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Atkins Backs Senate Action on Crypto Market Structure Bill SEC Chair @SECPaulSAtkins told Fox Business on Wednesday that he anticipates and hopes the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act will cle
The FBI just drained more than half a million dollars in crypto headed for one of the world’s most notorious terror groups, and then it did something bolder: it took over the very websites co
The U.S. Department of Justice said it seized roughly $560,000 in Hamas-linked cryptocurrency and, alongside the FBI, took control of fundraising websites used to solicit the funds, extending
The SEC's Novel ETFs docket, File No. S7-2026-24, drew separate and non-identical SEC ETF rule proposals from at least four crypto-industry blocs ahead of the Aug. 31, 2026 comment deadline,
A lawsuit alleges that Tether froze $42.4 million in USDT after receiving a verbal request from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a claim that, if accurate, underscores how differentl
Atkins points to a September 15 Senate vote as a possible milestone for the long-stalled market structure bill. SEC Chair Paul Atkins has voiced optimism that the CLARITY Act will advance thr
The state now verifies its stablecoin's backing onchain in real time using two new Chainlink checks. Wyoming has expanded transparency around its state-issued stable token by adopting Chainli
Cornell University has released a Bitcoin Adoption Index measuring real-world BTC usage across countries, with El Salvador and Venezuela emerging at the top of the ranking, an academic framin
Two Thai businessmen are suing Tether in federal court over about $42.4 million of frozen USDT. The stablecoin issuer froze the tokens last October on nothing more than a verbal request from
Crypto industry participants have submitted a set of differentiated rule proposals to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over new ETF regulation, signaling that the sector is approac
Fairshake has entered the final stage of the 2026 U.S. election cycle with $122 million available after supporting nearly 50 winning candidates during the primaries. Summary Fairshake has bac
The Smarter Web Company has acquired 35 more Bitcoin for its corporate treasury, extending the UK firm's ongoing balance-sheet accumulation of BTC in a purchase confirmed on September 2, 2026
