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Crypto PACs Seize Momentum From Texas Primary Victories, Plan Aggressive Candidate Backing Strategy
The crypto industry's political action committees just scored meaningful wins in Texas, and they're not slowing down. Tuesday's primary runoffs deliv...
Mastercard Officially Clears New York's Strictest Crypto Regulatory Hurdle
Mastercard has secured a BitLicense from New York's Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), clearing the way for the payments giant to legally opera...
YouTube's AI Labeling Push: What It Means for Crypto Content Creators and Investors
YouTube is tightening its grip on AI-generated content with more visible disclosure tools and automatic detection systems. Here's what crypto traders...
Mastercard's BitLicense Win: The Stablecoin Gateway Wall Street Was Waiting For
Mastercard just cleared one of crypto's toughest regulatory hurdles—it's now licensed to operate stablecoins and tokenized deposits in New York, one o...
Italian Bank Banca Sella Secures MiCA Approval to Expand Crypto Custody Operations
Banca Sella has officially obtained regulatory clearance under Europe's Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation, positioning itself to enter Italy'...
Robinhood Unleashes AI Agents: Automating Stock Trading and Spending for Retail Investors
Robinhood is making a calculated move into autonomous finance. The retail brokerage platform has opened its doors to third-party AI agents, allowing ...
Solana Meme Token Explodes 6,000% as Creators Face Rug Pull Charges in Historic Prosecution
South Korea just made crypto history—and not the kind meme coin traders wanted. Prosecutors have charged the creators behind CatFi, a Solana-based to...
China's Top Court Plots Framework for Crypto Disputes Even as Ban Stays in Place
China's Supreme People's Court is moving forward with a strategic initiative to develop judicial guidelines specifically tailored for cryptocurrency a...
Blockchain Backers Score Wins in Texas Runoffs as Crypto Lobby Flexes Political Muscle
Crypto political action committees deployed substantial funding into Texas primary runoffs, successfully backing several candidates while unseating an...
Trump Sides With Federal Regulators on Prediction Markets—Takes Aim at State Officials
President Trump is throwing his weight behind federal authority over prediction markets, explicitly backing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (...
South Korea Brings First DEX Rug-Pull Charges: CATFI Memecoin Case Sets Precedent
South Korean prosecutors have formally charged operators behind the CATFI memecoin collapse, according to reports—a watershed moment marking the natio...
Trump Signals CFTC Should Control Prediction Markets—Snubs State-Level Regulators
President Donald Trump has made clear his stance on crypto market infrastructure: the CFTC needs full regulatory authority over prediction markets, wi...
Crypto Advocates Push Back Against Warren's Banking Law Accusations
The Digital Chamber, a leading crypto advocacy group, is calling on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to publicly defend its decisio...
Hackers Are Using GTA 6 Hype as a Trojan Horse for Crypto Wallets and Crypto Exchange Accounts
Threat actors are capitalizing on the massive buzz around Grand Theft Auto 6's release by deploying phishing campaigns and malware designed to comprom...
Spain Joins Regulatory Crackdown on Prediction Markets Polymarket and Kalshi
Spain is cracking down on prediction markets. Polymarket and Kalshi—two major platforms letting crypto users bet on real-world events—are now blocked...
UK Regulators Hammer HTX Exchange for Facilitating Russian Sanctions Evasion
The Financial Conduct Authority has added HTX (formerly Huobi Global) to its growing list of sanctioned crypto entities, marking another escalation in...
Bitcoin Miner TeraWulf Powers Up Kentucky Operations as AI Demand Reshapes Crypto Mining Economics
TeraWulf's stock is moving on concrete expansion plans. The bitcoin mining operator just locked down a Kentucky site acquisition that opens the door ...
Silent Hijacking: How Imperceptible Audio Attacks Exploit AI Voice Models in Crypto Systems
Researchers have uncovered a critical vulnerability: hidden audio signals can silently infiltrate and commandeer AI voice models without detection. T...
UK Freezes HTX and Crypto Firms Over Russia Connection Allegations
The UK government has blacklisted Justin Sun's HTX exchange along with other crypto platforms, effectively cutting them off from the British financial...
Bitcoin Miner TeraWulf Doubles Down on AI Infrastructure With 1 GW Kentucky Data Center Bet
WULF shares jumped Tuesday following TeraWulf's announcement of a substantial expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing in...