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Trump's Crypto Ties Draw Fire From Warren Over AI Chip Export Controls
Senator Elizabeth Warren has escalated her scrutiny of the Trump administration's foreign policy, reportedly firing off a letter to the Commerce Secre...
Visa Expands Stablecoin Settlement Options Through Zerohash Partnership
Visa is doubling down on its blockchain infrastructure play. Eligible Visa Direct clients can now prefund accounts and execute payouts directly in st...
Lummis Racing Against the Clock: CLARITY Act Vote Must Happen Before August Recess
The window for crypto market structure reform just got narrower. US lawmakers have only days remaining to hold a vote on the CLARITY Act before Augus...
Marex's Digital Prime Play: Betting Big on Institutional Crypto Lending Infrastructure
Marex, a major player in financial derivatives and prime brokerage, just backed Digital Prime with an undisclosed investment aimed at scaling Tokenet—...
NFT Founder Accused of Burning Through $10M in Investor Cash on Gambling and Lifestyle
Federal prosecutors are building a case against the founder of NFT marketplace Few and Far, alleging he misappropriated $10 million in investor funds ...
Crypto Money Couldn't Save Michigan Democrat from Primary Upset
A heavily funded cryptocurrency PAC couldn't prevent the primary defeat of a two-term Michigan House incumbent, signaling that blockchain industry cas...
Western Union Enters Stablecoin Space: Stablecard Launches on Visa Network Across 37 Markets
Western Union is making a calculated move into crypto infrastructure by integrating stablecoin-based remittances directly into the Visa network. The ...
NFT Entrepreneur Charged With Allegedly Siphoning Investor Millions for Lavish Personal Spending
An NFT founder is now under investigation for fraud charges, with prosecutors alleging he misappropriated millions of dollars from investor funds to f...
Payward's Strategic Pivot: Tokenized Equities Now Come With Voting Power
Payward, the parent company of major crypto exchange Kraken, is reshaping its approach to tokenized equities—and that shift has real implications for ...
AI Token Faces Terminal Collapse as Eliza Founder Pulls Plug Post-Lawsuit
Shaw Walters just delivered the eulogy for Eliza's crypto token—and it's not coming back. The project's founder announced that Eliza's token is effe...
MicroStrategy, Coinbase, and Wall Street Giants Back Trump's New Investment Vehicle
Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy has joined a growing roster of heavyweight institutions—including Coinbase and Morgan Stanley—in pledging support for T...
Mastercard and Borderless Partner on Identity Verification for Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments
Mastercard and Borderless are running pilot tests to implement shared identity verification systems for stablecoin transfers, leveraging the payment g...
Binance Takes Legal Action Against RedotPay Over Alleged $473M User Fund Diversion
Binance-linked entities have filed a lawsuit against RedotPay, alleging the company fraudulently diverted more than 470,000 Binance Card users through...
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Surge Amid Fresh Custody Fears Following Cold Wallet Breach
US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $382 million over two consecutive trading days—a meaningful signal that institutional demand remains resilient even as ...
Proof of Play's Exit Signals Shifting Winds in Blockchain Gaming
Proof of Play, the a16z-backed gaming studio behind Pirate Nation, is shutting down operations after its blockchain gaming thesis failed to gain tract...
Stuttgart Exchange's Digital Unit Merges with Tradias to Build European Crypto Powerhouse
Boerse Stuttgart Digital and Tradias have finalized their merger, creating an integrated platform that fuses custody infrastructure with institutional...
Ex-LAPD Officer Sentenced to Life for Bitcoin-Fueled Teen Kidnapping
A former Los Angeles Police Department officer faces life imprisonment plus an additional 15 years after being convicted of kidnapping a teenager and ...
Europe's Crypto Crackdown Continues: MiCA Authorization Hits 321 as Regulators Tighten Noose
ESMA's fourth post-deadline compliance sweep has expanded the Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation (MiCA) landscape considerably. The European Securit...
Taiwan's Regulatory Tightening: Travel Rule Implementation Signals Deeper Crypto Oversight
Taiwan is moving forward with stricter crypto compliance requirements, planning to enforce the Travel Rule for domestic virtual asset service provider...
Eliza Labs Founder Pulls the Plug on Native Token After Legal Settlement Forces Strategic Retreat
Eliza Labs is officially shuttering its foundation operations, with founder Eliza Walters confirming the project's native token is effectively dead fo...