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California Senate passes bill to ban memecoin issuance by public officials

The bill seeks to prohibit the listing of memecoins issued by federal public officials to California residents, citing conflicts of interest and “pay-to-play arrangements.”

Digital Chamber Sues Illinois Officials over 0.2% Crypto Tax

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US Federal Officials Barred Until 2029 from Issuing or Sponsoring Tokens under CLARITY’s Proposed Ethics Rules

Senate Republicans have released the proposed text for the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, including language on ethics that would bar all US...

Trump’s crypto riches loom over Clarity Act talks to ban conflicts for U.S. officials

On Monday, several Senate Democrats announced that they'd hold a press conference this week to state their opposition to Clarity and what they said...

Officials Set to Revise MiCA to Cover Non-EU Stablecoin Issuers: Report

European Union officials are reportedly planning to revise the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework amid the implementation of a US law on stablecoins.According to...

US Senator Calls for Ban on Elected Officials Issuing Memecoins

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, one of the US lawmakers behind negotiations for a digital asset market structure bill in Congress, has proposed barring elected officials...

Kalshi Sues Illinois Officials over Prediction Markets Restrictions

Prediction markets company Kalshi has filed a lawsuit against state officials in Illinois over legislation it says “expressly bans sports event contracts” on its...

Republican Lawmaker Proposes Prediction Markets Insider Trading Ban, Not Including White House Officials

Wisconsin Representative Bryan Steil, who chairs the House subcommittee on digital assets, introduced a law to prevent certain public officials from “wagering on public...

NYT Investigation Exposes CFTC Officials Suspended Over Prediction Markets Scrutiny

A New York Times investigation reveals that CFTC officials who raised concerns about prediction markets were suspended and removed from the agency.A New York...

CFTC Officials Who Questioned Prediction Markets Were Suspended: NYT

Senior officials at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission who raised concerns about prediction market companies were suspended, investigated and eventually pushed out of the...

Crypto bill won’t move without a ban on officials’ industry ties, says U.S. Senator Gillibrand

MIAMI — The long-awaited legislation to establish U.S. regulations for the crypto markets won't survive the Senate if it doesn't include a contentious ethics...

‘Bitcoin Isn’t Going Anywhere’: Trump Officials Talk Bitcoin

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel used a Bitcoin 2026 Conference panel to signal a shift in how...