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According to the company CFO, Bithumb was “strengthen[ing] accounting policies and internal controls” ahead of its IPO plans, already delayed from 2025.

A debate over stablecoin yield, likely to impact Tether, is underway in the US government as lawmakers consider a market structure bill.

Michael Selig summarized his first 100 days overseeing the commodities regulator since being confirmed by the US Senate in December.

The #2 Texas state official called on lawmakers to study “the sudden inundation of prediction market gambling“ as other jurisdictions take the platforms to court.

The analytics platform said it would begin rolling out the agents over the summer for use in investigations and compliance.

Haverhill City Council, following other jurisdictions, is set to consider an ordinance banning crypto ATMs viewed as enabling financial fraud and money laundering.

CFTC Chair Michael Selig signaled that the agency would defer to the football league in calling for changes to event contracts that could be manipulated by a single person.

Ahead of the November midterm elections, backers are lining up behind a new hybrid political action committee that allows contributions directly to candidates.

For the first time in 13 weeks, the biggest public Bitcoin treasury company skipped a weekly purchase of the cryptocurrency without any word from Michael Saylor.

The US city is expected to pen an amicus brief in Coinbase's lawsuit against the state of Michigan, which the exchange filed ahead of its prediction markets launch.

While prediction market platforms are under legal scrutiny in the US, many Coinbase users are claiming that the app is pushing them to gamble.

Representative Stephen Lynch voiced concerns about the direction of the SEC under Donald Trump, citing dropped investigations and enforcement actions on crypto companies.

The crypto exchange has previously been in the crosshairs of Japanese regulators for offering products and services without the proper registration.

Aimed at fighting organized crime groups, the new law allows confiscated assets including crypto to be used for ”police re-equipment, training, and special operations.”

Following its successes mobilizing crypto-minded voters in 2024, Stand With Crypto said it would prioritize House races in two US states for the midterms.

The council, co-chaired by White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks and science adviser Michael Kratsios, includes Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison and Jensen Huang.

Despite an IMF warning regarding the potential risks, the Marshall Islands is proceeding with a partnership which could expand its digital sovereign bond to institutional markets.

The task force will work with industry participants to develop regulatory approaches for crypto, AI and prediction markets.

The long-anticipated audit could address years of scrutiny over Tether’s reserve disclosures, though the company has not named the accounting firm.

A letter to the influencer and the CEO of his holding company expressed concerns about whether the two will allow minors to trade crypto through a recently acquired banking app.

The SEC’s crypto classification proposal is under White House review, marking a key step in defining how digital assets are treated under US securities law.

The SEC chair signaled that the agency would defer to a market structure bill if passed by Congress, but needed a “bridge” to clarify crypto regulation.

The memorandum of understanding with CFTC Chair Michael Selig comes as many US state authorities are cracking down on sports event contracts on prediction markets.

The prediction markets co-founder said that the company would “abide by court decisions” but signaled that the charges were based partly on political bias and media attention.

The Wyoming Republican said the main issue holding up the bill's passage was stablecoin yield, adding that she believed a provision on DeFi had been “put to bed.”

The interpretative notice included information on token taxonomy and what digital assets the regulator would consider a security under federal law.

The BETS OFF Act from two Democratic lawmakers came in response to several “highly unusual bets” on the US-Israel conflict with Iran, suggesting insider information.

A Kalshi spokesperson said that the criminal case was based on ”paper-thin arguments” and claimed the company was exclusively under federal jurisdiction.

The no-action position taken by the US regulator under Chair Michael Selig will allow the company to engage in certain activities without registering as a broker.

Unlike previous years, only a handful of official events at the 2026 version of the iconic Austin festival featured crypto.