Senators Urge Treasury Ensure State Authority in GENIUS Rules
A bipartisan group of US senators led by Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has urged the Treasury to ensure that state...
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Illinois Governor Signs Illinois Budget Including Crypto Tax
Illinois is going ahead with a 0.2% "privilege tax" on crypto transactions involving its residents under a new $55.9 billion...
Congress Reaches Deal on Housing Bill With CBDC Ban
The US House and Senate have reached a deal to move forward with a housing bill that includes a ban...
BitGo Launches MiCA Crypto Infrastructure In Europe
BitGo, a crypto custody company, is moving into Europe’s tighter regulatory landscape as exchanges race to maintain access ahead of...
China Central Bank Monitors Stablecoins’ Cross-Border Role
China’s central bank is paying closer attention to stablecoins as privately issued digital currencies take on a potentially larger role...
Kentucky Sues Prediction Markets Over Sports Event Contracts
Kentucky has sued five prediction market platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket, adding to a wave of US states launching legal...
What Happened in Crypto Legal News this Week
US prosecutors propose late 2026 retrial for Tornado Cash co-founderFederal prosecutors on Monday submitted a proposed schedule for the potential...
US lawmakers Warn Against Presidential Pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried
Two US lawmakers on opposite sides of the political aisle are backing a resolution that “under no circumstances should Samuel...
Bybit added to Singapore MAS Investor Alert List
Crypto exchange Bybit has been added to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Investor Alert List, a registry designed to...
Crypto-Backed GOP Candidate Wins Alabama Senate Runoff with June Primaries Looming
More than $12 million in crypto-aligned political action committee (PAC) media buys helped propel Barry Moore to victory in Tuesday's...
Organizations Urge Congress to Ban Sports Betting on Prediction Markets in CLARITY Act
Several national gaming and tribal organizations and labor groups have reportedly called on the US Senate to add language “that...
Robinhood Cuts Workforce as Tenev Says Business Is Stronger Than Ever
Stock and crypto trading platform Robinhood is cutting 10% of its workforce as it restructures its organization, a move the...
Western Union Prepares USDPT Stablecoin for May Launch
Financial services giant Western Union is targeting May for the rollout of its new stablecoin as part of a crypto...
Hungary to Reverse Crypto Trading Rules That Carried Prison Terms
Hungary is set to decriminalize crypto trading, reversing restrictions that imposed potential jail terms for certain crypto-to-fiat and crypto-to-crypto transactions,...
HIVE Bitcoin Holdings Fall as Revenue Hits Record $298M
Canadian Bitcoin miner HIVE Digital Technologies’ Bitcoin holdings fell by 331 BTC in the latest quarter, even as the miner...
Samsung Units To Buy $408M Stake In Upbit Operator Dunamu: Report
Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS and Samsung Card will acquire a combined 4% stake in Dunamu, the operator of South Korean...
Novogratz Appears in Court Over Failed BitGo Deal: Report
Galaxy Digital founder Mike Novogratz appeared in court on Tuesday to face off against BitGo CEO Mike Belshe in a...
5 Crypto Companies Shutter This Week in Market Slump
At least five crypto companies have shuttered this week as a prolonged downturn in the crypto market has put downward...
World Liberty-Linked AI Financial Flags Going Concern
AI Financial Corp., a World Liberty Financial token treasury company, said a deficit in working capital and liabilities is casting...
Checker raises $8M from Galaxy Ventures and others to build stablecoin infrastructure
Stablecoin infrastructure startup Checker has closed an $8M seed round with a roster of investors that reads like a who’s-who...
Lolli launches automatic bitcoin cashback on debit and credit card purchases
Lolli just made earning Bitcoin as mindless as swiping your card at checkout. The Bitcoin rewards platform is rolling out...
Ethereum Foundation Sees 2 More High-Profile Departures
The Ethereum Foundation saw the resignations of two top researchers on Monday, bringing the total number of high-profile departures at...
