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House Democrat Pushes Cognitive Fitness Tests for Lawmakers

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez revives her effort to mandate mental evaluations for members of Congress, citing the chamber's rising average age and recent concerns about lawmakers' abilities.

● Top storyBy The Political Desk3 min readUpdated 9m ago
House Democrat Pushes Cognitive Fitness Tests for Lawmakers
U.S. EquitiesAnnaly Capital Trades Cheap Ahead of Blockbuster Earnings: NLY at $21.05 Offers Rare EntryNLY fell 1.22 percent despite analyst projections for 98 percent revenue growth and a Zacks #2 (Buy) rating, trading at a 8 percent discount to sector peers.Macro & RatesFormer Vitol Trader Sentenced to Four Years for Bribery in Ecuador, MexicoA former Vitol oil trader received a four-year prison sentence for facilitating millions in bribes to state-owned oil officials, marking escalated U.S. enforcement against commodity market corruption.Research & AnalysisCFTC Files Crypto Rulemaking After CLARITY Act Fails — Sidesteps Congress With Dodd-Frank AuthorityThe CFTC submitted its crypto asset rulemaking to the White House on Sept. 17, 2026, two days after the Senate rejected the CLARITY Act 49-50, signaling the agency will use existing powers to establish market structure rules without new legislation
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KKR Declares 60/40 Model Broken—Shifts to Private Assets Thesis
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Circle's Arc: Bridging Traditional Finance to Blockchain

Circle's Layer-1 blockchain Arc aims to solve institutional pain points—volatile fees, slow settlement, privacy gaps—but faces a core tension: maintaining institutional-grade standards on a permissionless network.

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Digital Assets

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Fed Stress Test Transparency Shows Shift Toward Crypto-Style OpennessDigital Assets
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Fed Stress Test Transparency Shows Shift Toward Crypto-Style Openness

The Federal Reserve's decision to publish bank stress test models highlights traditional finance's move toward the blockchain-native transparency that has defined crypto since inception.

By Gokhshtein MediaSeptember 19, 20262 min read
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Bitcoin Holds $78K as Sellers Capitulate Despite Fed Hike, CLARITY Act Defeat
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Grayscale ZEC ETF Splits Shares 3-for-1 as Zcash Hits All-Time High Above $1,521
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EU Banks Double MiCA Registrations to 80 Providers as Traditional Finance Grabs Market Share
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DeFi & On-Chain

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Dormant Wallets Deposit 33,180 ETH to Bitfinex After Two Years

Two addresses inactive for over 24 months moved $86.93 million in ETH to Bitfinex, realizing an estimated $20.48 million in profit.

By Gokhshtein MediaSeptember 19, 20263 min read
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Motsepe Consolidates Alexforbes Control Through Three-Part Ownership Shift

Prudential Financial's planned exit, a 5.7 percent share transfer to African Rainbow Capital, and a 373 million share repurchase combine to concentrate control of South Africa's largest standalone retirement-fund administrator.

“Prudential Financial Inc. is evaluating a full exit from Alexforbes, South Africa's largest standalone retirement-fund administrator, in a move that directly benefits billionaire Patrice Motsepe's Afr”

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