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CLARITY Act News Update: White House Moves to Resolve Law Enforcement Concerns This Week The CLARITY Act is entering a make-or-break phase as the White House meets with law enforcement groups this week to work through objections that parts of the bill could make crypto crime investigations harder. Supporters say the legislation would finally give […]
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More than 200 crypto organizations are pressing Senate leaders to put the CLARITY Act to a vote, arguing the US needs a real federal framework for digital assets before jobs, capital, and innovation keep sliding offshore. 200+ organizations want a Senate vote now CLARITY Act would set rules for crypto markets Offshore migration is the […]
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Bitcoin may be nearing a long-term bottom, but Jamie Coutts says the bigger test is whether the U.S. Treasury can refinance a giant pile of debt without blowing a hole in markets. BTC may be setting up nicely on the chart, while the macro plumbing still looks fragile as hell. For more on that view, […]
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Ethereum bounced back above $1,650 after a sharp selloff to around $1,520, but the more important move happened off the price chart: exchange reserves on major centralized platforms plunged by roughly 475,000 ETH in just three days. 475,000 ETH left Binance, Bitfinex, OKX, and Gemini between June 4 and June 7 OKX saw the steepest […]
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The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee is preparing to introduce seven crypto tax bills next week, a sign that Washington is finally admitting digital assets are too big, too messy, and too politically useful to keep hand-waving away. Seven bills on crypto taxation are expected Likely targets: reporting, compliance, capital gains, and digital asset […]
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority is loosening its grip on crypto exposure for regulated funds, but only in the most controlled way possible. Authorized investment funds may soon be allowed to put up to 10% of their assets into crypto exchange-traded notes, or ETNs, while direct ownership of Bitcoin, Ether, and other digital assets remains […]
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Saif Faiq has pleaded guilty to helping organize a violent bitcoin kidnapping plot tied to a massive crypto theft, and he now faces up to 20 years in federal prison. The case is a brutal reminder that once stolen Bitcoin becomes loot, the threat can shift from screens and wallets to vans, bats, and family […]
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CME Group has launched Bitcoin Volatility Index futures, giving institutions a new regulated way to trade the size of Bitcoin’s price swings instead of just betting on direction. New regulated Bitcoin volatility futures Trade turbulence, not just BTC price moves First block trades: DV Chain and Monarq Asset Management CME crypto derivatives volume and open […]
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Michael Saylor is back at it: MicroStrategy added another 1,550 BTC to its treasury for about $101 million, even while the company remains deep in the red on paper from its massive Bitcoin bet. 1,550 BTC added for roughly $101 million Average price: $65,332 per BTC Total holdings: 845,256 BTC Estimated paper loss: around $12 […]
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China Banned Bitcoin, But Prosecutors Still Say It Can Be Protected Property China keeps trying to shut Bitcoin out of its financial system, but its courts are still being forced to admit the obvious: if something has value and can be stolen, the law has to deal with it. China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate published a […]
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