Kalshi, a leading U.S.-regulated prediction market platform, has taken decisive action against insider trading on its exchange, suspending and fining two users for violating its rules. The company, which operates as a…
The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on Russian company Operation Zero and its alleged operator, Sergey Sergeyevich Zelenyuk, accusing them of purchasing stolen cyber tools with millions of dollars in cr…
The Federal Reserve is seeking public comment on a new proposal aimed at preventing bank supervisors from pressuring financial institutions to cut off lawful customers, including cryptocurrency companies, over so-call…
The White House has stepped in to break the ongoing impasse over stablecoin regulation, introducing a compromise tied to the proposed CLARITY Act during discussions at ETHDenver. The proposal would prohibit companies …
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced a significant update that could reshape how broker-dealers manage stablecoin holdings. In a recent revision to its “Broker-Dealer Financial Responsibili…
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says confidence is rising across the cryptocurrency industry that long-awaited U.S. crypto regulation may soon become reality. Speaking on Fox Business, Garlinghouse stated he now sees a 9…
The White House is backing limited stablecoin rewards in the next draft of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, a major crypto market structure bill currently under negotiation in the U.S. Senate. According to source…
Progress was made this week on U.S. digital assets legislation, but no final compromise emerged after a White House-hosted meeting between crypto industry leaders and banking executives. The discussions, focused on ad…
A recent U.S. Federal Reserve research paper has spotlighted the growing importance of prediction markets, specifically Kalshi, as a reliable source for real-time economic forecasting. The study found that Kalshi’s ma…
Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, delivered sharp criticism of cryptocurrencies during the 2026 Midwest Economic Outlook Summit in Fargo, North Dakota, arguing that digital assets li…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says banking trade groups—not individual banks—are the primary reason negotiations over U.S. crypto market structure legislation have stalled. Speaking at the World Liberty Forum at Mar-a-…
Arizona’s proposed crypto reserve is gaining momentum after Senate Bill 1649 (SB1649) cleared the Senate Finance Committee on February 16 in a 4-2 vote. Introduced by Senator Mark Finchem, the legislation now heads to…
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Mike Selig has forcefully defended federal authority over prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi, pushing back against state-level legal challenges t…
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has approved a new crypto license for Victory Fintech (VDX), an affiliate of publicly listed financial services firm Victory Securities (8540). The approval allows V…
Policymakers across North America are increasingly scrutinizing the energy consumption of bitcoin mining, artificial intelligence infrastructure, and large-scale data centers, raising concerns about electricity afford…
Consensus Hong Kong concluded with major announcements as policymakers introduced fresh initiatives designed to accelerate growth in the digital assets sector. The event highlighted Hong Kong’s commitment to strengthe…
The debate over stablecoin yields has become a central obstacle in the U.S. Senate’s ongoing negotiations over crypto market structure legislation. Tensions escalated this week after a White House meeting between Wall…
Argentina’s fintech sector had celebrated a proposed labor reform that would allow workers to deposit their salaries directly into digital wallets for the first time. However, lawmakers removed the provision before it…
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has unveiled a new Innovation Advisory Committee (IAC) that brings together some of the most influential leaders in the cryptocurrency and traditional financial mar…
The crypto industry’s powerful campaign-finance group, Fairshake, has officially launched its midterm election strategy, deploying millions of dollars to support pro-crypto candidates and challenge lawmakers seen as h…
The U.S. crypto industry may soon receive long-awaited regulatory clarity, but the durability of those rules remains in question. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins recently told the Senate …
Paxful Holdings, once a leading peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace, has been sentenced to pay a $4 million penalty after pleading guilty to charges brought by U.S. authorities. The crypto trading platform admitted it fo…
Hong Kong, one of the world’s leading financial hubs, is reaffirming its commitment to cryptocurrency and blockchain innovation as it faces rising competition from the crypto-friendly United Arab Emirates (UAE). Durin…
The top Democrat on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee is demanding answers from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its handling of the enforcement case against Tron Foundation founder Justin S…
The long-debated U.S. crypto market bill could be moving closer to advancement following positive signals from recent White House negotiations. Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer, Stuart Alderoty, described the latest discu…
Crypto industry leaders and banking representatives met at the White House this week to discuss a potential legislative compromise on stablecoin regulation, but talks revealed deep divisions that continue to stall pro…
Former SafeMoon CEO Braden John Karony has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison following his conviction on multiple federal charges related to a large-scale cryptocurrency fraud scheme. The 100-month pri…
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is pursuing a new trial as his legal battle continues in U.S. federal court. A recent request filed in a New York court by his mother, …
A U.S. federal court has sentenced a key organizer of a massive crypto investment scam to 20 years in prison, underscoring Washington’s intensified crackdown on global cryptocurrency fraud schemes. The sentence was is…
A U.S. House investigation is examining whether World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture associated with President Donald Trump, became entangled with foreign sovereign capital and sensitive U.S. technology policy co…
The debate around the CLARITY Act has largely centered on a familiar conflict: banks versus crypto firms, particularly over yield-bearing stablecoins. While this clash dominates headlines and frames the bill as a mark…
The U.S. government is officially reversing its earlier approach toward regulating prediction markets, signaling a major policy shift that benefits platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket. On Wednesday, Commodity Futures…
Newly unsealed Justice Department documents have revealed previously undisclosed details about Jeffrey Epstein’s financial ties to Coinbase, showing that the late financier invested $3 million in the crypto exchange d…
Kevin Warsh’s nomination to become the next Chair of the US Federal Reserve is encountering early resistance in Washington, as Senate Democrats on the Banking Committee push to halt the confirmation process. According…
Senate Democrats are set to resume discussions on the long-awaited crypto market bill, marking their first closed-door meeting since the legislation’s markup was delayed last month. According to journalist Eleanor Ter…
Rui-Siang Lin, the alleged operator of the dark web narcotics marketplace known as “Incognito Market,” has been sentenced to 30 years in U.S. federal prison, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office fo…
Canada’s top investment industry regulator has introduced stricter digital asset custody rules in an effort to respond faster to crypto failures like the collapse of QuadrigaCX, one of the country’s most infamous cryp…
President Donald Trump’s negotiators are refusing to support provisions in a major U.S. Senate crypto market structure bill that would directly target the president or his family over digital asset business ties, a de…
The U.S. Treasury Department is intensifying its investigation into whether cryptocurrency platforms have enabled Iranian officials and state-linked entities to bypass Western-imposed sanctions, according to Ari Redbo…
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a critical funding package on Tuesday with a 217–214 vote, paving the way for the federal government to reopen following a partial shutdown. Once President Donald Tr…
