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Illinois Hits Pause on Controversial Crypto Tax After Legal Challenges Mount
Illinois is kicking the crypto tax can down the road. State officials have agreed to postpone implementation of the state's contentious 0.
Illinois Pumps the Brakes on Digital Asset Tax After Industry Revolt
Illinois officials and the crypto industry just hit pause on what would've been one of the nation's most aggressive digital asset taxes. In a joint f...
Two States Team Up to Create Unified Crypto Regulatory Framework
New York and Wyoming have formalized their approach to digital asset oversight, and this move signals a shift toward coordinated state-level crypto re...
Crypto's Legislative Pivot: Why the Industry Is Doubling Down on Senate Strategy
The crypto industry's Washington playbook is shifting dramatically. After months of courting Congress broadly, major players are now laser-focused on...
Binance Under EU Microscope: Regulators Question Licensing Loophole as Enforcement Tightens
EU regulators are taking a harder look at Binance's operational model in Europe, specifically how the exchange leverages a Markets in Crypto-Assets (M...
Chainalysis Survives Most Celsius Lawsuits, But Core Audit Allegations Persist
Chainalysis dodged a major legal bullet this week, but not completely. A federal judge dismissed 15 claims against the blockchain intelligence firm i...
EU Regulators Target Binance's 'Back Door' Strategy for Serving European Traders
The European Union is intensifying scrutiny over Binance's methods for continuing to serve EU customers despite losing regulatory approval, according ...
Bitcoin Advocacy Group Challenges MSCI's Mysterious Decision-Making Over Crypto Treasury Holdings
A newly released Bitcoin Policy Institute paper has raised serious questions about MSCI's indexing methodology and what it's calling an "invisible com...
September's Crypto Carnage: $768M in Hacks Marks Worst Month of 2026
September 2026 became a bloodbath for crypto security, with hackers extracting $768 million across multiple exploits—the worst single month we've seen...
CFTC Pushes Aggressive Regulatory Play to Claim Control Over Prediction Markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is making a bold move to tighten its grip on prediction markets by attempting to reclassify event contracts a...
Failed Clarity Act Actually Accelerated Crypto's Regulatory Breakthrough, Says Bitwise CIO
Bitwise's Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan is making a counterintuitive argument: the Clarity for Digital Assets Act's collapse didn't set crypto ...
FBI Staff Warned to Assume Personal Data Compromised in Jobs Portal Breach
The FBI isn't mincing words with its employees. An internal memo circulated to agency staff instructs them to assume their personal information has b...
CFTC Locks Down $30M+ Judgment Against Fundsz Fraud Ring
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission pulled off a decisive courtroom victory, snagging over $30 million in judgments against defendants accused of...
Crypto Industry Pivots to Midterm Politics as Legislative Push Stalls
The Coinbase-backed political action committee is making its first Senate endorsements—backing Republicans Jon Husted and Ashley Hinson alongside Demo...
Uncle Sam's Hidden Easter Egg: Why the US Government AI Chatbot Mimics Minecraft's Farewell Poem
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Crypto Lobby Backs Congressional Candidates as 2027 Midterm Battle Heats Up
A major crypto advocacy group is making strategic moves ahead of the 2027 midterm elections, throwing its weight behind specific House and Senate cand...
Base Rolls Out Cobalt: A Game-Changer for Tokenized Asset Management
Base just shipped its Cobalt upgrade, and it's worth paying attention. This isn't just another incremental improvement—it's infrastructure designed s...
CFTC Moves to Lock Down Prediction Markets Before State Regulators Can Challenge Authority
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is making a decisive play to establish federal dominance over the prediction market crypto space. Two new re...
White House Considers Stricter CFTC Rules as Prediction Markets Become Regulatory Flashpoint
The White House is actively evaluating competing CFTC proposals aimed at prediction markets—a move that underscores the agency's push to cement its au...
Petrobras Taps Cardano Blockchain to Authenticate Sustainable Fuel Supply Chains
Petrobras, Brazil's state-controlled oil giant, is deploying Cardano blockchain infrastructure to verify sustainability credentials across its aviatio...