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Goldman Sachs CEO publicly backs U.S. Clarity Act, diverging from banking industry

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has formally voiced support for the U.S. Clarity Act, saying it can help create fair competition and promote market stability and development. The bill aims to clarify oversight between the SEC and CFTC and reshape digital asset regulation. Major banking and finance groups, including the American Bankers Association, warned stablecoin provisions could shift insured deposits to digital asset platforms and reduce community banks’ lending capacity. Opposition has also spread beyond banks.

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Stripe in talks to acquire OpenRouter for nearly $10 billion

Payments company Stripe is discussing a plan to acquire AI model access startup OpenRouter for a price close to $10 billion, The Information reported on July 23, citing a source familiar with internal matters. The report said the deal could be announced as soon as within a month, though talks could also fall apart. OpenRouter was previously valued at $1.3 billion in a funding round and has drawn interest from tech companies.

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Ripple partners with Notabene, integrates RLUSD into B2B payments platform

Ripple is investing in compliance infrastructure firm Notabene and integrating its dollar-pegged stablecoin RLUSD into Notabene’s B2B payments platform, Notabene Flow. The companies plan to widen RLUSD’s use in institutional payments and review a compliance framework compatible with Ripple Payments. Notabene said it connects more than 2,300 institutions across over 100 jurisdictions and has annualised transaction volumes exceeding $2 trillion.