Regulation
Markets

The CFTC starts crackdown on the growing insider problem in prediction markets

On Mar. 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a staff advisory telling exchanges to tighten surveillance on event contracts. Simultaneously, the regulator opened…
Markets

The CFTC is cracking down on the growing insider problem in prediction markets

On Mar. 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a staff advisory telling exchanges to tighten surveillance on event contracts. Simultaneously, the regulator opened…
Regulation

Judge Rejects RICO Claims in Lawsuit Over Pastor-Led Crypto Ponzi Scheme

Eddy Alexandre, who pleaded guilty to commodities fraud in 2023, is currently serving out a nine-year prison sentence Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Industry News

Ethereum Foundation Restructures Mission Amid Stakeholder Concerns

The nonprofit organization backing the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency has announced a strategic overhaul focused on decentralized technology principles. Market observers note growing tension between foundation…
Industry News

Legislative Gridlock Pushes Crypto Framework Bill Beyond April Timeline

The proposed cryptocurrency regulatory legislation encounters institutional resistance in the Senate Banking Committee, with Senator John Thune citing irreconcilable positions between financial incumbents and digital…
Industry News

Kazakhstan Constitutional Changes Signal Regulatory Stability for Digital Asset Sector

Kazakhstan’s referendum on constitutional reforms has strengthened the presidential administration’s decision-making capacity, potentially creating more streamlined policy implementation. Institutional investors monitoring the region’s crypto mining…
Payments

US CLARITY Act Unlikely to Pass Senate Banking Committee Before April: Senator John Thune

Senator John Thune said the crypto-focused CLARITY Act faces further delays due to unresolved disagreements between banks and stablecoin issuers. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io…
Institutional

Court closes Custodia fight with Federal Reserve just as Fed opens master-account door

Just days after the Federal Reserve granted a limited master account to Kraken, crypto bank Custodia’s years-long court battle with the Fed concludes in a…
Industry News

Regulatory Divergence Emerges as Fed Approves Kraken While Rejecting Custodia

The Federal Reserve’s contrasting treatment of two prominent crypto banking applications underscores the evolving regulatory landscape for digital asset institutions. While Kraken secured limited master…
Regulation

The Fed is readying to punish banks for holding Bitcoin as US crypto tensions boil over

The next big Bitcoin policy fight may have nothing to do with ETFs or government legislation, but with a dry Federal Reserve capital proposal that…