Bessent's CLARITY Act Push Sends Bitcoin Surging Ahead of August Recess
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pushing the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act before August recess, triggering a Bitcoin rally on regulatory optimism.…
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pushing the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act before August recess, triggering a Bitcoin rally on regulatory optimism.…
The U.S. Treasury froze a $130 million crypto wallet tied to Iran's IRGC, escalating a broader campaign to track assets linked to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.…
Gate Europe's CEO warns that some MiCA-licensed firms may be unable to sustain growing compliance costs, risking an exodus from the EU market.…
A proposed three-way merger between Tether-backed Twenty One Capital, Strike, and Elektron has been scrapped, with Strike choosing to remain independent.…
An attacker drained 515 million NIGHT tokens — 97% of reserves — from Wanchain's Cardano bridge, sending Midnight's token to an all-time low of $0.01524.…
The White House has circulated agreed ethics provision language to Republican senators, removing the last major obstacle to a Senate floor vote on the Clarity Act.…
OFAC sanctioned four Tron-based wallets linked to Iran's IRGC, freezing $131M in USDT with direct coordination from Tether.…
Pakistan is standing up a dedicated crypto investigation unit to combat money laundering, running enforcement and exchange licensing efforts in parallel.…
Russia's parliament has adopted landmark legislation creating the country's first comprehensive framework for digital currency, with a transition period running until 2027.…
Russia's parliament has passed its first comprehensive crypto law, creating a state-regulated framework for exchanges and investors as the country seeks alternatives to Western financial infrastructure.…
Spain has nominated BIS chief Pablo Hernández de Cos for ECB president. His deep CBDC expertise could fundamentally reshape Europe's digital asset and stablecoin policy.…
A cross-party group of UK lawmakers is formally investigating why British banks block accounts and payments for crypto firms—and whether the practice is stunting sector growth.…