CFTC Moves to Draft Its Own Crypto Market Rules as Congress Stays Deadlocked
With no legislative action from Congress, the CFTC is seeking public comment on a framework that would create a new federal license for crypto exchanges, trigge
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Treasury Withdraws Crypto Unhosted Wallet and Mixer Surveillance Proposals
FinCEN dropped a 2020 plan to track self-custodial wallet transactions and a 2023 proposal to designate crypto mixing as a primary money laundering concern.
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SEC Clears 3x Leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds for US Trading
The agency approved a Cboe rule letting six Volatility Shares funds that triple daily moves of Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, silver, oil and natural gas list on a US
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OKX and NYSE Owner ICE File for 24/7 Tokenized US Stock Trading Under SEC Exemption
The notice, filed under the SEC's new Innovation Exemption, lists more than 60 stocks including Nvidia and SpaceX paired with stablecoins.
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Strategy Posts $21B Q3 Gain, Buys $29M BTC, Holds Record 848,000 Bitcoin
The firm's quarterly gain is a fair-value mark carrying $1.88 billion in deferred tax, while it also repurchased $176 million in STRC.
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Bitmine Buys $41M More Ethereum, Reaches 99% of 'Alchemy of 5%' Target
The purchase lifts Bitmine's stash past 6 million ETH, about 4.9% of supply, as chairman Tom Lee says Ethereum is dwarfing other macro assets.
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Solana Debuts Institutional Settlement Standard With J.P. Morgan Input
The open-source DvP program lets institutions settle trades atomically on Solana with finality in seconds instead of days.
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Crypto 'Godfather' Adam Iza Gets Six Years for $37M Meta Fraud Involving LA Deputies
Iza used off-duty Los Angeles sheriff's deputies to pull warrants and personal data on rivals, then moved proceeds through crypto custodians.
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Metaplanet Sold 10,000 Bitcoin and Bought Back 11,000 to Prove It Can Meet Obligations
Rating agencies questioned whether a Bitcoin treasury company would actually sell when obligations come due, and CEO Simon Gerovich said the firm answered by do
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ZachXBT Fronted $350K to Pose as Client of Lazarus Group's Chinese Launderers
The on-chain sleuth says he posed as a customer of a Chinese crime syndicate, eating 5% on every order, to track Lazarus Group's Bybit loot in real time.
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Canary Capital Amends PEPE ETF Filing, Eyes Cboe BZX Listing
The amended filing revives attention on meme coin ETF prospects as PEPE's 22-month downtrend breaks.
KuCoin · +5 outlets
Meme Coin Share of Altcoin Market Hits Record Low, CryptoQuant Analyst Says
Memecoin dominance has fallen to a record low share of the altcoin market, with Dogecoin price forecasts flagging downside risk.
Crypto Briefing · +14 outlets
Pump.fun Revenue Overtakes Hyperliquid as Trading Activity Surges
Pump.fun's revenue surpassed Hyperliquid's amid rising activity, though its PUMP token has drawn scrutiny after a 29.8% supply burn.
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Shiba Inu Goes Live on Solana via Sunrise, Price Barely Reacts
The SHIB bridge to Solana follows a $190 billion DEX quarter, but the token's price shrugged off the expansion.
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MetaMask Validator Exits Push Ethereum Withdrawal Queue to 767,349 ETH
MetaMask's precautionary validator exits left Ethereum stakers facing a near two-week withdrawal wait before the queue eased.
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Independent Community Bankers Sue to Block Crypto's 'Side Door' Into Banking System
The ICBA argues the OCC's national trust charters give crypto firms a side door into the banking system without the safeguards that bind traditional banks.
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Greek Soldiers Among Alleged Leaders of $8M Crypto Pyramid Scheme
An association for AI enthusiasts was allegedly the recruiting vehicle, and two anonymous tips to a government portal started the case.
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Trump Taps Jay Clayton, SEC Chair Who Sued Ripple, to Lead Federal AI Push
Clayton will helm a new Super Intelligence Force coordinating federal AI policy, having previously launched crypto lawsuits including the SEC's case against Rip
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