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The committee, led by Tether’s head of government affairs, reported spending $3 million on advertising through a company co-founded by Tether US CEO Bo Hines.

Potential conflicts of interest in the state’s gubernatorial race and a pro-crypto Super PAC endorsing a Republican candidate for Senate could cloud the 2026 race.

The Fellowship PAC reported spending $1.5 million on advertising for three Republicans running in Georgia, Nebraska and Kentucky in 2026.

UK Liberal Democrats called on the FCA to examine Nigel Farage’s promotion of Stack BTC as scrutiny grows over crypto conflicts and political donations.

Nigel Farage-backed Stack BTC bought $2.7 million of Bitcoin, deepening the Reform UK leader’s crypto ties as the UK moves to curb crypto donations.

The public statement came about three months after the CEO said Coinbase could not support the crypto bill “as written“ before a crucial committee vote.

Reuters reported that White House staff were warned against using confidential information after suspicious Iran-linked oil futures bets and fresh scrutiny of prediction markets.

With a potential scheduling conflict, several senators want to know if the president plans to attend a luncheon for memecoin holders in Florida or is just seeking to generate fees.

Acknowledging there is ”still a lot more work to do” before Congress can advance a market structure bill, Senator Bill Hagerty sees renewed attention starting next week.

A new bill in Canada would ban crypto donations to political parties, a move which election overseers have supported in past recommendations to Parliament.

A Coinbase-backed survey found more than 80% of UK 16–25-year-olds are aware of crypto, as policymakers consider restrictions on digital asset donations.

Prediction markets are facing increasing scrutiny over allegations of insider trading, prompting Kalshi and Polymarket to plan guardrails to curb potential incidents.

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

Canada has proposed banning crypto political donations, citing risks that foreign actors could use digital assets to interfere in elections.

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.