World Liberty Financial reportedly sent a letter after the company behind Donald Trump’s memecoin and Magic Eden announced plans to launch an “official $TRUMP wallet.”
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Lummis: Fed confirmation signals ’brighter future for digital assets’ Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis was one of the few voices in Congress tying Michelle Bowman’s confirmation to a win for cryptocurrency policies.
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Trump’s crypto ties cloud digital assets legislation in Congress Members in two House committee hearings debated a framework for digital assets while raising concerns about the US president using his position to profit from the industry.
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Senate committee to consider Trump’s pick for CFTC chair Roughly four months since his nomination and amid announced departures at the CFTC, Brian Quintenz’s nomination to head the financial regulator is moving forward.
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MoonPay to operate in all 50 US states after NY BitLicense approval According to the payments company, it had secured approval across a patchwork of regulatory regimes in individual US states allowing it to operate across the country.
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For Bitcoin 2025, the word of the day was ‘freedom’ From Ross Ulbricht's first significant public appearance to Strategy’s Michael Saylor addressing the crowd, the focus of the Bitcoin conference was often on individual liberty.
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Reform UK party will accept crypto donations — Nigel Farage The party leader leaned into pro-crypto talking points at the Bitcoin 2025 conference, announcing plans to introduce a digital asset bill if Reform UK wins in the next election.
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Texas governor signals support for Bitcoin reserve bill Governor Greg Abbott posted to his official X account on May 22, roughly a day after the legislature passed a bill to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve in Texas.
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US House members call for investigation into Trump's memecoin dinner More than 30 Democratic lawmakers signed a letter alleging that Donald Trump could have violated the Constitution by inviting his memecoin investors to a private dinner.
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Senators plan to amend GENIUS Act to address Trump family's stablecoin Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will reportedly back efforts to amend the stablecoin bill to add guardrails against Trump crypto ties.
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US lawmaker introduces anti-corruption bill ahead of Trump's dinner Donald Trump is preparing to host up to 220 people at his golf club, with access tied to his memecoin purchases.
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US lawmaker reintroduces bill amid pushback on Trump's crypto ties The US president's intention to host a dinner for people who purchased millions of dollars worth of his memecoin has contributed to slowing or halting crypto bills in Congress.
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CFTC exodus: Fourth commissioner to depart 'later this year' Every member of the five-seat panel who had been serving at the CFTC in January could depart before 2026.
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Jury convicts ex-SafeMoon CEO on all charges The jury in John Karony's case took a matter of hours to deliberate after a roughly two-week trial, during which he repeatedly claimed he was innocent.
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Interest groups, lawmakers to protest Trump's memecoin dinner Democratic members of Congress and organizations have announced two rallies and two press events ahead of a May 22 memecoin event at the US president's golf club.
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Justin Sun to attend Trump's dinner with memecoin backers With his reported TRUMP memecoin purchases, Tron founder Justin Sun will have spent more than $90 million on crypto ventures tied to the US president and his family.
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Coinbase CEO's journey from no 'political causes' to hiring DOGE staff Brian Armstrong recently said it's "not [his] place" to question Donald Trump's ties to crypto, but the CEO, like many in the industry, has been getting more political.
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SEC crypto task force to release first report 'in the next few months' The task force, headed by Commissioner Hester Peirce, was launched the day after US President Donald Trump took office in January.
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DOJ is investigating Coinbase data breach— Report US officials are reportedly investigating a data breach that caused many social engineering attacks against Coinbase users and prompted a slew of lawsuits.
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What to expect at Trump’s memecoin dinner A potential attendee of the May 22 event told Cointelegraph his purchase of TRUMP's memecoin was "not political."
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Paul Atkins: 'Crypto markets have been languishing in SEC limbo' The new SEC chair said the regulator "should not be in the business" of stifling innovation at companies like those involved in digital assets.
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Sequoia Capital exec also a victim in Coinbase data breach — Report Details associated with Sequoia Capital partner Roelof Botha’s Coinbase account were reportedly compromised in an attack affecting “less than 1%” of the exchange’s monthly users.
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World Liberty Financial brushes off oversight concerns from Congress Lawyers for the crypto platform tied to the president's family said a call for an investigation and oversight was "fundamentally flawed."
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SEC hacker sentenced to 14 months in prison Lawyers for Eric Council Jr. had requested a sentence of one year and one day, while the US government asked for two years.
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CFTC commissioner to leave agency on May 31 Christy Goldsmith Romero reportedly said she only planned to leave the financial regulator once Brian Quintenz had been confirmed as CFTC chair.
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Trump’s crypto ties ‘add a certain level of challenge’ to passing bills — Coinbase exec The US Senate is expected to take up another vote on the GENIUS Act within days, but it's unclear whether the bill's supporters will address concerns from Democrats.
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FTX estate to start distributing more than $5B on May 30 Not all FTX account holders will be reimbursed in the second distribution of assets, but the trust said it will send more than $5 billion “within 1 to 3 business days” of May 30.
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Coinbase fires compromised agents in India — Report All the Coinbase customer service agents whom cybercriminals allegedly bribed to gain access to user data were based in India, according to Philip Martin.
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Crypto execs flock to DC to support Senate stablecoin bill Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the Senate could reconsider a vote on the GENIUS Act "hopefully tomorrow" after it initially failed on May 8.
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CFTC commissioner will step down to become Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger is expected to leave the commission three years before her term ends to lead the Blockchain Association.