SEC Chair Calls for Action on Bitcoin and Crypto Market Rules
The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, has called on lawmakers to move faster on crypto…
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Japan to Triple Prison Terms for Unregistered Crypto Sales
Japan’s Financial Services Agency will dramatically tighten penalties for unlicensed cryptocurrency sales, Nikkei reported on March 16. Maximum prison terms…
Prediction markets boom on Iran bets as Congress eyes ban
Prediction market activity has climbed sharply as traders flock to contracts tied to the escalating US-Iran conflict, while Washington moves…
Congress has only weeks left to convince banks on crypto CLARITY Act or risk losing it to midterms
The President-backed effort to set broader rules for US crypto markets is nearing a political deadline in Congress as banks…
Argentina Bans Polymarket for Acting as an Unregulated Betting Platform
The Argentine justice system has ordered a nationwide block on Polymarket, one of the largest prediction market platforms, after a…
Crypto Tax Roundtable Faces Critical Delay as Severe Weather Disrupts Congressional Schedule
WASHINGTON, D.C. — March 15, 2025 — Severe weather systems across the United States have forced the postponement of a…
CLARITY Act: Crypto Industry and Banks Near Deal as Bill’s Odds Jump Above 60%
The crypto industry and banks are reportedly close to reaching a deal on the stablecoin yields provision, which has been…
CLARITY Act 2026 odds ‘extremely low’ if not passed before April: Exec
The US CLARITY Act, aimed at bringing greater regulatory clarity to the crypto industry, may have little chance of passing…
SEC drops fraud case against BitClout founder Nader ‘Diamondhands’ Al-Naji
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to dismiss its civil fraud lawsuit against Nader Al-Naji, the founder of…
Austin Campbell Argues That the Clarity Act, a Critical Bill for Cryptocurrencies, Is Unlikely to Pass
Speaking about the eagerly awaited legal regulations in the cryptocurrency sector, former JP Morgan and Citi executive Austin Campbell made…