Pentagon labels Anthropic supply chain risk; Solana payments surge 755% year over year; ICE invests in OKX at $25B valuation
The Pentagon formally labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk, while CFTC Chair Michael Selig met Senator Cynthia Lummis on digital asset market structure. The U.S. Fed, OCC, and FDIC jointly stated tokenized securities should receive the same capital treatment as traditional securities, and the SEC reached a settlement with Justin Sun and TRON. Solana's total payment volume rose 755% year over year, with Visa, Stripe, Worldpay, and Western Union using its network for settlement. Intercontinental Exchange, the NYSE parent, invested in OKX at a $25B valuation as it moves into blockchain-based stock trading, and the FBI arrested John Daghita in a $40M U.S. government crypto asset theft case.