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Ether.fi Announces Dollar Stablecoin Powered by Ethena
Ethena will manage reserves, minting, redemptions and compliance for a platform reporting more than $300 million in existing stablecoin balances.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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US crypto rules need to survive the next election
US crypto rules could be vulnerable to political change after the midterms. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo argues Congress needs to pass durable, bipartisan legislation.
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Morning Minute: The CFTC Reveals Plan to Regulate Crypto Exchanges
Clear rules of the road are here. So what does it all mean and what is the overall impact?
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Don Davis Bill Would Fine Candidates $10K for Trading on Their Own Elections
The No Betting on Your Own Race Act also gives prediction markets cover to close accounts and report candidates to regulators.
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Rep. Don Davis introduces bill to stop federal candidates trading prediction market contracts tied to their own elections
Don Davis introduced legislation barring federal candidates and their families from trading prediction contracts tied to their own elections.
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Live updates: A drop below $84,000 could put $80,000 in play for bitcoin
FxPro says a slide below $84,000 would hand control to sellers and put $80,000 in play. Minutes from the Fed's last meeting come out Wednesday.
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Hong Kong officials double down on end-2026 deadline for crypto licensing bill
Hong Kong regulators plan to establish a licensing regime for four categories, including digital asset trading, custody, advisory and management services.
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Better Markets says CFTC is ‘wrong agency’ to regulate retail crypto
Better Markets said the CFTC’s proposed framework to bring certain cryptocurrency transactions and exchanges under its oversight will leave investors less protected than under the SEC.
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Bitcoin keeps getting rejected at $87,000 as stocks hover near records
BTC fell back to about $85,600 after sellers turned it away from $87,000 for the third time since Sept. 23, while Nasdaq closed at a record and Treasury yields kept climbing.
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Rain seeks US trust bank charter days after OCC sued over crypto charters
Rain joins a growing queue of crypto firms seeking federal trust charters, while community banks have just asked a court to overturn the OCC rules underpinning them.
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Strive Adds $169M Bitcoin in Its Biggest Buy in Four Months
The Nasdaq-listed bitcoin treasury company, co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, paid roughly $169 million for 2,000 coins last week and now holds 29,462 BTC.
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DeFi Development Corp Adds $3 Million in Solana as SOL Buys Slow
Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp's latest SEC filing shows its Solana stash grew 1%, to about 2.56 million SOL and SOL equivalents—roughly half the prior week's gain and well below mid-September's pace.
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Crypto PAC announces support for 32 House candidates in US midterms
Fairshake said it would financially back 32 House candidates who all voted in favor of the CLARITY market structure bill in 2025, as the bill remains in limbo in the Senate.
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Coinbase’s Ryan VanGrack: CFTC Approval “Opens Many Doors” for Bitcoin
Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase's Ryan VanGrack: CFTC Approval “Opens Many Doors” for Bitcoin The SEC's proposed custody rules could make it easier for investment advisors to help clients own Bitcoin directly. Coinbase's Ryan VanGrack explains why institutional capital tends to flow where there are...
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Coinbase Business Chief: Big Banks Increasing BTC Exposure | Shan Aggarwal
Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase Business Chief: Big Banks Increasing BTC Exposure | Shan Aggarwal New SEC rules could open the door for financial advisors to hold Bitcoin for their clients, and Coinbase is already at the center of that custody story. Shan Aggarwal, Coinbase's first-ever Chief Business...
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FinCEN withdraws proposed crypto mixing rule over ‘legitimate activity’ concerns
The bureau under the US Treasury said it was withdrawing two proposed rules on unhosted wallets and crypto mixers ”as part of the Trump Administration’s deregulatory agenda.”
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CryptoQuant: BTC “Bull Run Has Started” – 3x to 5x Cycle Outlook | Ki Young Ju
Bitcoin Magazine CryptoQuant: BTC “Bull Run Has Started” – 3x to 5x Cycle Outlook | Ki Young Ju Is the next Bitcoin move a 10x or a 3 to 5x? CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju says he expects about 3 to 5x from the lows, not another 10x, because institutional ETF and custody flows dampen volatility....
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CFTC Staff Clears Fast Track for Stock-Index Perpetual Conversions
Exchanges must give position holders five calendar days' notice and a chance to exit, while leaving other material contract terms unchanged.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Treasury Kills Crypto 'Unhosted Wallet' and Mixer Surveillance Rules
FinCEN withdrew a 2020 proposal to track transactions with self-custodial crypto wallets and a 2023 plan to designate crypto mixing as a primary money laundering concern.
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Modern Treasury seeks US trust bank charter for digital asset custody
The payments infrastructure company is seeking federal approval to offer stablecoin custody and related fiat services through a limited-purpose national trust bank.
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Advocacy group pushes back on banks’ lawsuit against OCC over charters
CCI CEO Ji Hun Kim said that the organization “remains confident“ in the OCC’s approval of charters for crypto companies, despite a recent lawsuit and pushback from some lawmakers.
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Compound Votes on Giving Governance Power to Cancel Treasury Operations
Proposal 612 would extend treasury delays from two days to ten, while a wallet linked to Humpy has cast 1.75 million COMP votes in support.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Japanese Bitcoin Treasury Metaplanet Sold BTC Last Quarter To Demonstrate Liquidity
Bitcoin Magazine Japanese Bitcoin Treasury Metaplanet Sold BTC Last Quarter To Demonstrate Liquidity It may have sold some of its stash last quarter, but Japanese bitcoin giant Metaplanet has said it was just to demonstrate to investors that it could if it wanted to. In a filing Monday, the Tokyo...
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SEC Clears 3x Bitcoin and Ether ETPs for Cboe Listing
Proposed tickers BITH and ETHK would use futures and reset leverage daily, exposing longer-term holders to compounding losses.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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SEC Clears 3x Leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds for Trading
The agency approved a Cboe rule letting six Volatility Shares funds that triple the daily moves of Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, silver, oil, and natural gas list on a U.S. exchange.
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CFTC joins SEC in proposing crypto framework after failed CLARITY vote
CFTC Chair Michael Selig claimed that the agency was using its “existing statutory authorities“ to address crypto regulation after Congress failed to advance a market structure bill.
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CFTC Proposes New Crypto Oversight Rules
Bitcoin Magazine CFTC Proposes New Crypto Oversight Rules The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed new rules to regulate digital asset transactions and markets. In a Monday release, the agency said that the proposed rules would allow U.S. crypto exchanges to opt into a federal...
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CFTC Seeks Comment on Crypto Rulebook That Leaves Spot Exchanges to the States
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking covering retail crypto trading on margin, leverage or financing, and a new exchange registration category built for it. Chairman Michael Selig called it a federal option rather than a mandate. The notice......
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Treasury withdraws crypto mixing rule, citing concerns over ‘chilling effect on legitimate activity’
FinCEN is withdrawing a proposal that would've designated crypto mixing a "primary money laundering concern" under the PATRIOT Act.
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Treasury yields at 5% threaten extending Bitcoin’s best quarter since 2017
Weak US jobs data has narrowed expectations for another Fed hike in October, offering Bitcoin some relief as investors continue to embrace the debasement trade.