Regulation
Infrastructure

Circle freezes $12.6M of USDC linked to privacy protocol Zama

The $12.6 million in USDC was likely frozen in connection with an ongoing but unrelated civil court case, according to onchain sleuth ZachXBT. Read Full…
Industry News

SEC sues Texas man over $12.3 million alleged crypto scheme built on fake AI trading bots

Fuller allegedly diverted $6.2 million for personal use and $5.5M for Ponzi-like payments; only 3% of funds went to crypto trading. Read the full story…
AI

SEC charges Texas man with $12.3M crypto fraud using fake AI trading bots

The SEC charged Texas man Nathan Fuller with raising $12.3 million from 150 investors through a crypto fraud scheme built around fake AI trading bots.…
Industry News

US has seized nearly $1 billion in Iranian crypto, Treasury secretary says

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US has seized roughly $1 billion in Iranian crypto assets, double the figure disclosed in late April. Read…
Regulation

‘Extraordinarily unusual’ for CFTC to reverse Gemini settlement deal: Ex-chair

As the CFTC and Gemini work together to seek a court’s reversal of a 2025 settlement, one of the agency’s former chairs said the public…
Markets

'He’s Full of Shit': JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon Takes Aim at Coinbase CEO Over Clarity Act

Dimon vowed to fight the passage of the crypto market structure bill until the bitter end. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Markets

CFTC backs crypto perpetual contracts, issues advisory on 24/7 trading

The CFTC issued notices affecting platforms seeking to offer cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts, including a no-action position for Coinbase and approval for Kalshi. Read Full…
Regulation

Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Files to Have 12-Year Crypto Fraud Sentence Vacated

Celsius founder and former CEO Alex Mashinsky hopes to have his prison sentence vacated, claiming a legal conflict tied to Sam Bankman-Fried. Read Full Story…
Markets

Coinbase Becomes First US Exchange Allowed to Offer Global Crypto Perps Trading

Coinbase can offer U.S. customers access to offshore crypto perpetual futures, a risky form of leveraged crypto trading, the CFTC said Friday. Read Full Story…
DeFi

Bitcoin perps just got a US green light, but one catch could decide everything

The CFTC has moved true Bitcoin perpetual futures from an offshore-liquidity debate into a US-regulated test case, with KalshiEX LLC now approved to list BTCPERP and…