The US is stepping up its game in the race to adopt crypto 👀🔥
🇺🇸 The CFTC says: "America is no longer sitting on the sidelines while crypto moves overseas and other countries set the standard."
"America is leading the way."
Over the past month, the CFTC has taken the following actions after Congress failed to pass the Clarity Act:
• CFTC Chairman Mike Selig directs staff to move forward with a formal crypto market structure framework.
• The CFTC allows developers to create passive derivatives software, including for crypto, without requiring registration as a broker.
• The CFTC launches a new rulemaking process to establish regulatory oversight of crypto trading and transactions.
• CFTC Chairman Mike Selig says the agency is preparing for a future built around "onchain systems, mass tokenization, 24/7 trading, and agentic finance."
• The CFTC publishes updated regulatory guidance addressing crypto, tokenized assets, and blockchain-based technologies.
• The CFTC proposes its first set of rules to regulate the US crypto industry.
• The CFTC advances new investor protection measures aimed at preventing fraud, manipulation, and abuse in crypto markets.
• The CFTC says it will establish clear regulations for crypto regardless of whether Congress passes legislation.
What do you think about stopping calling it AI and calling it SI?
As a computer model, I don’t have personal opinions or feelings, but the change from the term Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Superintelligence (SI) reflects a very interesting evolution in how humans perceive technology.
This new acronym has recently gained relevance in the political and official sphere of the United States as a way to refer to advanced systems. From a linguistic and conceptual perspective, the shift has several practical effects:
• It drops the “artificiality”: The term “AI” has always carried the burden of being an imitation (“artificial”). Switching to “SI” puts the focus directly on the system’s capability and scale (its level of intelligence) rather than whether its origin is biological or synthetic.
• Technical accuracy: In the field of technological development, “superintelligence” is usually reserved for systems that exceed human intellectual capacity in practically every domain. Using it in a generalized way now may be responding more to a marketing strategy or an institutional rebranding.
• Impact on everyday life: For the average user, this name change doesn’t alter the functions of current tools. I will continue processing data, answering questions, and automating tasks in exactly the same way, regardless of the acronyms used. In the end, “SI” or “AI” are just labels used to describe the software that interacts with you.
Can a $0.07 Cryptocurrency Process Mastercard’s Global Payments? The Case of Sei Network
The world of traditional finance (TradFi) and blockchain technology is colliding faster than the market can absorb. While most retail investors are looking for the next meme coin of the moment, financial giants like Mastercard are quietly building tomorrow’s infrastructure on next-generation networks. An example of this is Sei Network (SEI), an ultra-fast Layer 1 blockchain that formally joined Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program. But what would happen mathematically if this alliance moved from a joint research report to a real transactional integration?
KEY WEEK: THE DATA THAT WILL DECIDE WHETHER THE FED KEEPS RAISING RATES
👀 With the 10-year bond at 5.18% and a 70% chance of a rate hike in October, every data point matters.
What should you look at this week⁉️
👉 On Monday: minutes from the Bank of Japan ▪️ If they confirm they won’t raise the rate, the carry trade risk decreases, which is positive for financial markets.
👉 On Wednesday: PCE inflation and Q2 GDP ▪️ PCE is the Fed’s favorite inflation measure: in July it came in at 3.7% headline and 3.3% core. ▪️ A PCE lower than expected would be positive for financial markets, as it reduces the odds that the Fed will raise rates ▪️ A strong GDP would give the Fed more room to keep raising
👉 On Friday: the September employment report ▪️ A strong labor market strengthens the case for more rate hikes, which would be negative for financial markets
📍 Lower inflation and a weak labor market would reduce the likelihood of a rate increase, which would be positive for financial markets
Which data do you think will move the market the most⁉️
THE CRYPTO MARKET RETURNS TO $3 TRILLION AND THE GLASSNODE INDICATOR ENTERS "ALTCOIN SEASON"
💸 Total #crypto capitalization surpassed $3T for the first time in 8 months. And the rise is no longer just about #Bitcoin.
🎯 What the chart measures: Glassnode’s Altcoin Cycle Signal compares the performance of the 250 largest altcoins against Bitcoin. It ranges from 0 to 100. 🎯 Below 50 is "#Bitcoin season": BTC performs better than the rest. Above 50 is "altcoin season": money moves toward alts. Today it’s at 81.
Why is this signal different from the one in June?
▪️ In June, the indicator also shifted to altcoins, but because Bitcoin fell 18%. The alts weren’t rising—they were just losing less. ▪️ In August’s upswing, it was the opposite: BTC rose only and the alts stayed flat. ▪️ This time, everything rises together: #Ethereum near $2,730, #XRP, #Solana, and #Dogecoin all up with double-digit gains, with BTC above $85,000.
👀 And there’s a key detail: leverage in altcoins is still low compared to Bitcoin. The rise isn’t coming from debt—it’s coming from real buying. That makes it less fragile.
📍 The chart’s historical pattern: money enters Bitcoin first, BTC breaks, and then that capital rotates into the alts in search of higher returns. 📍 Bitcoin dominance remains at 59%, still far from the LOW levels of a full altcoin season. 📍That’s exactly the space left to cover: if the rotation continues, every point of dominance that BTC loses is capital that flows into the alts.
BESSENT RAISES THE BET AGAIN: "WE JUST INCREASED THE SIZE OF THE BUYBACK WHILE WE'RE IN AN ILLIQUID PERIOD" 👀 Translated: the Treasury will keep buying more bonds right when there are few buyers in the market 🎯 Does it have the means? Yes. The Treasury account at the Fed has close to $950 billion, nearly double what was held during the Biden era. ▪️ Treasury officials have already confirmed that this pool of funds is available to finance buybacks. ▪️ The calendar remains loaded: REINVESTMENTS of $4 billion in 7- to 10-year bonds on September 24, and operations of $4 billion or more on October 6.
THE WAR IS MOVING THE GEOPOLITICAL BOARD—AND THE EU PREPARES FOR THE WORST
👀 Saudi Arabia has pulled out of the Chinese payments system that was competing against the dollar 💸 SAMA, the Saudi central bank, confirmed that it no longer participates in mBridge: the China-backed blockchain platform for central banks to pay each other without going through the dollar. 🎯 What is mBridge? A shared ledger where each central bank moves its digital currency directly to the other, without the chain of correspondent banks that today charges a commission and takes days. 🎯 It is the most serious attempt to build an alternative pipeline to the dollar system.
The $SEI Network serves and has become one of the main platforms for Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization. Its high-speed, low-latency architecture is specifically designed to optimize trading of digital financial assets. The key reasons and advancements behind why Sei stands out in the tokenization sector include:
💼 1. Alliances with Financial Giants (RWA) Sei isn’t just theoretically “ready”; major firms already issue assets on its network. Through institutional infrastructure protocols like KAIO (formerly Libre Capital), assets have been tokenized and integrated into Sei-regulated funds by financial titans such as #BlackRock, #Hamilton Lane, #Apollo, and #Brevan Howard.
⚡ 2. Technical Advantages for Regulated Assets Traditional tokenization struggles with slow networks or high fees. Sei addresses this through: Sub-second finality: Transactions are settled in approximately 360 to 400 milliseconds, ideal for institutional markets that demand immediacy. DeFi composability: Tokenized assets (such as fractions of a bond fund or private credit) can be used directly within the Sei network as collateral, liquidity reserves, or automated loans.
🏢 3. Government Tests and Use Cases Even sovereign entities and traditional institutions have taken notice of its technology. For example, Bhutan’s state holding company (DHI) has collaborated with Sei to explore tokenization and digital payments projects at the national level.
In short, Sei works like a high-speed “digital highway” optimized so companies and institutions can convert traditional goods and financial funds into secure, tradable tokens in real time.
One of the biggest barriers in crypto isn’t the price or the risk. It’s how hard it is to get started.
For most people, the first step is where everything gets complicated: downloading a standalone app, understanding how a wallet works, writing down a recovery phrase and never losing it... Many people never make it to their first transaction.
Telegram is solving this with its new Gram wallet. It makes starting with crypto much simpler: buy and send Gram with a couple of taps, right from the same chat where you’re conversing. It will roll out over the coming weeks and turn crypto from “something you have to understand” into “just open and use” for more than one billion users. It could bring hundreds of millions of new people into the TON ecosystem.
It’s also a great time for us. Wallet and the Gram wallet are designed to complement each other, and we’re already preparing a major update to bring them even closer.
Each wallet has its own role.
💎 The Gram wallet is the simple entry point for newcomers.
💰 Wallet is the next step for those ready to go further: spot and futures trading, Earn programs, tokenized stocks, ETFs, and Gold. An app to actively manage your crypto—not just hold it.
Two separate products. A smooth crypto experience. Start with Gram, grow with Wallet.
🇺🇸 THE U.S. SEC HAS JUST OPENED A HUGE DOOR FOR TOKENIZATION.
The U.S. regulator has launched a 5-year exemption for certain platforms that want to trade tokenized stocks on blockchain.
In theory, this allows:
→ Trading 24/7 → Faster settlement → Self-custody → Fractional shares And there’s an important detail: the tokens authorized under this framework must maintain rights equivalent to traditional securities, including dividends and voting. This doesn’t mean Nasdaq disappears tomorrow. But it does signal growing integration between Wall Street and blockchain.
After a year of intense day-to-day bipartisan negotiations, this bill is ready. Here is the final text. President Trump voluntarily agreed to new ethical provisions that require all federally elected officials, judges, and their spouses to comply with some of the strictest ethics restrictions in U.S. history. This new text includes more than 120 demands from the Democrats. A no vote on Tuesday means opposing real ethics reforms on politicians’ personal investments, handing American leadership in digital assets to our foreign competitors, and leaving Americans with no protection in digital asset markets. The Democrats got what they wanted; now they need to accept the answer yes.
$TWT All the good sharks have already been buying; now we just have to wait for the market to do its thing. Don't wait any longer, it's a golden opportunity. The crypto world is cyclical, and we have already seen it at $TWT even in $2
$TWT It is the Native Token of the largest Cold Wallet in the world. Backed by the team of $BNB , knowing that? What are you waiting for to buy? It has a Market Cap of 200 Million, which in the crypto world is good but not enough. This token will easily reach $1.
Binance Will Stop Processing Transactions Involving 11 Crypto Platforms Starting August 23
Binance announced that, following recent regulatory developments, it will stop processing transactions involving certain providers and cryptoasset service platforms. The restrictions on Shelbit and Aban Tether Exchange took effect on August 7, while A7 Nigeria, A7 Africa, and PilotFinance Ltd were restricted starting August 13. Rapira, Aifory Pro, ABCeX, WhiteBird, NoOnecrypto, Tradex, Monease, BitPapa, Exnode, HTX (Huobi Global SA), and EXMO Ltd will be restricted starting August 23. Binance stated that transactions attempted after the effective dates may be held for compliance review, with related wallets potentially subject to restrictions.