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CFTC warns ‘mention market’ prediction contracts carry heightened manipulation risk
The CFTC is warning that bets on prediction markets based on whether someone will "mention" specific words carries manipulation risks.
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$161 Million in Decade-Old Bitcoin Has Moved in Just Two Weeks
Four ancient wallets moved 1,971 BTC between Sept. 6 and Sept. 22, including a 600 BTC transfer worth $51.9 million just hours ago, with three of the four carrying "Noah Doe" lawsuit tags.
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CFTC Chairman Selig says markets must prepare for ‘mass tokenization’
The Trump administration is preparing for a financial market overhaul as tokenization and 24/7 trading move into the spotlight.
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Revolut Starts EURR Rollout With Bridge as Regulated Issuer
Revolut has begun rolling out EURR, its first euro-backed stablecoin, to selected customers in Denmark, Poland and Portugal, putting a branded onchain euro inside its app while Bridge Building S.A. serves as issuer and redemption counterparty. Bridge Building is the legal issuer; Revolut...
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SEC Crypto Custody Rewrite Enters White House Review
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rewrite of custody rules for investment advisers and investment companies entered White House review on Aug. 25, placing a new crypto-focused framework into regulatory review after the agency withdrew a separate 2023 safeguarding proposal. The...
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SEC Clears Tokenized Stocks To Trade Onchain As CFTC Widens Software Relief
The two U.S. market regulators issued crypto exemptions within hours of each other on Thursday, the first concrete use of the existing authorities both chairmen invoked after the Senate refused to take up the market structure bill. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted temporary,......
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Brent Tops $106 And Hike Odds Reach 64% As Crypto Sells Off
Almost every large crypto token fell through the overnight sessions and into Thursday's U.S. open, as an oil shock drove long-dated Treasury yields to multi-year highs and traders raised the odds of a Federal Reserve rate increase next week to 64%. Traders put a quarter-point September increase...
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Crypto market structure can't wait for shot at post-election Clarity Act surge: White House
White House and U.S. Treasury officials agree that despite some hope that Congress' "lame duck" session could see the bill again, the work's in regulators' hands.
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a16z And DeFi Education Fund Ask SEC To Put DEXs Outside Exchange Registration
Andreessen Horowitz and the DeFi Education Fund asked the SEC to define when decentralized exchanges and the apps that provide access to them fall outside the exchange registration requirements of the Securities Exchange Act, in a joint letter to Commissioner Hester Peirce published by the...
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Here’s what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
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Canada’s six largest banks explore tokenized Canadian dollar deposits
The country’s largest financial institutions are exploring tokenized deposits for interbank payments, just weeks after regulators clarified how they should be treated.
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Bitcoin Investors Buy Nearly $1B in BTC ETFs as Bull Market Returns
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Investors Buy Nearly $1B in BTC ETFs as Bull Market Returns The Bitcoin bulls are back — if ETF flows are to be believed. U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded funds received $999 million in new investment on Monday, according to Farside Investors data. That’s the most in one day...
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Bitcoin Breaks Out as Nasdaq Hits Records and Oil Slides on Iran Hopes
A stretched but firmly bullish Bitcoin chart is riding the same tailwind lifting stocks: falling oil, a record Nasdaq, and a Fed that hiked rates while quietly pumping liquidity into the system.
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Bitcoin treasury stocks have gone ice cold
Over the past 18 months, the vast majority of publicly traded companies that pivoted to a BTC treasury strategy have lost money since their initial purchase announcement. Globally, nearly 200 public companies hold BTC, according to monitoring service Bitcoin Treasuries, although most have small...
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Vitalik Buterin Backs Trueo's Ethereum Move As TRUE Jumps 900%
Vitalik Buterin endorsed a prediction market by name on Monday, welcoming Trueo's plan to move its primary deployment from Base to Ethereum mainnet. Ethereum's base layer has no prediction market of scale. Polymarket settles on Polygon, and Kalshi is a CFTC-designated contract market with no......
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Feds Probing Binance Over Iran’s Bitcoin Use: Report
Bitcoin Magazine Feds Probing Binance Over Iran's Bitcoin Use: Report Federal prosecutors — including the U.S. Department of Justice — are investigating whether Binance has allowed Iran to dodge sanctions by using its platform, according to a report from Bloomberg. The outlet, citing people...
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Paul brothers are investing heavy into gambling, AI, drones, and defense
Infamous entertainers Logan and Jake Paul, who are now making PR stops at the Treasury and the Department of War, are also heavily invested in gambling, AI, drones, and defense contracts, according to the website for their venture capital fund, Anti Fund. Their portfolio includes Anduril, OpenAI,...
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Zcash gets first European ETP following US ETF launch
21shares listed physically backed ZEC and ETHFI products on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam, as issuers broaden their offerings beyond major cryptocurrencies.
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No Bitcoin Payments in Russia — But the Digital Ruble Is Open for Business
Bitcoin Magazine No Bitcoin Payments in Russia — But the Digital Ruble Is Open for Business While bitcoin is banned for making payments in Russia, the government is keen on one type of digital money: its own central bank digital currency. The digital ruble has been available for transactions in the...
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CLARITY vote failure could stoke more crypto PAC spending in key races
Control of the US House and Senate is up for grabs in 2026, and some advocates speculate that the crypto industry could ratchet up attempts to sway elections after the CLARITY vote.
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ECB, EU cenbanks seek changes in MiCA’s minimum bank deposit for stablecoins
The ECB and EU central banks want to replace MiCA’s stablecoin bank-deposit requirements with liquidity thresholds, warning that sudden withdrawals could strain lenders.
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CME Group to List Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures Oct. 19
CME Group will launch Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures on Oct. 19, pending regulatory review, the exchange said on Sept. 22. The pace of listings has accelerated. CME added Solana futures and XRP futures in 2025, its first single-token contracts beyond Bitcoin and Ether. It has added five more...
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Next for the U.S. SEC: Agency's chief crypto counsel illuminates path for custody
Taylor Lindman, the top lawyer on the agency's Crypto Task Force, says the SEC is trying to get firms comfortable with blockchain technology and crypto assets.
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European central banks push to expand stablecoin yield ban to crypto lending and staking
Central bankers argue that indirect yield structures blur the line between electronic payment tokens and commercial bank deposits, distorting financial system competition.
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Binance faces second probe over Iran-linked billions
US officials are probing Binance again as they try to uncover whether or not the Dubai-based crypto exchange knowingly allowed Iran-linked trades and violated US sanctions against the country. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the Manhattan US attorney's office and Justice Department's (DoJ)...
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Jim Bianco: Macro Outlook, The 4th Turning and Bitcoin Adoption
Bitcoin Magazine Jim Bianco: Macro Outlook, The 4th Turning and Bitcoin Adoption The Fed just hiked for the first time in more than three years, and Jim Bianco of Bianco Research says the bond market had been signaling this was necessary for two years. He points out that during the cutting cycle...
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Binance probed by U.S. federal prosecutors for sanctions violations: Bloomberg
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan and the Justice Department are said to be investigating whether the crypto exchange knowingly permitted users to bypass U.S. sanctions on Iran.
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US Probes Whether Binance 'Knowingly' Let Iran-Linked Trades Through: Report
Binance says it has a "zero-tolerance policy" for sanctions violations. Prosecutors are asking whether its 2023 compliance fixes held.
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Australian 40-year economic outlook recognizes ‘AI revolution,’ omits crypto
Treasury named AI among five major transitions expected to reshape Australia’s economy, while Coinbase says the report overlooks the digital financial infrastructure AI agents could eventually need.
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Manhattan US Attorney leading probe into Binance’s Iran compliance: Bloomberg
The investigation is reportedly examining whether Binance knowingly allowed trading that violated US sanctions on Iran, months after reports first revealed a Justice Department probe.