CLARITY Act looks cooked for 2026.
Clock is running out and D's midterm messaging on Trump corruption make it hard for party to vote in favor.
There's still an outside chance but, more likely, banks win again. w/insight from DC whisperer @RonwHammond
So about Airbnb's CEO posting AI slop...
Turns out Chesky was hacked! Fortune's @RachelVentresca with the scoop below
(Weird thing: Hacker didn't pump any single crypto project but RWAs in general. A true believer I guess)
Token theft is so bad that some AI startups have to cut off free trials!
I chatted with Stripe's Head of AI and Data @emilygsands who broke down this new scam.
Latest sign of how competition between banks and crypto natives is heating up
Wall Street players like Morgan Stanley will never compete on product and innovation — but their deep pockets mean they can win on price
Morgan Stanley rolls out a crypto trading pilot on E*Trade, charging clients lower prices than Coinbase and Robinhood, ahead of a wider launch later in 2026 (@hannahlevitt / Bloomberg)
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“Stablecoins are intrinsically subversive. Most people in the world live under capital controls. Most people don’t have the freedom to own whatever financial assets they want” - @hosseeb
Stablecoins are exploding and >98% are USD-based.
This will accelerate dollarization of the global economy. Good for USA says @BarrySilbert
But he worries about giving US Treasury unlimited ability to dollars.
"Over time, governments destroy their currency again and again"