SEC to review Nasdaq bitcoin options approval after CME challenge
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has paused Nasdaq’s approval of cash-settled bitcoin index options and will reconsider the…
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Moneyflip CEO charged in $40K murder-for-hire plot
Moneyflip CEO Marcos Arturo Kleiman Tronllan faces a federal murder-for-hire charge after allegedly paying undercover agents $40,000 to kidnap and…
AG Nominee Blanche Faces Senate Vote as CLARITY Act Ethics Fight Hinges on DOJ Power
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote Tuesday to advance the Todd Blanche AG nomination to the full…
Crypto PAC pours another $1M into Michigan House race
An affiliate of a political action committee (PAC) funded largely by contributions from cryptocurrency companies Ripple Labs and Coinbase has…
Louisiana just armed crypto ATM users with a legal cheat code to demand full refunds from unlicensed operators
Starting Aug. 1, Louisiana users may cancel a virtual-currency-kiosk transaction made on or after that date and demand a full…
Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week
Wife of former FTX executive seeks to preclude her husband’s guilty plea In a Friday filing with the US District…
Crypto Kiosk Scams Cost Texans $57M as Lawmakers Weigh a Ban
In brief Texans reported $56.8 million in crypto kiosk losses in 2025, more than any other state, across 1,179 FBI…
Republican Senators Push Back on Stablecoin Yield Provisions in CLARITY Act
A growing number of Republican senators are voicing reservations about the CLARITY Act, specifically its provisions regarding stablecoin yield, according…
China arrests 16 in crypto money-laundering crackdown tied to telecom fraud
Chinese authorities have arrested 16 individuals suspected of operating a cryptocurrency money-laundering network linked to telecom fraud, according to a…
Novogratz signals Democrats near Senate deal on Crypto Clarity Act
The Crypto Clarity Act passed the House in July 2025 and subsequently entered Senate deliberation. Billionaire investor Mike Novogratz has…