TradFi Goes On-Chain, CLARITY Stalls, and Bitcoin Enters Payrolls

This week on NiftyNoon, institutional momentum in crypto accelerates — but Washington hits the brakes.BitGo makes its NYSE debut as the exchange itself announces a blockchain-based trading platform for tokenized stocks and ETFs. At the same time, the CLARITY Act stalls amid a public standoff over stablecoin yield, triggering warnings from White House advisors about harsher future regulation if compromise fails.Meanwhile, corporate Bitcoin adoption deepens: Steak n Shake launches BTC payroll bonuses, Strategy adds another $2B in Bitcoin, and Delaware Life debuts the industry’s first Bitcoin-linked annuity. Globally, Bermuda moves toward a fully on-chain economy as Hong Kong prepares stablecoin licenses.All this unfolds against ongoing security risks, including a $282M hardware wallet scam and fresh DeFi rug pulls.Your weekly signal on institutions, regulation, and crypto infrastructure — in under 20 minutes.