connectors, they have repeatedly turned into weak points, draining billions of dollars over the past few years.

So why does this keep happening?

Crypto ecosystem leaders say the answer is not just bad code or careless mistakes. The problem is more fundamental; it is in how bridges are built in the first place.



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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?Daily 5K USDT Airdrop - Join & Win!HTX Community April Creation Contest Dogecoin Price Recovery Stalls at $0.0975 Resistance — What Comes Next? Dogecoin price is a

Dogecoin Price Recovery Stalls at $0.0975 Resistance — What Comes Next?

Dogecoin price is at a make-or-break level. $0.0975 decides what comes next. Bulls want $0.10. Bears want $0.0880. One side is about to win.

Dogecoin is showing signs of a potential trend reversal after bouncing from the $0.0925 support zone. The price has pushed above $0.0950 and the 100-hourly simple moving average, signaling short-term bullish momentum. However, sellers remain active near the $0.0970–$0.0975 range, casting doubt on the next directional move.
The recovery follows a broader uptick across the crypto market, with Bitcoin and Ethereum also posting gains. DOGE cleared the $0.0935 and $0.0942 resistance levels during the climb. A rising channel has formed on the hourly chart, with resistance capped at $0.0970. The pair is currently testing whether bulls have the strength to sustain this recovery.
The 23.6% Fibonacci retracement of the drop from $0.1021 to $0.0926 has already been cleared. This gives the bulls a structural edge in the short term. The next target sits at the 50% Fibonacci level near $0.0975, which aligns with the first major resistance zone.

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