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The 49-50 vote on Sept. 15 blocked a motion to advance H.R. 3633, which would establish a federal framework for digital commodities and clarify SEC and CFTC roles.

The proposal could use joint ventures with private companies to expand dollar stablecoin activity and increase demand for U.S. Treasuries.

All 11 Democratic committee members asked Chairman Tim Scott to examine consumer and financial-system risks as prediction-market trading expands.

Chairman Michael S. Selig directed staff to explore rules that could let registered and nonregistered exchanges offer leveraged or margined trading under CFTC oversight.

The prediction-market operator attributed repeated trades to liquidity incentives after public data showed unusually high Ether perpetual volume relative to open interest.

The July purchase came as his administration advanced cryptocurrency policy through federal regulators and Congress.

The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States backed New Jersey’s petition over whether states or federal agencies should oversee sports-related prediction markets.

Nearly 1 million trades clustered around $5,500 order sizes, while Kalshi denies wash-trading allegations and attributes the pattern to market-making activity.

Stabilizing federal debt relative to gross domestic product could increase inflation-adjusted income per person by $46,500 over 30 years, compared with $32,350 under rapidly rising debt.

The request comes before a Republican-only roundtable next week on securities prediction markets, with a Kalshi representative expected to attend.

Mark Uyeda said the SEC is preparing to reverse legal interpretations tied to cases inherited from the previous administration.

The Dec. 14-15 summit will take place at Trump National Doral in Miami. Putin’s attendance has not been confirmed.

The accounts also bought Coinbase shares and sold holdings in two bitcoin-mining companies in 1,156 July transactions.

Celebrity endorsements helped initial coin offerings raise capital but were tied to weaker outcomes, especially when promoters lacked relevant expertise.

The bank may also create a database of wallets linked to tainted cryptocurrency if regulators determine it is needed to enforce new rules.

Tehran is reviewing Washington’s response after indirect talks covered reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the U.S. blockade.

The investigation covers five crashes involving vehicles equipped with comma.ai devices, including incidents involving stopped and merging vehicles.

The United States is willing to help advance difficult talks focused on energy and food-related pauses in fighting.

Indirect talks addressed reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting a U.S. naval blockade as diplomacy continues despite unresolved differences.

The bipartisan measure would bar retaliation against current and former AI workers who disclose vulnerabilities, legal violations or threats to public health, safety or national security.

The Aug. 26–28 forum included 179 FBI and Justice Department participants and cost $221,043.

The Federal Reserve said inflation remains elevated, while its latest projections show rates staying above 4% through 2027.

The proposed arrangement would halt attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure and Russian energy supplies, but both sides must agree before it can take effect.

The Sept. 23-25 state visit puts suspended tariffs and export-control measures under scrutiny ahead of a Nov. 10 deadline.

Forthcoming legislation would temporarily pause advanced AI development, create a cabinet-level department and impose prison terms of up to 20 years.

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are scheduled to address a Sept. 23 session on artificial intelligence, military systems, cybersecurity and global stability.

A senior Iranian security official said Tehran is not rushing into negotiations and has delivered its terms through Qatar and Pakistan.

Formal disclosures show that 27 of the 535 members of the House and Senate reported cryptocurrency or related digital assets.

Roughly 27 of the 535 members of the House and Senate formally disclosed holding cryptocurrency or related digital assets in the latest publicly available financial disclosures.

The statement follows legislation signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin that recognizes digital currency as property and gives the central bank market oversight.

The review follows a proposal to cut Banque Misr UAE’s correspondent access to U.S. financial institutions over suspected Iranian shadow-banking links.

Bitcoin (BTC) continued its rebound as attention shifted to rules covering trading, tokenized assets and market access.

No ban or executive action had been announced as of Sept. 23, while August exports reached 1.6 million barrels per day.

CFTC Chair Michael Selig called for financial markets to prepare for large-scale tokenization, while the SEC opened a limited path for trading tokenized U.S. stocks.

The EU securities regulator will initially focus on artificial intelligence and tokenization while continuing work on cyber and operational resilience.

The Federal Reserve lifted its federal funds target range to 3.75%–4% while warning that inflation may remain above its 2% goal.

The proposal would replace fixed bank-deposit thresholds with requirements for assets maturing within one and five working days.

Investigators also searched the last known location of founder Sylwester Suszek, who disappeared in March 2022.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is moving closer to proposing new crypto custody rules as the regulator builds out its digital asset framework while congressional legislation remains uncertain.

The European Central Bank and EU national central banks are calling for tighter restrictions on stablecoin rewards, including returns generated through crypto lending, borrowing and staking.