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A federal judge has paused the CFTC’s case against a U.S. Army Special Forces sergeant accused of using confidential military info to make about $409,881 on Polymarket bets tied to Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro, while the related criminal case takes priority. The fight could also shape how U.S. law treats prediction markets.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune has set up a Sept. 15 cloture vote on the CLARITY Act, the first test of whether the Senate will even begin debating the crypto market structure bill. The measure is alive, but ethics fights and a 60-vote hurdle could still slow or stall it.
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Ethereum’s EIP-8361 could tighten ETH supply by burning more validator rewards as staking grows, while BitMine’s large treasury adds fuel to the bullish case. But Pepeto’s hype-heavy claims look far shakier than the Ethereum proposal itself.
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Bitcoin is holding a critical $65,000-$65,500 pivot as overbought momentum signals hint at a cooling pullback, even while strong ETF inflows and Strategy’s massive BTC stash keep the bigger bullish case intact. Bulls need to defend support fast.
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Bitcoin security groups are pushing AI labs for controlled frontier access so vetted defenders can outpace attackers already using local models, phishing tools, and automated recon. The ask is narrow, but the message is blunt: give good guys better tools before the bad guys do.
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Bitcoin held steady while Ethereum, XRP and Zcash each tested key technical levels, but none had confirmed a clean breakout yet. BTC remained the market anchor, ETH was recovering, XRP was defending $1.00, and Zcash showed the strongest momentum of the bunch.
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INVEST Network is pitching real utility, but its biggest claims remain unverified. Meanwhile, Avalanche has tangible market infrastructure growing around it, and XRP’s institutional adoption story still has plenty of life despite a weak chart.
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Bitcoin is stuck in a tight $64K-$66K range as spot ETF inflows and whale buying support the case for upside, but weak momentum, low volume, and patchy U.S. demand keep the breakout unconfirmed. Bulls have ammo — not proof.
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Brazil is tightening crypto oversight as stablecoins dominate its $318.8B market, with the central bank moving toward formal authorization, compliance, and custody rules. The message is clear: fewer cowboy outfits, more regulated finance.
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Crypto projects lost about $110 million to hacks in July, but bug bounties and competitive audits also proved their worth, with researchers paid $2.32 million to find flaws first. The takeaway: security spending is cheap; getting rugged is not.
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