Senate Clears CLARITY Act Hurdle While Bitcoin Tests $80K Ceiling

The U.S. Senate has reached a major compromise on stablecoin yield regulations under the CLARITY Act, clearing the path for a critical mid-May markup. Meanwhile, Bitcoin hovers near seventy-eight thousand dollars as institutional flows turn mixed and traders question whether the rally has room to run. We also cover Ethereum's troubling on-chain divergence, massive ETF inflows totaling two billion dollars in April, and fresh regulatory developments from Taiwan to Brazil. Plus, AI developments take center stage as Pentagon signs deals with tech giants and an AI agent autonomously forms its own corporation.