Colombia’s Petro says Caribbean coast could host Bitcoin mining using clean 
energy, with Wayúu co-ownership still uncertain after elections.

Petro pitches Bitcoin mining boom for Colombia’s Caribbean coast

House Democrats&#8217; push for nuclear transparency may strain US-Israel relations 
and complicate Middle East peace and nuclear negotiations.
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House Democrats urge Trump to acknowledge Israel’s nuclear program

Increased military alertness over Qeshm Island may heighten regional tensions, 
impacting geopolitical stability and global oil transit security.
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Iran engages drones over Qeshm Island amid heightened military alertness

Saylor&#8217;s strategy could redefine corporate treasury management, balancing 
Bitcoin sales for dividends with long-term asset accumulation.
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Saylor floats selling Bitcoin to pay dividends as Strategy hoards $4.6B in gains

Days after the Senate Banking Committee released its draft language for the 
CLARITY Act, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse delivered a blunt message about the 
road ahead for the delayed crypto market-structure bill. Speaking Tuesday at 
CoinDesk’s Consensus Miami event, Garlinghouse said the next two weeks could 
prove decisive—not just for the momentum of the legislation, but for whether 
it ultimately clears one of the last key procedural hurdle. Ripple CEO Defends 
CLARITY Act Compromise Garlinghouse emphasized that the CLARITY Act passage is 
still not guaranteed. He pointed to the Senate Banking Committee’s long- 
awaited hearing as the immediate turning point. Without that progression, he 
warned, the odds for the broader package would deteriorate quickly. “If it 
doesn’t happen then, I think the likelihood is going to drop precipitously,” 
he said. Even so, he added that he still believes the bill is likely to 
advance. Related Reading: XRP Near $1.40—What Could Spark A Move To $1.70, And 
How The CLARITY Act Fits In The CLARITY Act draft, as previously reported by 
Bitcoinist and echoed across coverage through the weekend, is designed to curb 
certain yield practices in the crypto sector—particularly by restricting how 
crypto firms handle stablecoins used for payments. Under the draft, crypto 
companies would be barred from paying customers “any form of interest or 
yield” simply for holding payment stablecoins. The intent, according to the 
framing around the bill, is to align the treatment of stablecoin holdings with 
how traditional banks handle deposits. At the same time, the bill includes an 
important carve-out. Companies would be allowed to offer incentives or 
rewards, but only if those benefits are not functionally or economically 
comparable to the interest a customer would receive on a bank deposit. That 
distinction—between permissible promotional incentives and incentives that 
could be viewed as effectively equivalent to deposit yield—has been one of the 
most contested negotiation points in the process since the CLARITY Act began 
taking shape. Garlinghouse acknowledged that the outcome does not fully 
satisfy every concern. “Do I think it’s perfect? Hell, no,” he said. He 
described the bill as a product of tradeoffs and compromises, but argued that 
the goal of regulatory “clarity” is still better than leaving the sector to 
operate in uncertainty. The Fight Over What Counts As ‘Yield’ Eleanor Terrett 
of Crypto In America reported on Monday that some in crypto were interpreting 
the CLARITY Act draft as a win for banks, arguing that a broad “no yield” 
approach would give traditional institutions an advantage. However, banks 
appear to be looking at the language differently—some are reportedly worried 
that the compromise may not go far enough to prevent crypto firms from finding 
ways around it. Related Reading: DTCC Tokenized Securities Roadmap: Pilot In 
July, Scale Up In October—With Big Names Like Ripple By Tuesday, Terrett said 
a split is forming in bank circles over the yield compromise itself. Some 
institutions—especially larger banks with consumer-facing operations—are said 
to be taking issue with parts of the final wording. Meanwhile, those without 
similar consumer arms reportedly appear more comfortable with the direction of 
the CLARITY Act compromise. Community banks are also signaling interest, 
though the industry group ICBA has voiced concerns over how the approach may 
affect their perspective and interests. Terrett also relayed the concerns of 
at least one major bank that shares the view held by some negotiators: the 
core problem is that the CLARITY Act language could be drafted too narrowly, 
leaving room for crypto companies to repackage or restructure “yield-like” 
rewards in ways that still resemble bank deposit interest. At the time of 
writing, the price of Ripple&#8217;s associated cryptocurrency, XRP, was $1.41, 
marking a 2.5% increase over the past week. Featured image from OpenArt, chart 
from TradingView.com

Ripple CEO Warns: If CLARITY Act Markup Slips, Chances Fall ‘Precipitously’

The US&#8217;s defensive shift in Hormuz may stabilize regional tensions, reducing 
war risks and potentially normalizing critical maritime traffic.
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Petro pitches Bitcoin mining boom for Colombia’s Caribbean coast

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