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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…
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.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterates ‘no CBDC’ commitment under Trump admin
During a Thursday press briefing, Bessent also urged the House and the Senate to get the Clarity Act to the finish line.
The Digital Chamber ramps up pressure on Congress with call to action to pass Clarity Act
The Digital Chamber published a website to serve as a central spot for people to write to lawmakers in its latest pus…
Kalshi’s turn: Prediction markets platform sues Minnesota over law going into effect in August
Following the CFTC's suit, Kalshi has sued the state of Minnesota after Governor Tim Walz signed a law blocking predi…
Tether’s USAT supply grows 540% month-over-month, latest attestation shows
Tether’s USA₮ supply grew six-fold month-over-month to over 140 million tokens, according to Anchorage Digital's …
Hyperliquid-based prop trading platform Hypernova raises $3 million in pre-seed funding
Hyperliquid-based prop trading platform Hypernova says it offers "instant payouts" and plans to publicly launch withi…
Sui blockchain experiences second ‘stall’ in five months
Sui said the blockchain is experiencing a "network stall," as block explorers show the protocol has not produced a bl…
BIS says tokenization can improve wholesale cross-border payments
Project Agorá found tokenization could improve wholesale cross-border payments through atomic settlement across mult…
White House reviews CFTC prediction-market rule as Trump backs federal control
The proposal could shape how Kalshi, Polymarket, and other event-contract platforms operate as states challenge the C…
CFTC says it shouldn’t have sued Gemini, joins motion to vacate prior judgment
The CFTC joined Gemini in filing a motion for relief from a 2025 consent order stemming from the agency's previous en…
US charges Google engineer with using internal search data to pocket $1.2 million on Polymarket
Prosecutors charged Spagnuolo with fraud and money laundering, while the CFTC filed a complaint alleging insider trad…
Trump vows to codify ‘future-proof’ digital asset market structure
The Clarity Act passed the Senate Banking Committee earlier this month, but analysts have said the legislation faces …
U.S. CFTC files request to erase Gemini settlement that it no longer considers fair
The regulator went back to analyze the 2022 case and decided that it wouldn't have been pursued under current managem…
Google engineer insider-traded search results on Polymarket, Feds allege
The charges mark the second major arrest over insider trading on a prediction market.
White House starts review of CFTC’s prediction markets rulemaking as Trump backs agency authority
The White House is reviewing proposed prediction market rules as President Trump throws his support behind the CFTC.