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US authorities freeze $344M in crypto linked to Iran
The announced crypto freeze came just one day after Tether said it had frozen $344 million of its USDt stablecoin in res...
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Top memecoin holders expected to attend Trump luncheon
The US President has confirmed his attendance for the Florida event, but it's unclear whether Tron founder Justin Sun, s...
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Crypto PAC Fellowship halts support of Texas AG for Senate: Report
After reporting more than $1.7 million to election officials, a crypto-aligned political action committee has reportedly...
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South Africa draft bill would tighten crypto capital controls
South Africa’s draft capital flow rules would bring crypto under exchange controls, with declaration duties, transacti...
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China’s new online marketing rules tighten ban on crypto promotions
China’s new online marketing rules tighten an already sweeping crypto ban and place fresh pressure on financial influe...
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ECB signs standards deals to cut digital euro integration costs
The ECB signed deals with three standards bodies to reuse open payment standards for the digital euro and lower integrat...
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Zondacrypto CEO goes off radar as Poland probe deepens
Polish prosecutors are investigating Zondacrypto over alleged fraud and fund access issues, while local media report tha...
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Wisconsin sues Kalshi, Polymarket, others over sports event contracts
Wisconsin’s lawsuit against Kalshi, Robinhood, Coinbase, Polymarket and Crypto.com deepens the battle between state ga...
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Crypto-aligned Fellowship PAC bets big on Texas Senate race
The Fellowship PAC disclosed that it had spent $1.75 million in support of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, facing Sen...
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Crypto advocacy groups call action on market structure bill ‘critical‘
More than 120 entities associated with the crypto and blockchain industry signed onto a letter urging US Senators to mov...
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New York, Illinois sign EOs banning state employees from prediction markets
New York Governor Kathy Hochul criticized the Trump administration for not implementing any “meaningful ethical standa...
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Sam Bankman-Fried pulls motion for a new trial, still asks for new judge
The ex-FTX CEO said he consulted with his parents and lawyers regarding a recent filing he sent from prison, but claimed...
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Banking group asks for more time to comment on US stablecoin bill
The letter to four US government agencies said banks needed 60 more days for comment after OCC stablecoin rulemaking had...
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Thailand regulator mulls crypto futures expansion in licensing overhaul
Thailand’s SEC is seeking feedback on rule changes that would let digital asset firms offer derivatives within existin...
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UK cracks down on illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading in nationwide raids
The Financial Conduct Authority raided eight locations suspected of illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading, issuing cease-a...
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Europe’s MiCA regime puts smaller crypto firms under pressure
Smaller crypto companies across Europe face mounting compliance costs as MiCA moves from framework to enforcement, raisi...
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Russia advances crypto bill that could pave way for criminal penalties
Russian lawmakers passed a first reading of a bill regulating crypto through licensed intermediaries, with key rules set...
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SEC ‘on the cusp’ of onchain tokenized securities exemption: Atkins
SEC Chair Paul Atkins says the SEC is “on the cusp” of an innovation exemption to enable compliant onchain trading o...
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New York targets Coinbase, Gemini in fresh crackdown on prediction markets
Attorney General Letitia James alleged that Coinbase and Gemini ran unlicensed markets, adding pressure on crypto compan...
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Fed chair nominee pressed on potential conflicts of interest, independence
Kevin Warsh faced intense questions from Senator Elizabeth Warren and other lawmakers over his more than $100 million fi...