Crypto-politics
Senate Republicans Call for Further Discussion on Stablecoins Once-supportive Democrats continue to delay passage of the first major cryptocurrency bill, questioning a key vote while GOP Majority Leader Thune calls for action. Jesse Hamilton | Edited by Nikhilesh De Updated May…
Binance Founder CZ Confirms He Filed for Trump Pardon After Prison Term Changpeng Zhao made the request several weeks ago, citing media reports and the pardons of other prominent figures in the crypto space since then. Francisco Rodriguez | Edited by…
OCC: Banks have the ability to buy and sell their clients' crypto assets that are in custody A new directive from the US national banking regulator states that institutions can also outsource the storage and execution of cryptocurrencies to third parties.…
SEC documents related to Coinbase show New York attorney general sought to have ETH declared a security The US exchange's website, which contains materials obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, highlights certain internal SEC discussions. Jesse Hamilton | Edited by…
Senate Democrat Says He's Probing Trump's Cryptocurrency Business Senator Richard Blumenthal sent letters to executives of Trump-linked companies asking about their ownership structures and investments. Author: Nikhilesh De | Edited by Jesse Hamilton May 6, 2025, 10:30 PM The top Senate…
CFTC Withdraws Appeal in Kalshi Election Betting Case Last year, the CFTC appealed a federal judge's ruling that allowed Kalshi to enter the political prediction market, arguing that it was causing “serious” harm to the public. Cheyenne Ligon | Edited by…
New Hampshire Becomes First State to Pass Cryptocurrency Reserve Law Governor Kelly Ayotte signed a bill allowing some state funds to be invested in precious metals and cryptocurrency. Jesse Hamilton | Edited by Nikhilesh De Updated May 6, 2025, 8:39 PM…
House Cryptocurrency Hearings Cancelled Due to Democrat Intervention Democrats have opted out of a joint meeting of the two committees, opting to hold their own debate on Trump's “cryptocorruption.” Jesse Hamilton | Edited by Nikhilesh De Updated May 6, 2025, 4:30…
The European Central Bank (ECB) is launching an innovation centre to test a digital euro ahead of the end of the preparatory phase The hub has 70 participants, including Accenture, KPMG and CaixaBank. Author: Camomile Shumba | Edited by: Sheldon Reback…
Trump's Cryptocurrency Play Sparks Backlash From Senators, Leading to Bill to Ban Presidential Memcoins Democratic Senator Chris Murphy has proposed a bill that would prevent senior government officials in the administration and Congress from promoting financial assets, including cryptocurrency. Jesse Hamilton…
VanEck Proposes First US BNB ETF If approved, the fund would be the first BNB-linked exchange-traded fund in the U.S. Helen Brown | Edited by Nikhilesh De May 6, 2025, 2:15 PM Key points: VanEck has filed with the SEC to…
Florida Drops Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Bills Both bills, introduced in February, sought to allow public funds to be invested in BTC. Jamie Crowley | Edited by Parikshit Mishra May 6, 2025, 9:23 AM Key points: Florida has killed two bills that…