Crypto Regulation: The National Sheriffs’ Association dropped its opposition to the CLARITY Act and shifted to neutral, clearing a key hurdle ahead of a Senate vote expected in September. Stablecoins & Aid: Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal launched a Nepal glacier-disaster relief stablecoin campaign routing donations to USDC and then onward to a government fund. Security: Notional Finance disclosed an ~$1.7M drain tied to a legacy escrow integer overflow/truncation bug, with funds converted and moved in batches. Privacy onchain: Optimism published a deep dive on privacy tradeoffs for onchain confidential transactions, laying out what gets hidden, what stays usable, and what regulators may demand. Payments & Tokenization: Citi started using Swift’s new blockchain ledger to extend tokenized deposits beyond its own network. Tokenized Securities: India’s REC is set to issue the first tokenized corporate bond settled via RBI’s wholesale digital rupee. DeFi/Trading Infrastructure: Robinhood Chain halted block production for at least 14 minutes, freezing transactions while memecoin-stock pair activity had been surging. Crypto Market Pulse: Bitcoin jumped toward a four-month high on Fed-rate hopes, while spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $731M, led by BlackRock’s IBIT. Sports Sponsorship: Florida signed a multiyear Ripple deal placing XRP logos on the field, reportedly worth $5M annually.