JPMorgan Chief Challenges Crypto-Friendly CLARITY ACT

Brian Armstrong fired back at Jamie Dimon on Friday with a meme, after the JPMorgan CEO attacked him on live TV. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted a hockey-themed rivalry meme on X on Friday, hours after JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie…

The post US Seizes $1B Iranian Crypto as Coinbase, JPMorgan Clash Over CLARITY Act appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Crypto News The United States has seized roughly $1 billion in Iranian cryptocurrency assets, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent disclosed at the Reagan National Economic Forum on Friday. Bessent said federal authorities “outright grabbed the wallets,” adding that some Iranian holders may still be unaware their funds have been confiscated. Forensic investigators reportedly traced flows from regime-linked cold wallets using public ledger analysis. The newly announced figure roughly doubles the $500 million in Iranian crypto the Treasury disclosed seizing in late April and significantly exceeds the $344 million reported earlier this month. The operation underscores Washington’s intent to weaponize on-chain transparency against adversarial regimes. The seizures form part of Operation Economic Fury, a financial pressure campaign launched in March 2025 to choke off Tehran’s

The post XRP Ledger Gains An Edge in VanEck’s Corporate Blockchain Analysis appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. VanEck put the XRP Ledger above big institutional rivals like JPMorgan’s Kinexys. Other corporate blockchains on the list include Base, Provenance/FIGR, Canton, and more. Unlike Kinexys, XRPL offers public blockchain access along with enterprise‑grade features. VanEck’s latest ranking of corporate blockchains places the XRP Ledger above major institutional rivals such as JPMorgan’s Kinexys. As expected, it reinforced the idea that XRP Ledger is becoming a leading enterprise blockchain in global finance. Global investment management firm VanEck put the XRP Ledger at the top of its list of corporate blockchains, based on several institutional utility metrics.  Source: X The ranking reportedly looked at things like transaction speed, how well it scales for institutions, readiness for tokenization, settlement systems, developer ecosystem growth, and potential for enterprise adop

The post Lummis warns next clarity act window is 2030 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Senator Cynthia Lummis says the Clarity Act must pass this Congress or the next legislative window opens in 2030. Summary Lummis posted on X that the next viable window for crypto market structure legislation is likely 2030 if Congress fails to act now. The Senate Banking Committee passed the Clarity Act 15 to 9 on May 14, but a full floor vote remains uncertain before midterms. Republicans risk losing House seats in November 2026, which could shelve comprehensive crypto regulation for years. Senator Cynthia Lummis issued a stark warning on May 29, telling lawmakers the current Congress represents the final realistic window to pass comprehensive digital asset legislation before a four-year freeze sets in. In a post on X, the Wyoming senator wrote: “The next window for digital asset legislation after this Congress is likely 2030. Until then, developers remain exposed with no legal protections, and

CFTC bitcoin-perp approval and staff relief on stablecoin margin mark a shift for U.S. derivatives, yet crypto dollars still define trading risk.

The post Payouts.com sees agent payments maturing beyond wallets alone appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Payouts.com co-founders say the future of agent payments combines stablecoin rails with programmable control layers built for enterprise trust. Summary Payouts.com CEO Leor Ceder says programmability, not wallets alone, will define which AI agents enterprises can trust by 2027. Co-founder Barak Hirchson lists five non-negotiable controls that make autonomous agent spending safe and auditable at scale. Stablecoins win in cross-border and machine-to-API micropayments; programmable infrastructure determines which rail gets used everywhere else. Payouts.com co-founders Leor Ceder and Barak Hirchson say the next wave of AI agent commerce runs on stablecoin rails, and on the programmable control layer built on top of them. In their view, wallets are a necessary foundation, but the durable enterprise value sits in what governs them. The position adds a critical dimension to the wallet-l

Senator Cynthia Lummis says the Clarity Act must pass this Congress or the next legislative window opens in 2030.

The Clarity Act's potential passage could redefine digital asset regulation, aligning federal oversight and boosting market confidence. The post SEC Chair Atkins confident Clarity Act will pass Congress appeared first on Crypto Briefing.