Catching up? Today's top 10 headlines: Sen. Thom Tillis to unveil stablecoin yield draft to break bank-crypto stalemate

Here are today's top 10 stories: 1) Sen. Thom Tillis plans to release a draft agreement on stablecoin yield this week aimed at ending a lobbying standoff between banks and the crypto industry, Politico reports. 2) Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said he remains optimistic about the CLARITY Act at Semafor World Economy. 3) ClearBank Europe received MiCAR CASP authorization from Dutch regulators, putting it among the first banks approved to provide digital-asset services under the EU's MiCA framework. 4) Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo is leaving Willkie Farr to focus on crypto. 5) More than $500 billion in market value was added to the U.S. stock market in a single day. 6) Hyperliquid, founded by Jeffrey Yan, reportedly generated over $900 million in profit with just 11 employees, ranking among the most profitable startups per employee globally. 7) Kraken said a criminal group is attempting to extort the exchange by threatening to release videos allegedly showing client data. Kraken said its systems were not breached and customer funds were never at risk. 8) Ondo Finance is seeking SEC guidance on moving securities recordkeeping onto Ethereum. 9) The SEC said certain crypto interfaces—including DeFi frontends, wallet extensions and apps—may be able to operate without broker-dealer registration under specific conditions. 10) Strategy bought 13,927 BTC for about $1 billion, bringing its holdings to 780,897 BTC.