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TradFi & Fintech
KAIO Tokenizes Mubadala Capital Fund Across Base, Solana and Sui
Coinbase will add exposure to the tokenized private-markets offering, which launched with about $75M in onchain value, KAIO said.

CeFi
BitMEX to Shut Down Exchange on Sept. 23, Urges Withdrawals
Owner HDR Global Trading blamed a strategic review; users have until an Aug. 26 risk-limit cutover before positions get force-closed.

Regulation & Politics
Crypto Industry Pushes for Senate Vote on New CLARITY Act Text as Democrats Blast Ethics Plan
Coinbase, the Blockchain Association and the DeFi Education Fund urged the Senate to pass the 616-page merged draft, while Sen. Angela Alsobrooks called its DOJ-led ethics enforcement "wild and unserious and stone-cold crazy."
TradFi & Fintech
Tokenized Stocks Hit Records Across Every Major Venue as Sector Reaches $2.3B
Ondo, Backed Finance, and Robinhood Chain all set all-time highs in tokenized equity holdings this week, while dYdX's new Arcus exchange posted record perps volume — signs the market for onchain stocks is scaling on multiple fronts at once.

TradFi & Fintech
Franklin Templeton Says Altcoins Are Key to the Agentic AI Trade
Digital assets head Sandy Kaul argues card rails can't handle $0.001 machine payments, making blockchain tokens the way to capture agentic AI value.

TradFi & Fintech
Ramp Adds Stablecoin Accounts and Bill Pay on Stripe Stack
Bridge converts dollars for Bill Pay while Privy stores balances, splitting the roles across Stripe's stablecoin infrastructure.

Regulation & Politics
Crypto Rallies as Reported Ethics Deal Revives Odds of CLARITY Act Senate Vote
Bitcoin reclaimed $66,000 after reports that the White House circulated agreed-upon ethics-provision language to Senate Republicans, removing the main obstacle to a floor vote before the August recess.

TradFi & Fintech
S&P and Pantera Launch Revenue-Screened Digital Asset Index
The 18-constituent benchmark excludes Bitcoin and meme coins, screening for protocols with positive revenue verified by onchain data.

DeFi
Ondo Enables Tokenized Stock Collateral on OndoPerps
Ondo Stocks holders can now back perpetual futures positions with SPYon and QQQon, subject to an initial $100,000 per-asset notional cap.

People
Jack Mallers Steps Down as CEO of Twenty One Capital
Board member Raphael Zagury takes over the Tether-backed bitcoin treasury company, and Strike is no longer under consideration for a business combination.
