Blockhead Brief: CZ Gets Sued (Again), Elon Hits Back
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Nasdaq Invests $100 Million in Kraken Parent Payward, Targets 2027 Launch of Tokenized Nasdaq Stocks
The deal values Payward at $21 billion and builds on a March partnership, positioning Kraken as the settlement layer for Nasdaq Equity Tokens that would trade around the clock while preserving standard shareholder voting rights.
Washington Bought Into Quantum Computing – Crypto Should Be Paying Attention
The Commerce Department's $2 billion bet on nine quantum companies is a bipartisan-styled industrial policy play, but the same technology it is subsidizing is the one Bitcoin and Ethereum are racing to defend against.
Coinbase's Armstrong Says CLARITY Act Will Clear Sept. 15 Senate Vote, Dismisses Dimon's "Regulatory Arbitrage" Attack
The Coinbase CEO told CNBC he expects the crypto market-structure bill to survive a cloture vote that needs seven Democratic crossovers, as JPMorgan's chief keeps calling the stablecoin-yield fight with him personal.
Consensys Splits MetaMask From Institutional Business, Rebrands Ethereum Infrastructure Unit
The reorganization separates Joe Lubin's decade-old company into a consumer wallet business and an infrastructure arm chasing institutional tokenization demand, while leaving unresolved which entity, if either, pursues the IPO Consensys has been weighing since early 2026.