Jul 30 — Crypto market structure, ETF fee war, stablecoin rails

QuantAlpha Digital Asset Update · Jul 29, 2026 · 3m

• SEC chair Atkins says the agency will draft its own crypto market-structure rules if Congress stalls on the Clarity Act — regulatory clarity remains the clearest trigger for broader institutional participation. • Morgan Stanley listed spot Ether and Solana ETFs on NYSE Arca at 14 basis points, undercutting Grayscale and Franklin Templeton — tightening the fee war while expanding institutional access to both assets. • Visa launched a platform letting banks and fintechs mint and manage stablecoins through a single Visa-run environment, while BNY moved transfer-agency infrastructure onto…