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New Hampshire snuffs out trailblazing bitcoin municipal bond effort
At its last stage for government approval, the state's executive council rejected the bond project 3-2.
Bitwise says bitcoin’s ‘floor is rising’ despite AI boom and regulatory delays
Bitwise says institutions are buying the bitcoin bear market dip, while many larger investors are still awaiting regu…
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal steps down, remains in advisory role
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal joined the firm in mid-2020 to lead its legal, compliance and government rel…
With SEC fight over, Coinbase's top legal exec Grewal moves on, and others reassigned
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal will depart the exchange, though he'll continue as an adviser, he said Thurs…
Ethereum Foundation says AI agents find real bugs, but most are false positives
The Ethereum Foundation's Protocol Security team has been using coordinated AI agents to test critical network infras…
Newest version of crypto Clarity Act may drop as soon as next week, sources say
After a long stretch without breakthroughs in the crypto market structure bill, insiders say a new draft may emerge i…
White House defends Trump’s regulatory appointments as CFTC vacancies complicate crypto bill push
The White House pushed back against Democrats’ criticism that the administration has declined to appoint commission…
Hyperliquid Policy Center, Phantom urge CFTC to stop treating onchain protocols like traditional brokers and exchanges
The CFTC and Securities and Exchange Commission issued a Request for Information in mid-June on financial innovation.
Ethereum's newest nonprofit wants to become Wall Street's guide to crypto
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we’re digging into Ethereum Institutional, a new nonprofit aimed…
Supreme Court ruling expanding Trump’s authority over federal agencies raises questions for SEC, CFTC as crypto rulemaking advances
A recent Supreme Court ruling expanding President Trump's authority to remove leaders of many agencies could have bro…
Hong Kong SFC orders crypto platforms, online brokers to phase out OTP logins
Hong Kong SFC orders internet brokers, crypto platforms to replace OTP logins with passkeys within 12 months followin…
Crypto hack losses fall below $1 billion in H1 2026 despite record attack volume: Immunefi
Crypto hacks hit a record 207 incidents in H1 2026, but losses fell to $972M as DeFi exploit damage dropped 74% from …
Stripe-owned Privy and Jito co-develop Solana transaction inclusion tool FullSend
FullSend works by automatically routing every transaction signed in a Privy wallet directly to the current Solana blo…
CFTC Chair Selig warns regulators will end up ‘writing all the rules’ for crypto if Clarity Act stalls
CFTC Chair Michael Selig warned regulators may end up writing crypto rules if Congress fails to pass the Clarity Act.
INTERPOL-led global fraud crackdown arrests over 5,800, uncovers crypto laundering network tied to $122.5 million wallet
The operation uncovered a crypto laundering network using cross-chain swaps to obscure funds, with one wallet process…
Sony Bank gets conditional OCC approval for US trust bank to issue dollar-backed stablecoin
The trust bank subsidiary, Connectia Trust, is expected to issue and manage a dollar-backed stablecoin, pending final…
'CASHCAT' trader turns $800 into over $1 million on Robinhood's brand new blockchain
Robinhood's blockchain went live on July 1 to move stocks onchain. Its first breakout hit is a memecoin named after t…
Sen. Wyden urges Senate leaders to preserve contested blockchain developer protections in broader crypto bill
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden is urging Senate leaders to ensure a provision protecting blockchain software developers re…
Cash App owner Block to pay $45 million after states say it made false security promises
Block Inc. has agreed to pay $45 million to settle allegations brought by regulators in nearly every U.S. state.
European Commission looks to expand MiCA to cover emergence of tokenization, non-EU stablecoin issuers: report
The European Commission is reportedly seeking comment from stakeholders on expanding MiCA rules until Sept. 30.
Citadel drops U.S. Portofino suit, seeks bankruptcy order against firm's founder in UK
After winning a 6 million-pound London arbitration award, Citadel dropped its U.S. trade secrets case, saying another…
India central bank seeks to bar financial institutions from exposure to crypto assets: Reuters
India's central bank called for banks to be barred from crypto exposure as it reiterated support for tighter restrict…
Reserve Bank of India still favors crypto prohibition to curtail tax evasion: Reuters
Indian regulators maintained a hawkish stance despite the growing embrace of digital assets and technology by governm…
Nigel Farage to quit UK Parliament, seek new mandate amid probes into crypto-linked gifts
Nigel Farage resigned as an MP amid two probes over gifts from Tether investor Christopher Harborne and convicted fra…
XRP Ledger’s new upgrade is here. But not everyone’s on board yet
The new software leads among the network's validators, yet by node count it sits behind the older v3.1.3, and the sec…
Federal judge denies Kalshi’s bid to block New York gambling law enforcement
The judge said New York gambling laws, as applied to Kalshi's sports-event contracts, are not preempted by the federa…
Live markets: Japan's collapsing yen is pushing companies into bitcoin and XRP
Hedge funds have turned the most bearish on the yen since 2007, boosting bets on further losses to nearly 138,000 con…
Kraken wins $22 million arbitration against auditor Mazars for ditching the firm during Operation Choke Point 2.0
Payward sued its former auditor, Mazars, for abandoning a nearly complete audit during Operation Choke Point 2.0.
CFTC charges North Carolina man over alleged $14 million crypto, futures fraud
The CFTC charged a NC man and his company after the agency said he swindled about 60 people out of $14 million in a c…
U.S. SEC to propose crypto rule as soon as this month to ease startups, fundraising
A newly updated agenda from the securities regulator shows so-called Reg Crypto high on its near-term list.