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The CLARITY Act is gaining real traction in Congress, with the House already on board and the Senate now facing pressure to untangle crypto’s SEC-vs-CFTC mess. The bill could finally give Bitcoin and the broader market a clearer legal lane, without handing scammers a free pass.
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Ukraine says it has busted a crypto scam ring that used fake investment platforms and wallet-drainer tricks to target victims in more than 20 countries, with turnover possibly reaching $1 million a month. Authorities say 62 victims have been identified so far.
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Berlin refused to pay Rhysida’s 30 BTC ransom, and the gang answered by claiming to leak 5.79 TB of stolen data. The city stood firm against blackmail, but residents may still face fallout from a breach that’s now under investigation.
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Polymarket traders are souring on the CLARITY Act, with passage odds sliding to a record low as Senate support wobbles and ethics language stalls momentum. The bill still promises badly needed crypto market structure clarity, but Washington’s usual mess is doing what it does best: slowing everything down.
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A headline claims a British investor recovered 61 Bitcoin worth $4.5 million after 12 years, but the supporting evidence is thin. The scenario is believable, yet the key details behind how the coins were lost and found remain unverified.
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Polymarket traders are getting colder on the CLARITY Act, with odds of Senate passage sliding sharply as ethics language stalls momentum. The bill could finally bring crypto regulatory clarity — but Washington’s favorite hobby, procedural nonsense, is getting in the way.
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Federal Reserve researchers are asking a very unsexy but important question: if stablecoins and tokenized money are being used like cash, should they count in M1 or M2? The framework says it depends on function, while also flagging messy issues like double-counting and global circulation.
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The Bank of Korea says direct access to dollar stablecoins can do more than stir crypto prices — it can spill into FX markets and pressure local currencies. South Korea saw premiums, Brazil saw passthrough, and the real lesson is simple: the rails matter.
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A British Bitcoin investor says he recovered 61 BTC worth about £3.3 million after 12 years, but the proof is thin: the claim comes mainly from the law firm involved, with no public court filing, tracing report, or settlement on display.
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Chilean exchange Orionx is shutting down after a forensic audit found a more than $7 million custody gap, freezing withdrawals and leaving customer recovery uncertain. The case also raises regulator and governance questions, with former executives denying wrongdoing.
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