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U.S. crypto regulation is picking up speed as Congress and federal agencies move on tax rules, prediction markets, and digital asset policy, as covered in Crypto Regulation Heats Up as Congress and Agencies Advance Key Policies. The upside is that Washington is finally paying attention. The downside is that it’s still Washington, so clarity and […]
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Bitcoin Faces Quantum Risk as Coinbase Council Warns of 7 Million BTC Exposure Bitcoin’s long-term threat may not be a regulator, a rival chain, or some influencer’s latest moon-boy nonsense. It may be quantum computing — a future machine class that could one day crack today’s cryptography and turn old BTC ownership rules into a […]
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A federal appeals court has rejected Sam Bankman-Fried’s bid for a new trial, keeping his FTX convictions in place and adding another brick to the legal wall surrounding crypto’s most infamous collapse. Second Circuit rejects SBF appeal Fair trial claims tossed out FTX convictions remain intact Supreme Court review still possible FTX fallout keeps shaping […]
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SEC Approves T. Rowe Price Multi-Asset Crypto ETF for NYSE Arca Listing The SEC has approved T. Rowe Price’s actively managed multi-asset crypto ETF for a NYSE Arca listing, a meaningful step toward bringing a mixed basket of digital assets deeper into mainstream finance — while the rest of crypto continues doing what it does […]
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Ripple is pushing the XRP Ledger beyond payments for people and into payments for machines, and that’s a much more interesting bet than yet another lazy “XRP to the moon” fantasy. XRPL AI Starter Kit launched for autonomous AI payments Supports XRP and RLUSD through x402 Built for APIs, compute, AI inference, and digital services […]
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OpenSea has launched a free World Cup NFT collection on Base, turning a global sports tournament into a commemorative onchain collectible drop instead of yet another speculative circus. World Cups is a free NFT mint on Base 48 digital cups represent 48 participating countries More than 721,000 NFTs have already been claimed The focus is […]
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Bitget Wallet says tokenized SpaceX pre-IPO allocations under the SPCXx label were canceled after broker xStocks reportedly failed to secure enough supply, with affected users expected to receive refunds. SPCXx tokenized allocations canceled xStocks shortage triggered the failure Users are expected to get refunds This was not a SpaceX IPO cancellation RWA tokenization still depends […]
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Bitcoin mining just got easier, and that’s not a typo. The network logged one of its largest downward Bitcoin mining difficulty adjustments ever, cutting the challenge by 10% and giving miners a rare bit of breathing room. Bitcoin mining difficulty fell 10% in a massive downward adjustment BTC miners get temporary relief after a period […]
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The Philippines’ central bank is tightening the screws on crypto exchanges, banning privacy coins from licensed platforms and forcing a much harsher token review process before anything gets listed. Privacy coins banned from licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) Six-point due diligence now required before any listing Stablecoins and asset-backed tokens face extra scrutiny Continuous […]
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The CFTC is moving to put clearer rules around prediction markets, especially the kind tied to sports, gaming, and other politically sensitive event contracts. That could give crypto prediction markets a sturdier legal footing — or put a heavier boot on their neck, depending on how the final rules land. CFTC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking […]
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