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Weekend Edition · Aug 8 — Circle, Coldcard, and a week of…
Weekend Edition — the week in review. • Circle confirmed Arc Mainnet launches September 16 with BlackRock, DTCC, Mastercard, and Visa as founding validators — unprecedented TradFi participation that could reshape settlement infrastructure. • Galaxy Research estimates the Coldcard hardware vulnerability could cost up to 2,000 BTC (~$130M) across multiple attack waves — a nine-figure exploit that shakes confidence in self-custody. • The U.S. Senate delayed a vote on the Clarity Act until September, with Polymarket odds at 23% it passes in 2026 — prolonging regulatory uncertainty for exchanges…
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