Senate Majority Leader John Thune has set a Sept. 15 cloture vote on the CLARITY Act, putting U.S. crypto market structure on the clock. Meanwhile, BTC flows, a BIP-110 fork split, and fresh security incidents show the industry still has plenty of chaos to clean up.
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Solana’s bounce is being driven by whale accumulation, but the bigger picture is messier: burn proposals may not beat ongoing emissions, ecosystem projects are under strain, and exploit-linked fund movements keep the network’s security questions alive. Plenty of upside, plenty of baggage.
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Radiant Capital winds down after $50 million North Korea-linked hack Radiant Capital is shutting down active operations after a $50 million exploit tied to North Korea-aligned attackers left the DeFi lending protocol unable to recover financially or secure fresh funding. $50 million crypto exploit North Korea-linked attackers Maintenance mode only TVL collapsed from $386.8 million […]
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Bitcoin Developers Are Not Federal Targets, Blanche and Patel Say at Las Vegas Conference U.S. officials gave open-source Bitcoin and crypto developers a rare bit of clarity in Las Vegas: writing code is not the crime, unless you knowingly help criminals use it that way. DOJ softens stance: no more “regulation by prosecution” for neutral […]
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Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s legal fight has turned into a blunt test of whether U.S. prosecutors can stretch “knowledge” into criminal liability for simply writing open-source code. Blanche’s promise on code and crime is being called inconsistent Roman Storm still faces a retrial on serious charges “Knowledge” is the DOJ’s favorite magic word — […]
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A federal judge dismissed Michael Lewellen's bid for advance legal clarity, keeping crypto developers stuck in the same ugly gray zone: build open-source software and hope regulators don't decide you're secretly running a money service. Lewellen's case was dismissed in late March DOJ says it will target criminals, not code creators Developers still want binding […]
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The U.S. Department of Justice is signaling a softer line on crypto developers: building software is not the same thing as committing a crime. But with Roman Storm still facing prosecution over Tornado Cash, the government’s new messaging is running straight into a credibility problem, as detailed in DOJ Says Crypto Code Alone Isnt Crime, […]
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KelpDAO $292M Hack: Tornado Cash-Funded Attack Exposes DeFi Risks A devastating blow to the decentralized finance (DeFi) space unfolded as KelpDAO suffered a $292 million exploit, with a hacker using funds obscured by Tornado Cash to drain 116,500 rsETH tokens in a single, calculated strike. This attack, one of the largest crypto thefts of 2026, […]
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DOJ Hammers Tornado Cash Developer with 250 Protocol Tweaks: Is DeFi Code Liability the New Reality? The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has delivered a gut punch to Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, rejecting his bid to dismiss criminal charges and shredding the notion that code is untouchable. This legal clash could redraw the lines […]
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US Crypto Bill 2026: A Legal Shield for Blockchain Developers? A potentially game-changing bipartisan bill in the United States could finally give blockchain developers a much-needed shield from criminal prosecution under federal law. Introduced in both the House and Senate, this legislative push might redefine how the government treats creators of decentralized technology, offering a […]
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