A group of Senate Democrats has probed Federal Housing Finance Agency director William Pulte over his order to propose how to consider crypto in mortgage applications. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

The US Genius Act is similar to Europe’s MiCA in spirit, but also is “more lenient” in some areas, ECB adviser Jürgen Schaaf said. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

With Amazon and Walmart exploring stablecoins, institutions may be underestimating potential exposure of customer data on blockchains, posing risks to privacy and brand trust. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

The US House of Representatives will be in recess for the month of August, but the Senate still has a week of business to address two crypto bills before breaking. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

The SEC delayed decisions on the Truth Social Bitcoin ETF and Grayscale’s Solana Trust, extending review periods as the US Congress moves with crypto regulation. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

The US is seeking the forfeiture of 20.2 BTC seized by the Dallas FBI from the Chaos ransomware group, adding to the country’s proposed Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

The Cboe has filed to list Canary Capital’s staked Injective ETF, potentially making it the third staked crypto ETF following Solana and Ether. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

The HKMA completed stablecoin regulations set to take effect Aug. 1, warning no licenses have been issued and urging caution against hype and scams. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

China’s JD.com announced plans for a Hong Kong dollar stablecoin last summer and is now expected to be among the first issuers under HKMA’s stablecoin regime. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

Corporations have accumulated 1% of all Ether since June, with Standard Chartered forecasting 10% ownership as institutional appetite for ETH continues to grow. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)