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Uniswap Labs Settles CFTC Charges Over 'Illegal' Margin Products

[Sep 4, 2024 3:56 PM] Uniswap Labs will pay $175,000 to settle charges it offered illegal leveraged and margined commodities transactions, a CFTC press release said.

Elon Musk, Tesla Win Dismissal of Lawsuit Alleging Dogecoin Market Manipulation

[Aug 30, 2024 9:17 AM] In 2022, a group of investors alleged that Elon Musk and his company had manipulated the price of dogecoin using their X (then Twitter) accounts.

Cash-to-Crypto Industry Dominated by ATMs Is a Law-Enforcement Concern: TRM Labs

[Aug 29, 2024 10:48 AM] Since 2019, the cash-to-crypto industry—which is dominated by crypto ATMs—has processed at least $160 million in illicit volumes, according to a new study by blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs.

BlackRock ETF sees biggest inflow in 35 days as Bitcoin weekly rally pauses

[Aug 27, 2024 5:44 AM] BlackRock’s IBIT Bitcoin fund had its biggest inflow day since July 22 as Bitcoin slipped back under $64,000 following a weekly rally.

Donald Trump Teases 'The DeFiant Ones' Crypto Project on Truth Social

[Aug 23, 2024 10:05 AM] “It’s time we take a stand – together,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account with a Telegram group link to the unreleased decentralized finance platform.

Crypto Asset Manager Grayscale Offers AVAX Token Investment in New Avalanche Trust

[Aug 22, 2024 1:00 PM] The provider of bitcoin and ether ETFs now offers more than 20 crypto investment products.

Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms to Buy Rival Stronghold Digital for $175M in Stock, Debt

[Aug 21, 2024 11:16 AM] The deal comes weeks after Riot Platforms dropped a bid to buy Bitfarms, choosing to overhaul the company's board before pursuing a takoever again.

U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Continue to Fall, No Longer Signal Recession

[Aug 20, 2024 10:36 AM] The U.S. recession fears were partly responsible for the early August slide in stocks and cryptocurrencies.

State Street Selects Taurus for Crypto Custody, Tokenization

[Aug 20, 2024 10:30 AM] The bank will start with tokenization and plans to offer digital asset custody once the U.S. regulatory environment improves.

US gov’t Bitcoin sale ‘doesn’t affect anything’ as analyst blames bears

[Aug 15, 2024 8:30 AM] Governments divesting themselves of their BTC is a non-event, but Bitcoin bears make sure that the market feels the heat regardless, analysis says.

Risks Are Skewed to a Weaker Nonfarm Payrolls Print, ING Says

[Aug 2, 2024 10:52 AM] A weak report will likely bolster Fed rate-cut expectations and potentially support risk assets, including bitcoin.

Kamala Harris Can't Cede Crypto to Trump, Could be Difference in Battleground States: Think Tank

[Aug 2, 2024 9:44 AM] The Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee cannot afford to cede crypto to Donald Trump and luring crypto voters and donations away could "make a difference in key battleground states," OMFIF wrote.

Tron Founder Justin Sun Calls on China to Warm up to Bitcoin

[Jul 31, 2024 6:30 AM] Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, has called for China to open up to Bitcoin. According to Sun, China’s embrace of crypto would benefit the entire cryptocurrency space, providing a counterpart to the U.S. China’s ban on bitcoin and…

Biden Dropout Chances Rise to 68% After Covid Diagnosis

[Jul 18, 2024 2:25 AM] President Joe Biden said during an interview that if a medical condition emerged, he'd consider dropping out of the race.

Democrats Have Made a 'Horrific Mistake' on Crypto, Says SkyBridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci

[Jul 17, 2024 8:21 AM] The former White House Communications Director under President Trump spoke in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Senasi.

Market Maker Flowdesk Doubled Down on the U.S. as Things Looked Bleak. Now That Bet Is Paying Off

[Jul 17, 2024 3:51 AM] Flowdesk's CEO made a contrarian bet on the U.S. as the Securities and Exchange Commission was waging war on crypto. Fast forward a year, and the country has bitcoin ETFs, ether ETFs are imminent and pro-crypto legislation is before the Senate.

Trump Odds on Polymarket Hit Another All-Time High After Vance VP Pick

[Jul 16, 2024 9:32 AM] Traders on the crypto-based prediction market now see a 72% chance the former president will retake the White House.

EU–US Financial Forum Highlights Cooperation on Crypto Regulation

[Jul 3, 2024 6:31 PM] The EU–U.S. Joint Financial Regulatory Forum took place last week, with participants exchanging views on topics of mutual interest as part of their regular financial regulatory dialogue. The dialogue was hosted by the European Commission and the…

Kraken Co-Founder Jesse Powell Donates $1M, Mostly Ether, to Donald Trump

[Jun 28, 2024 3:32 AM] Powell said he is supporting the only major pro-crypto party candidate.

Biden-Trump debate: Crypto goes completely unmentioned

[Jun 27, 2024 9:27 PM] Joe Biden and Donald Trump didn’t discuss crypto in their first head-to-head debate even as the industry raised a multibillion-dollar war chest to influence the elections.

US Government Moves Millions in Bitcoin to Coinbase

[Jun 27, 2024 4:05 AM] On June 26th, the US government sent 3,940 Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime, Coinbase's institutional trading platform. Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence flagged the transaction.JUST IN: US Government sends 3,940 #Bitcoin worth $241 million�

Julian Assange freed from jail after plea deal with US

[Jun 24, 2024 5:32 PM] The Wikileaks founder is expected to plead guilty to one U.S. charge and be sentenced for time served in a U.K. prison.

SEC Ends Probe Into Consensys, Won't Sue Over Ethereum

[Jun 19, 2024 2:59 AM] The U.S. regulator closed its investigation into "Ethereum 2.0," Consensys said.

Meme Coins and Macro: U.S. Credit Card Holders Most Stressed Since 2012

[Jun 19, 2024 2:43 AM] The percentage of credit card loans outstanding for over 90 days has increased to the highest since 2012, a signal that speculative activity may ease off.

SEC to drop investigation into Ethereum: Consensys

[Jun 18, 2024 7:39 PM] The SEC’s enforcement division said it’s closing its investigation into Ethereum, though Consensys says the fight isn’t over yet.

FTX Victims View Bankruptcy Process as 'Second Act of Theft,' File to Recover $8B in Forfeited Assets

[Jun 18, 2024 2:14 AM] FTX's victims are seeking a court hearing to rule on their claim that all the failed crypto exchange's forfeited assets, about $8 billion, belong to its customers, not the bankruptcy estate.

White House Expected to Nominate CFTC Commissioners to FDIC, Treasury Roles: Reports

[Jun 13, 2024 8:24 AM] The White House is expected to nominate Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero as the next Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair media outlets have reported.

Fed Should Cut Interest Rate as Restrictive Stance Adds to Inflation, Democrats Say

[Jun 11, 2024 3:37 AM] Elevated interest rates aimed at taming inflation have become a part of the problem, three Democrat senators said.

Bitcoin dips as ETFs break 19-day green streak, rumble over US inflation

[Jun 11, 2024 12:05 AM] Traders are seemingly going risk-off ahead of a U.S. CPI print and a Fed monetary policy meeting, with Bitcoin falling to a weekly low.

Bitcoin ETFs sucked up 2 months of BTC mining supply last week

[Jun 9, 2024 11:54 PM] In the first full trading week of June, U.S. Bitcoin ETFs acquired almost as much Bitcoin as they did in the entire month of May.