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Kraken Parent Payward Acquires Magic Wallet, Adding Technology Behind 60M Wallets

Key Takeaways Payward agreed to buy Magic’s wallet unit, adding technology behind 60M+ wallets to Kraken’s stack. Magic’s $10B volume and 200,000 developers could deepen Payward’s enterprise crypto reach. Payward will integrate Magic’s 60M-wallet tech as Newton Labs shifts to Newton Protocol. Newton Labs Sells Magic Wallet Business to Focus Fully on Onchain Authorization Payward,…

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CLARITY Act would weaken state fraud powers, James warns

New York Attorney General Letitia James has urged Congress to revise the CLARITY Act, warning that the crypto market structure bill could restrict states from prosecuting fraud and enforcing investor protection laws. Summary James said the bill could preempt state investor protection laws and weaken local enforcement. State and local authorities account for about 98.8%…

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Blackrock Backs the CLARITY Act — Congress Is Running Out of Time to Pass It

Key Takeaways Blackrock described the CLARITY Act as a framework supporting innovation and investor protection. Senate leaders are racing to advance the bill before the legislative calendar grows more crowded. Senator Thune expects the Senate’s work to extend beyond its approaching August recess. Blackrock Adds Wall Street Pressure Congress is running out of time to…

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PSA: Your Claude shared chats and Artifacts may have ended up on Google

An untold number of Claude chats and Artifacts — the interactive mini apps and documents users can build inside Claude — were found publicly searchable on Google over the weekend, after Reddit users discovered that typing search operators like “site:claude.ai/share” into Google surfaced a long list of shared conversations. Some reportedly contained health records, private…

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