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Blockchain Association urges Senate to pass Clarity Act with letter from 160 former security officials
The Blockchain Association is also set to organize a virtual town hall on Thursday to discuss the legislation.
UK House of Lords committee calls on Bank of England to reconsider proposed stablecoin restrictions
The Bank of England proposed limits of 20,000 pounds per coin for individuals and 10 million pounds for businesses.
U.S. sanctions Iranian crypto exchanges in ongoing war against the country
OFAC said it was blacklisting Nobitex and three other Iranian exchanges, as well as a few executives, citing links to…
US sanctions Nobitex and other Iranian crypto exchanges under ‘Economic Fury’ campaign
Sanctioned exchange Nobitex handled more than half of Iran's crypto inflows last year, according to the U.S. Treasury.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan calls crypto a ‘contrarian bet’
Growing AI stocks and uncertainty around the Clarity Act have put crypto in a tough spot for institutional investors,…
Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren push Labor Dept. to scrap proposed rule that brings crypto into 401(k) plans
Sens. Warren and Sanders are pressing the DOL to strike down a proposed rule that would open up 401(k) retirement pla…
Vitalik Buterin proposes options-based synthetic assets to avoid liquidations and reduce reliance on real-time oracles
Buterin proposed options-based synthetic assets that avoid liquidation risk and rely on slow oracles instead of real-…
Bitcoin slides toward $70,000 as Strategy’s BTC sale, geopolitical risks weigh on crypto
Analysts said the size of Strategy's bitcoin sale was relatively trivial, but sent a bearish signal to the broader ma…
Grayscale sets 0.29% fee for its Hyperliquid ETF, undercutting Bitwise and 21Shares
Grayscale is set to launch its own Hyperliquid exchange-traded fund as soon as this week, setting a sponsor fee of 0.…
Japan's ruling party supports crypto ETF trading, yen-based stablecoins
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said the country should create a legal framework for trading crypto ETFs in a…
Michael Saylor’s Strategy sells 32 bitcoin for $2.5 million as total holdings drop to 843,706 BTC
Strategy's remaining holdings still account for more than 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth around $6…
Digital euro is key to counter stablecoin risks, says ECB’s Schnabel
Isabel Schnabel, an ECB board member, said Monday that central banks should respond to stablecoin risks with strong r…
How the House Financial Services Committee is taking on tokenization: State of Crypto
Rep. French Hill, head of the House Financial Services Committee, weighed in on outstanding policy issues in an inter…
SEC sues Privvy founder over $12.3 million crypto scheme as AI ‘bots’ turn out to be neither
The SEC alleges Fuller spent misappropriated funds on a roughly $1 million house, gambling, trading cards, travel and…
Crypto champion Trump may be jeopardizing the industry’s landmark legislation
Digital asset legislation is years in the making, but the sector's biggest political champion, President Trump, has b…
Court-ordered Circle freeze traps $12.6 million in Zama cUSDC contract amid Overnight Finance suit
Zama CEO Rand Hindi said the protocol's confidential USDC contract was "caught in a crossfire" and that his team is i…
‘The banks will not accept it’: Dimon escalates battle over stablecoin rewards in CLARITY Act debate
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon criticized Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and warned the current CLARITY Act framework could u…
US has seized nearly $1 billion in crypto from Iran, Bessent says
Earlier this year, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. had seized "nearly $500 million" in Iranian crypto …
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon blasts Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong, plans to fight Clarity Act
Dimon said Coinbase's Armstrong is spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to get Clarity Act passed.
U.S. regulator says 24/7 trading is great for crypto, may not be fit for other sectors
As the CFTC issued landmark approvals for crypto perpetual futures contracts, it explained in a related advisory that…
Strategy selling? Saylor’s Bitcoin transfer to Coinbase puts his treasury model under cash pressure
On May 29, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) moved more than 411 Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime, drawing fresh scrutiny to…
Clarity Act Risks Regulation Without Oversight, Brookings Fellow Says
As Congress weighs crypto legislation, Aaron Klein says the CFTC needs more resources, independence and coordination …
Texas appoints CleanSpark exec, bitcoin miner CEO to Strategic Bitcoin Reserve committee
Texas is seeking a custodian to transition reserve assets from Blackrock's IBIT into direct bitcoin holdings.
CFTC opens door for crypto perpetual future contracts in US as Coinbase, Kalshi move forward
The CFTC opened the doors for perpetual futures contracts, giving way for Kalshi and Coinbase to offer those products.
U.S. CFTC opens crypto 'perp' door with first approval at Kalshi
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has now established a stance on how regulated U.S. firms can engage in crypt…
Paxos wins SEC approval to clear U.S. stocks on blockchain
Paxos new license positions it alongside legacy giants such as DTCC and makes it a compelling, more efficient alterna…
Aave Labs secures dual UK licenses for regulated crypto payments infrastructure through local subsidiary
Aave Labs has obtained FCA cryptoasset registration in the U.K. for its Push subsidiaries, unlocking zero-fee fiat on…
Kalshi follows CFTC in suing Minnesota over law criminalizing prediction markets
The Governor of Minnesota signed into law a measure that, starting Aug. 1, makes it a crime to advertise and operate …
‘First and only’: Paxos secures SEC registration as clearing and settlement agency
Paxos said it is the first and only blockchain-native firm to be registered as a clearing agency under the SEC.
NYSE parent ICE held multiple talks with Hyperliquid to evaluate onchain perps market, CEO says
Sprecher's comment follows an earlier report that ICE and CME had held conversations on the Hill regarding Hyperliquid.