NFL Sides With States Against Kalshi in Supreme Court Prediction Market Fight
The NFL urged the Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split over whether states can regulate sports contracts on prediction markets, arguing...
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Solana DeFi Firms Orca and Loopscale Merge Under New Formation Brand
Solana DEX Orca and lending platform Loopscale will operate as Formation, a New York company aiming to finance AI, energy, robotics and defense...
SEC Proposes New Crypto Custody Framework for Advisers and Funds
The SEC's new proposal would let advisers and funds use state trust companies, and in limited cases self-custody, to hold crypto.
OpenZeppelin and T-REX Network Rebuild ONCHAINID as a Smart Account for Regulated Assets
ONCHAINID V3 simplifies how investors interact with regulated tokens: a single identity can hold assets, execute transactions, and manage recovery...
Coinbase Completes U.S. Derivatives Stack With CFTC Approval
CFTC approval gives Coinbase its own clearinghouse, bringing more of its regulated U.S. derivatives business in-house.
CFTC Warns Prediction Markets Over Mention Contracts
CFTC staff warns mention markets carry elevated manipulation risks after cases involving George Santos, White House staff and others.
Stocks Go Onchain: What the SEC's Innovation Exemption Means for Solana
A five-year SEC order lets tokenized shares with full rights trade on public blockchains without stock-exchange registration; Solana's...
If You’re Regulated Under MiCA, You’re Also Regulated Under DORA
Crypto-asset service providers authorized under MiCA are also bound by DORA, meaning security standards for onchain finance now extend well beyond...
Why the SEC should clarify exchange rules for blockchain apps: A safe harbor for software II
The SEC should clarify the circumstances in which developers of DEXs and their apps fall outside the Exchange Act’s exchange registration requirements.
Only the U.S. Senate can prevent the next FTX
If CLARITY becomes law, exchanges serving U.S. consumers will have to adopt safeguards that FTX lacked. If the bill doesn’t, those gaps will remain.
Marc Andreessen & Chris Dixon: Why America needs the CLARITY Act
Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon on the fight over crypto market structure, why regulatory clarity matters, and what is at stake for America’s...
It's time to pass the CLARITY Act
Every generation gets a chance to upgrade its infrastructure. In the 1990s, it was the internet. Policymakers worried that it would disrupt...
The time for Clarity is here: The next-generation Telecoms Act
Congress has a chance to pass the most important technology law since the Telecoms Act
Bitcoin tops $80,000 price as Clarity Act nears Senate floor with new Fed chair imminent
Bitcoin punched through $80,000 on Monday, up 19% over the past month, as a twin engine of institutional demand and legislative momentum roars...
Hegseth recasts Bitcoin as national security asset amid Russia, China expansion
Bitcoin just got a war upgrade. On Thursday, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told Congress that Bitcoin projects inside the Pentagon are...
US Senate bans prediction market trading by Senators, staff
The US Senate voted unanimously to ban prediction market trading among Senators and their staffers on Thursday. The Senate joined several other...
Democrat Senators question Howard Lutnick over Tether ties
A pair of US Senators are demanding answers from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick after a recent news report raised questions about his...
Elizabeth Warren slams Trump after expose ties World Liberty Financial to crypto projects linked to human trafficking group
Elizabeth Warren has lashed out against World Liberty Financial over news that the Trump family-run crypto company partnered with a blockchain...
Bitcoin price slips on ‘discord’ risk at Fed amid messy regime change. ‘No choice but to stay’
Bitcoin stumbled after Jerome Powell’s final presser at the helm of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, sliding 2% to $75,000 as cracks inside the...
Senators advance Warsh nomination after DOJ drops Fed chair probe
US Senators voted on party lines Wednesday to advance the nomination of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal...
Bitmine buys $294m more Ethereum ahead of Clarity Act ‘markup in May’
Bitmine continues to amass the largest Ethereum war chest as US lawmakers debate crypto’s future. On Monday, the crypto treasury firm bought up...
Banks are fighting a ‘sideshow’ as Clarity Act stalls. Will it matter?
The Clarity Act is stalling in Washington — but industry insiders say the outcome has already been decided. Zachary Townsend, CEO of crypto...
Bitcoin traders eye $90,000 price after Kevin Warsh’s confirmation chances skyrocket. Here’s why
Bitcoin is lining up a push toward $90,000 as investors zero in on a changing of the guard at the US Federal Reserve, analysts say. Iggy Ioppe,...