The Senate Banking Committee will mark up the CLARITY Act on May 14, with stablecoin yield provisions still disputed. Banking groups push for tighter language, while ethics rules may be left out of the current version.

Crypto market cap climbed to $2.25T (+1.7%). Bitcoin hit $63,283, ETH $1,662. VELVET surged 86%, STG +43%. Fear & Greed remained at 12. NFTfi shut down; BlackRock filed Form 8-A for BITA ETF; SEC proposed repealing Reg NMS Rule 611.

Perle Labs has opened airdrop registration with wallet, X, Discord, and biometric checks. The project also revealed PRL tokenomics and a $55,000 #ToPerle campaign, while eligibility complaints emerged from some users.

BlackRock-linked wallets have moved billions in BTC and ETH to Coinbase Prime in recent weeks. The reported transfers appear tied to spot ETF creation, redemption, and settlement activity rather than a straightforward market sell-off.

Steak ’n Shake says same-store sales posted double-digit growth after nine months of accepting Bitcoin, with all BTC receipts routed into a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve used for employee bonus programs and other initiatives.

CryptoQuant says Bitcoin’s move toward $79,000 showed a divergence between rising prices and weakening spot demand, while Bitwise argues ETF inflows and institutional buying were the main drivers.

Source material lists 10 Binance Red Packet codes for June 19, 2026 and says verified users can claim rewards in the official app through the Red Packet feature.

India has created a crypto task force under the MAC framework to target darknet narcotics trade and illicit money flows, using the NIDAAN database, blockchain forensics, and inter-agency coordination.