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US Treasury Sanctions Iran’s Nobitex Crypto Exchange

The US Treasury has sanctioned four Iranian crypto exchanges, including the country’s largest, Nobitex, marking the latest effort in its campaign called “Economic Fury”...

CFTC Chair Claims Gemini Case was Politically Motivated, Seeks to Reverse $5M Settlement

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig is claiming that the agency under former President Joe Biden “politically targeted” the co-founders of...

Japan’s Ruling Party Pushes Crypto ETFs, Yen-Denominated Stablecoins

A group of lawmakers within Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are seeking reforms to the country's cryptocurrency taxation system, as well as support for...

Debate on CLARITY Act Continues this Week as US Senate Returns

US Senate consideration of the Digital Asset Clarity (CLARITY) Act is likely to resume as members reconvene this week after an extended Memorial Day...

ECB Says Stablecoin Risks Strengthen Digital Euro Case

European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said stablecoins could bring old financial-market vulnerabilities into tokenized finance, while strengthening the case for...

Senator Lummis Warns China Will Overtake the US in Crypto if CLARITY Bill Stalls

The United States will lose its leadership position in crypto to other countries, including China, if US lawmakers fail to pass the Digital Asset...

CFTC Backs Crypto Perpetual Contracts, Issues Advisory on 24/7 Trading

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) took positions on cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts and how the industry may be more suited for “24/7...

US Seizes Nearly $1 Billion in Iranian Crypto Assets, Treasury Secretary Says

The United States has seized roughly $1 billion in Iranian crypto assets, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday, adding that some of the wallet...

‘Extraordinarily Unusual’ for CFTC to Reverse Gemini Settlement Deal: Ex-chair

A former chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) responded to the agency’s move to vacate a $5 million settlement with cryptocurrency...

Ex-Celsius CEO Files Motion to Vacate Sentence after Lawyers Withdraw

Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of defunct cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius, has filed a motion in a New York court to vacate his 12-year...

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OpenAI caught the anomaly internally, while Hugging Face's team...

Bitcoin hits one-month high above $66,000 as the chip trade turns back into a tailwind

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Bitcoin Maxi Jack Dorsey Unveils New Open Source Group Chat App

Tech entrepreneur Jack Dorsey has announced a...