Paradigm

The digital asset industry spent more than $13 million on lobbying in the first half of 2026, with about $8 million tied to the Clarity Act push. Despite major spending by Coinbase, Kraken, trade groups and outside firms, the U.S. Senate did not advance the market structure bill.

A major bitcoin options butterfly trade is positioned for BTC to settle near $95,000 by the Oct. 30 expiry. The setup comes as traders increase demand for call exposure and bitcoin holds above key long-term moving averages.

Zcash led a broad crypto rebound, climbing 23% to about $1,369 as bitcoin traded near $76,258 and several major tokens advanced. The move followed the Federal Reserve’s quarter-point rate increase, which markets treated as largely expected and not necessarily the start of an aggressive tightening cycle.

Monad developers have introduced an early proposal to separate wallet addresses from the credentials that control them. The design could let users recover lost keys, adopt passkeys, add multiple signers and move toward quantum-resistant account security without changing addresses.

Paradigm has raised a $1.2 billion venture fund aimed at artificial intelligence and robotics, broadening its investment mandate beyond digital assets. The firm has already backed companies including Zipline International and True Anomaly while maintaining that crypto remains central to its strategy.