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Crypto’s CLARITY push heats up, but prediction markets aren’t buying the August deadline
A coalition of more than 200 companies and organizations sent a letter dated June 7 to Senate Majority…
FTX token (FTT) spikes 50% as Sam Bankman-Fried seeks presidential pardon
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the disgraced founder of the bankrupt FTX exchange, is serving a quarter-century in federal prison…
Bank of England stablecoin caps may choke the UK’s pound-token market before launch
A House of Lords committee has told the Bank of England to rethink stablecoin caps before the UK’s…
Revealing the moment crypto started reshaping American elections
Less than four years after the collapse of FTX triggered calls for a sweeping crackdown, the crypto industry…
Trump’s crypto push hits the Senate vote math behind CLARITY Act’s July 4 target
Senate Banking cleared the CLARITY Act 15-9 on May 14, and within two weeks, President Donald Trump posted…
US-Iran 60-day ceasefire would keep Bitcoin hostage to macro uncertainty – Do new strikes change that?
Nikkei reported on May 25 that the US and Iran were discussing a plan to open the Strait…
Tether’s Georgia stablecoin plan moves early on national payment rails
Tether and the Government of Georgia plan to launch a stablecoin, pushing a national currency directly onto private…
CFTC may gain broader crypto oversight as staff who questioned major firms were reportedly sidelined
CFTC crypto oversight is moving toward a larger role under the CLARITY Act, but the agency that Congress…
Bank of England’s 24/7 settlement plan shows where tokenized finance can enter core markets
Bitcoin trades 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and stablecoins can cross borders in seconds on…
US lawmakers push new Strategic Bitcoin Reserve act to secure $25 billion federal stash
A renewed push to solidify the United States’ foothold in the digital asset market emerged Thursday as lawmakers…
