The SEC’s proposed crypto custody rule and its “hostility” to the industry isn’t in Joe Biden’s “best interests,” Representative Wiley Nickel told Gary Gensler.
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First US Presidential debate planned for June 27 — Will crypto be on the agenda?
Neither then-Democratic candidate Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump discussed digital assets or blockchain when they last faced off on the debate stage in 2020.
Oklahoma’s new crypto law protects miners, sets blockchain legal framework
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt enacted a law on May 13 that creates a legal framework for blockchain and safeguards miners’ activities.
Ex-FTX exec Ryan Salame asks for no more than 18 months in prison
The former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO pleaded guilty to two felonies and was one of the only figures connected with the defunct crypto exchange who […]
Two brothers manipulated Ethereum protocols to steal $25M — Justice Dept
U.S. officials said the individuals engaged in a “first-of-its-kind manipulation of the Ethereum blockchain” by tampering with its protocols over validating transactions.
Does Trump care about crypto? Bitcoin is latest battleground in US election
Donald Trump’s stance on crypto has shifted from anti-Bitcoin to now being a pro-crypto presidential candidate.
Regulators are cracking down on financial privacy, but ZK-proofs can help
The convergence of ZK-proofs and decentralized identity systems could create more compliant privacy-preserving protocols, without sacrificing user privacy.
Circle shifts legal home to US ahead of IPO
Circle’s strategic shift away from Ireland could increase compliance costs, but the tradeoff suggests improved investor confidence.
UK closes ‘trust me bro’ crypto firm that gave horrible advice to clients
It comes just two weeks after the Insolvency Service secured a winding-up order against Amey’s firm in the United Kingdom High Court on April 30.
Vitalik Buterin proposes Ethereum gas model overhaul
Ethereum-based transactions currently have two gas fees: one for transaction execution and another for storing data.