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Clarity survives (barely), Strategy sells and the untold story of Mastercard's $1.8 billion deal: Crypto's week in 5 stories

2026-08-15

In a pivotal week for the digital asset ecosystem, legislative efforts in Washington barely kept major cryptocurrency policy proposals alive. Simultaneously, Wall Street institutions continued their aggressive expansion into digital assets, highlighted by a massive $1.8 billion deal involving Mastercard, which demonstrates growing traditional finance integration despite regulatory friction.

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