Crypto-politics
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…
SEC Again Delays Litecoin ETF Decision, Seeks Public Comments Experts believe that Litecoin has the best chance of approval by the end of the year. Helen Brown | Edited by Nikhilesh De , May 6, 2025, 00:54 Key points: The Securities…
Leading House Democrats to Reject Hearing on Cryptocurrency Market Structure Bill Rep. Maxine Waters has expressed concern about US President Donald Trump's growing ties to cryptocurrencies. Author: Nikhilesh De | Edited by: Aoyon Ashraf Updated: May 6, 2025, 2:32 AM Published:…
Samourai Wallet lawyers claim prosecution concealed vital evidence, seek dismissal of case Before U.S. Attorneys for the Southern District of New York filed charges, FinCEN notified them that Samourai Wallet did not meet the criteria for a money transmitter. Cheyenne Ligon…
A bill on the structure of the cryptocurrency market in the US has been introduced by lawmakers in the House of Representatives As a successor to the so-called FIT21 bill considered in the previous session, House committee chairmen have released a…
US Treasury Department imposes sanctions on Burmese militia group alleged to be operating 'pig butchery' complexes The Karen National Army and its leaders have been sanctioned over allegations of crimes against US citizens, including the theft of cryptocurrency. Jesse Hamilton |…
Donald Trump Denies Accusations of Profiting from TRUMP Token According to market data, TRUMP token has increased by 20% in the last month Sam Reynolds | Edited by Parikshit Mishra May 5, 2025, 7:49 AM Here's what: President Trump denies making…
Arizona Governor Calls Cryptocurrency an 'Unproven Investment', Rejects Bitcoin Reserve Bill Senate Bill 1025 sought to establish a government digital asset reserve. By Francisco Rodriguez | Edited by Aoyon Ashraf May 3, 2025, 4:01 PM What you should know: Arizona Governor…
State of Cryptocurrency: IRS Departures Seth Wilkes and Raj Mukherjee, two of the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) digital asset chiefs, are leaving the organization just a year after their appointments. By Nikhilesh De , May 3, 2025, 1:30 PM The IRS,…
IRS Crypto Division Leaders Leave Agency After DOGE Deals The couple accepted voluntary resignation offers and left their positions after just over a year in the public sector, two sources said. Author: Nikhilesh De | Edited by: Cheyenne Ligon, Benjamin Schiller…