Michelle Bond, facing campaign finance charges, is one of the last significant figures tied to cryptocurrency exchange FTX, through her husband, to be awaiting trial.
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Trump tricked into pushing XRP for crypto reserve: Report A March social media post announcing the president's plans for a strategic crypto reserve reportedly came from an employee of a lobbying firm tied to Ripple Labs.
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Ex-Celsius CEO asks to travel for a wedding after sentencing Though Alex Mashinsky's sentencing was still pending, the US government said it did not oppose his voluntarily surrendering after his daughter's wedding.
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Ex-SafeMoon CEO claims innocence, blames founder as trial begins John Karony took to social media as his criminal trial for fraud and money laundering charges began in New York.
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US Treasury Secretary expresses support for crypto bills at hearing Scott Bessent suggested support for the stablecoin and market structure bills being considered in Congress in response to a question about China.
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Trump memecoin dinner attendees could include foreign nationals — Report More than half of the top 25 TRUMP tokenholders — those eligible to apply for a "VIP tour" with the president — reportedly used foreign exchanges that exclude US-based users.
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US regulator moves to drop appeal against Kalshi The predictions platform suggested that “election markets are here to stay” in a social media post after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed its request with the court.
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FT report suggests advance knowledge of Melania Trump memecoin launch A group of wallets reportedly earned roughly $100 million from trading Melania Trump's memecoin shortly before its Jan. 19 launch.
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New Hampshire governor signs crypto reserve bill into law The bill is the first of its kind in a US state to become law after Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a similar bill on May 2 and two Florida crypto bills were withdrawn on May 3.
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Democrat lawmakers object to hearing, citing ‘Trump’s crypto corruption’ Democratic leadership walked out of a joint hearing on digital assets, claiming Republicans weren't addressing what they said were US President Donald Trump's conflicts of interest.
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New York district gets interim US Attorney as ex-SafeMoon CEO trial kicks off The US Attorney's Office overseeing the criminal case against the former CEO of SafeMoon will be headed by a Trump appointee for up to 120 days.
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Trump’s crypto dealings face scrutiny as House Republicans unveil digital asset bill California Representative Maxine Waters intends to conduct a hearing to explore whether Donald Trump has personally profited from crypto via his position as US president.
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What do crypto users want to happen to Alex Mashinsky? The former CEO of Celsius Network is scheduled to appear before a judge for sentencing after pleading guilty to two felony charges in December.
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Pro-crypto senator pushes back on Trump's memecoin dinner — Report Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis reportedly said the reward for Donald Trump's memecoin holders "gives [her] pause" while cozying up to the president's Bitcoin reserve plan.
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Crypto skeptic to release SBF, Mashinsky interviews in documentary Actor Ben McKenzie said he had spoken with Sam Bankman-Fried before the collapse of FTX and Alex Mashinsky before Celsius Network filed for bankruptcy.
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US lawmaker proposes crypto ATMs in federal buildings Rep. Lance Gooden requested that the General Services Administration explore installing cryptocurrency ATMs, citing Donald Trump's crypto "vision."
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Tether CEO defends decision to skip MiCA registration for USDT Paolo Ardoino said that the recently implemented European framework on digital assets was "very dangerous when it comes to stablecoins."
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Coinbase files brief with US Supreme Court in support of taxpayers' privacy The case stems from the US Internal Revenue Service's attempt to obtain Coinbase users' transaction data in 2016.
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Ripple $4B-$5B bid to purchase Circle rejected — Report Blockchain firm Ripple made a multibillion-dollar bid to acquire the USDC issuer, but the offer was rejected, according to Bloomberg.
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Ex-Binance CEO chides Europe over crypto adoption According to Changpeng Zhao, European countries, with the exception of Montenegro, were largely lagging behind the US and Asia on crypto adoption.
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US Senate majority leader expects stablecoin vote before May 26 — Report Lawmakers in the US Senate will reportedly move forward with a vote on the GENIUS stablecoin bill before the Memorial Day holiday.
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Indian high court orders steps to block Proton Mail The order issued in the High Court of Karnataka stemmed from a complaint alleging that employees of an Indian design firm received offensive emails through Proton Mail.
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UK gov't proposes crypto rules in response to scams The notice from HM Treasury suggested the policies were in response to increasing crypto ownership in the UK and the risk from scams and bad actors.
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Arizona legislature passes Bitcoin reserve bills, moving closer to stockpiling crypto The Arizona House of Representatives approved two bills proposing different methods that the state could use to establish a cryptocurrency reserve.
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US senators press for answers on Trump's crypto interests There were calls for additional investigations and possibly impeachment of the US president after he announced a "gala dinner" and White House tour for his top memecoin holders.
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Polymarket bets on Mark Carney for PM as Canadians head to the polls Many polls and betting platforms favor Liberal Party candidate Mark Carney over the Conservative Party's Pierre Poilievre in the snap election for Canada's next prime inister.
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Traders still offloading TRUMP holdings after dinner announcement — Nansen Data from the blockchain analytics firm showed the memecoin had seen more than $869 million in outflows and $96 million in inflows over the past seven days.
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SEC chair suggests 'huge benefits' in agency's third crypto roundtable The roundtable event on crypto custody marked one of the first times Paul Atkins spoke as the new chair of the SEC since being sworn in on April 21.
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Nigerian court green lights arrest for six CBEX promoters — Report Six individuals allegedly defrauded investors out of $620,000 in Nigeria through falsely advertising the Crypto Bridge Exchange.
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Italian town to unveil locally financed Satoshi Nakamoto monument The municipality said the Satoshi artwork, set to be released on May 1, had been designed by a local artist and financed by the Fornelli government.