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Could the CLARITY Act be signed into law in 2026? The probability has fallen from 82% to 20%; why is the market no longer optimistic?

In August 2026, the core legislation of the U.S. crypto market regulatory framework, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act), is facing unprecedented uncertainty. According to data from Gate’s event market, the probability of the bill being signed into law in 2026 has plunged from its February 19 peak of 82% to approximately 20%. Galaxy Digital’s research division is even more pessimistic, lowering the figure to 10%. How has the market’s pricing logic reversed from “almost certain” to
BTC1.30%
ETH1.69%
GateInstantTrends·08-18 04:22
Could the CLARITY Act be signed into law in 2026? The probability has fallen from 82% to 20%; why is the market no longer optimistic?

Curve founder calls Pump.fun a memecoin casino, with 98.6% of tokens showing signs of pump-and-dump schemes

Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov criticized Pump.fun on August 17, 2026, calling it “a casino filled with scams known as memecoins.” A report released by Solidus Labs in May 2025 showed that 98.6% of the Pump.fun tokens it analyzed exhibited pump-and-dump or rug-pull characteristics. 98.6% of Pump.fun Tokens Are Pump-and-Dump Schemes, 68% Stop Trading on the Day of Issuance Token quality data is at the core of the controversy. A report released by Solidus Labs in May 2025 showed that 98.6% o
CRV6.26%
PUMP9.80%
MarketWhisper·08-18 03:51
Curve創辦人稱Pump.fun為迷因幣賭場

Lumma Stealer Trojan Disguised as a Pirated Copy of The Odyssey Steals Crypto Wallet Data

Cybersecurity company Bitdefender discovered multiple files online masquerading as pirated copies of Christopher Nolan’s new film, The Odyssey. In reality, they contain the Lumma Stealer (also known as LummaC2) trojan, which can steal browser-stored account passwords, payment information, cryptocurrency wallet data, and authentication cookies. How Fake Pirated Copies of The Odyssey Are Disguised According to Bitdefender’s research, the malicious files use multiple disguises to lower users’ guard
MarketWhisper·08-18 03:48
Lumma Stealer木馬偽裝成奧德賽盜版

The suspect in a $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme, “Jimbadi,” was deported from Fiji and faces 25 federal charges.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced on August 18 that Fijian authorities, in coordination with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of State, deported Edward Zimbardi last Friday. Zimbardi fled to Fiji after learning of the FBI investigation and remained there for more than a year. The indictment was filed on July 8 and contains 12 counts of wire fraud, 12 counts of money laundering, and one count of conspiracy to commit mon
MarketWhisper·08-18 03:43
1.65億加密龐氏騙局嫌犯津巴迪被斐濟驅逐出境

Morpho Launches Morpho Midnight Open-Source Quoter Bot

According to Foresight News, Morpho has launched Morpho Midnight, an open-source quoter bot that enables two-sided market quotations around a reference rate. Users can fork, configure, and enhance the bot according to their own quoting strategies, with the code repository now publicly
MORPHO7.54%
GateNews·08-18 03:41
Morpho Launches Morpho Midnight Open-Source Quoter Bot

Gate ETF will list 3x long and short trading pairs for WDC and AXTI on August 18.

Gate News reports that, according to an official Gate announcement, Gate ETF will launch four trading pairs: WDC3L/USDT, WDC3S/USDT, AXTI3L/USDT, and AXTI3S/USDT. WDC3L/USDT and WDC3S/USDT are 3x long and 3x short products for WDC, respectively, while AXTI3L/USDT and AXTI3S/USDT are 3x long and 3x short products for AXTI, respectively. Trading will open on August 18, 2026, at 15:00 (UTC+8), with an initial NAV of 1 USDT. Gate ETF products feature an automatic rebalancing mechanism that adjusts t
WDC3L3.71%
WDC3S-3.93%
AXTI3L14.72%
AXTI3S-15.34%
GateNews·08-18 03:30
Gate ETF will list 3x long and short trading pairs for WDC and AXTI on August 18.

UNITREE (Unitree Technology) will be listed on August 19, 2026, and Gate has completed the migration of the UNITREEUSDT perpetual contract.

Gate News reports that, based on publicly disclosed information as of August 19, 2026, UNITREE (Unitree Robotics, 688836.SH) will complete its initial public offering and listing on that date. Once the stock price stabilizes, Gate will migrate the UNITREEUSDT pre-market perpetual contract to the official UNITREEUSDT perpetual contract. Futures trading and existing positions will not be affected during the migration. The official UNITREEUSDT perpetual contract will support 1x–50x leverage for bot
UNITREE4.08%
GateNews·08-18 03:29
UNITREE (Unitree Technology) will be listed on August 19, 2026, and Gate has completed the migration of the UNITREEUSDT perpetual contract.