Daily Summary2026-07-17
Stories clustered across sources, with day-to-day continuity and threading.
Trump Signs Off on CLARITY Act
Trump approves final CLARITY Act text and meets senators, with Lummis formally introducing the bill and a Senate floor vote imminent before August 7 recess.
Bitcoin Quantum Defense Plans Advance
Bitcoin developers advance a formal quantum protection proposal while Project Eleven separately proposes a Q-Day wallet recovery system allowing users to prove ownership of coins in old wallets after a quantum attack.
DTCC Tokenization Pilot Goes Live
DTCC confirms live tokenized securities trades and announces an October formal service launch with 40 participating firms including Vanguard, BlackRock, and JPMorgan.
Hyperliquid hits record 9% perp OI share
Hyperliquid hits record 9% share of aggregate perpetual open interest, cementing its decentralized dominance.
Coinbase SEC Lawsuit Dismissed as US Regulatory Environment Shifts
The SEC dismissed its lawsuit against Coinbase, marking a concrete change in the US regulatory posture toward crypto exchanges. The dismissal removes a major legal overhang from the largest US-regulated cryptocurrency exchange.
BNB Plus Nasdaq Suspension Confirmed
BNB Plus is formally suspended from Nasdaq following the failure of its BNB treasury accumulation strategy.