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Avery Ching: Crypto being the infrastructure is the future.
@AptosLabs co-founder and CEO @AveryChing, joins @gazza_jenks at @consensus2026 to discuss why the industry is shifting from token speculation toward infrastructure, adoption, and enterprise-grade blockchain products.
"The focus has to be on adoption now."
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
00:39 - Confidential @Aptos
01:44 - Building Privacy Infrastructure
02:44 - Zcash vs Aptos
03:53 - Institutional Adoption
05:40 - AI Trading Future
07:19 - RWA Infrastructure
09:06 - Quantum Resistance
10:42 - Facebook to Crypto
11:41 - Crypto Market Outlook
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The Senate Banking Committee just voted 15-9 to advance the Clarity Act, with bipartisan support, bringing the first comprehensive federal crypto regulatory framework one step closer to reality. The next step is a Floor Vote.
"The Clarity Act on the floor will be the most important vote that lawmakers have ever taken as it pertains to crypto." — @masonlynaugh for @TheBlockCo
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Gemini shares soar after reporting 42% revenue growth, first prediction market metrics
In its Q1 earnings report, Bullish CEO Tom Farley noted the exchange is building out end-to-end tokenization services as it looks to leverage its "blue-chip issuer relationships."
Read more about $BLSH earnings:
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What a day 😮💨🤓
In a whirlwind of events during the Senate Banking Committee's vote to advance landmark crypto legislation on Thursday, the cryptocurrency industry is celebrating, ethics talks are continuing to progress, and some are criticizing the push as the bill now barrels toward a full Senate vote in the coming weeks. 👀
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Chainlink's CCIP has been a significant beneficiary from the Kelp DAO attack, with at least four crypto products migrating their cross-chain infrastructure away from LayerZero.
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Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF to start trading on NYSE this Friday
'Decisive turning point': Crypto industry cheers Clarity Act's progress as ethics questions linger ahead of next vote
@MoneyGram CEO says some countries treat solana:EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v same as USD...
If trend continues paying yield on #stablecoin# deposits should be less of an issue
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Polymarket has launched nearly 1 million new markets in the first five months of 2026 — more than 50x its entire 2020-2024 output.
Two years ago @Polymarket was called a political prediction market with side bets. Today it’s the market for everything.
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"Committee approval does not mean the measure will pass the full Senate," said TD Cowen. "This is true even if Democrats back the bill in committee as they could vote against the bill when it is before the full Senate if changes they want are not included."
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'It's an unfair game': CertiK CEO says DeFi attackers using AI to outspend defenders
Chainlink CCIP gains over $2.5 billion in TVL from protocols migrating from LayerZero, with Kraken Bitcoin the latest to join
The American Bankers Association and other bank trade groups released a statement post-Clarity vote in the Senate Banking Committee:
"The banking industry continues to believe that the Clarity Act should be strengthened further by tightening the prohibition on interest-like rewards for holding stablecoin while also allowing certain payment stablecoin transactions and activities to generate rewards."
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In a statement following today's Clarity markup in the Senate Banking Committee, @Sen_Alsobrooks (one of the two Dems who voted yes) says she voted yes to keep working on the bill, but that doesn't mean she will vote yes once the bill reaches the full Senate floor:
“Let me be very clear: my vote today is a vote to keep working in good faith. It does not mean I will be voting for the passage of the CLARITY Act on the floor. We still have work to do."
The full statement here:
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Strive shares jump on 'daily dividend company' strategy as firm goes debt free
EXCLUSIVE: JPMorgan says ether and altcoins could keep underperforming bitcoin without stronger activity
EXCLUSIVE: Sky Ecosystem leads $13.5 million round for Stablewatch-incubated stablecoin yield startup Osero
NEW: Big Brain Podcast 🧠
Crypto's Value Era
@zaheerebtikar shut down Split Capital two weeks before the 10/10 crash. Now he's CSO at @Plasma and focused on creating real value.
"You need to take off the rose-colored glasses of what crypto used to be."
Full interview 👇
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
01:18 Plasma Pivot
10:08 Verticalization Thesis
16:31 Plasma USP
19:30 Whop Announcement
21:20 Token Value Accrual
28:40 Token Transparency
31:48 Role of Community
35:30 ETH vs. SOL
44:00 Market Outlook
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Ahead of Senate confirmation hearing, Fed pick Kevin Warsh discloses investments in a slew of crypto firms
