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Sam Bankman-Fried is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review his FTX fraud conviction and $11 billion forfeiture order. The Court may ignore it, but the filing revives a brutal legal fight over evidence, excessive fines, and the collapse that shredded crypto trust.
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The EU’s Cyber Resilience Act may soon put crypto wallet makers on the clock: report vulnerabilities within 24 hours or face the consequences. Supporters call it overdue security pressure; critics say the vague rules could become compliance chaos.
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Sen. Cynthia Lummis has released the final 635-page CLARITY Act draft ahead of a make-or-break Senate vote, with major ethics, stablecoin, and developer-protection revisions aimed at winning Democratic support. The outcome could shape whether the U.S. gets real crypto rules or more regulatory fog.
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A source mismatch blows up the claim that Strategy repurchased $139M of STRC preferred shares and kept its Bitcoin holdings unchanged. The provided Bloomberg page is about something else entirely, so the buyback and BTC assertions remain unverified until backed by the right filing or report.
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Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin exposure has reportedly topped $609 million, with steady inflows totaling $62.2 million over 20 trading days. The numbers suggest persistent institutional demand for BTC — even as BlackRock saw outflows on the same day.
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Japan’s central bank has pushed its digital yen pilot to 50,000 operations per second, but the country still hasn’t decided whether it actually wants a CBDC. With stablecoins and tokenized deposits gaining ground, the real question is whether a retail digital yen solves a problem people feel.
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House Ways and Means is reportedly eyeing a Sept. 16 markup on two crypto tax bills: one to clarify mining and staking income timing, and another to extend wash-sale rules to digital assets. The date was still unconfirmed as of Sept. 14.
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Nu is rolling out U.S. banking through Lead Bank while launching Nu Global, a stablecoin-based account that converts deposits into USDC or EURC for cross-border use. It’s an ambitious bet on blending banking, crypto, and payments — with plenty of fine print still to watch.
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Senate Republicans have unveiled their final CLARITY Act draft ahead of a Sept. 15 cloture vote, setting up a pivotal test of whether Democrats will let debate begin. The 635-page proposal adds ethics, stablecoin, and developer protections, but it still needs 60 votes just to move forward.
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Robinhood and AMC are battling over whether a company can stop third parties from tokenizing exposure to its stock. Robinhood says no; AMC says the token was never authorized and could confuse investors. The fight could help define tokenized equities and who really controls them.
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