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Utah Becomes First State to Target VPNs in Age-Verification Crackdown
Privacy advocates say the law raises First Amendment questions the courts have yet to address.
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Bitcoin Bear Market May Not Yet Be Over, Says Fidelity
Fidelity argues that bitcoin may have seen its bottom in July. But there's still evidence it could drop again to a new low later this year. Bitcoin may be rallying but that doesn’t mean the bear market is over. Not yet, anyway. A new report from asset ma
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CFTC files to dismiss CME lawsuit over crypto perpetual futures
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a motion to dismiss a civil suit filed by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group, which claimed that the regulator’s treatment of cryptocurrency “futures” as “swaps” went against Congress. In a
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SEC Proposes Rescission of Political Contribution Rule for Investment Advisers
The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a proposal to rescind its “pay-to-play” rule that prohibits investment advisers from providing compensated investment advisory services to a government client for two years after making a political contributi
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Bernie Sanders Pushes Bill to Ban Advanced AI Development
The forthcoming bill would pause advanced AI development, create a federal regulator, and threaten violators with up to 20 years in prison.
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French Hill Eyes Bipartisan Path for Clarity Act Ahead of September Vote
The lawmaker said that Democrats and Republicans have narrowed their differences when it comes to passing the bill. U.S. congressman French Hill expressed the importance of bipartisan support to get the long-awaited crypto market structure bill, the Clarity Ac
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Michigan authorities continue pursuit to block Kalshi as Supreme Court fight looms
Michigan’s attorney general announced that a state court had ordered a preliminary injunction against Kalshi, blocking the prediction markets platform for residents amid what officials called “sports betting [...] masquerading as an investment opportunity.” In
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Mantle adds Paxos’ USDG stablecoin, joins Global Dollar Network
Paxos-issued stablecoin USDG has launched natively on Mantle, with the Ethereum layer-2 network joining the Global Dollar Network as a partner, according to a Thursday announcement. The integration makes USDG one of the first stablecoins to be natively minted
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CFTC Asks Judge to Dismiss CME Lawsuit Over Crypto Perpetual Futures
The regulator argues that CME cannot challenge its approval of Kalshi’s Bitcoin perpetual contract without showing concrete financial harm.
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Bitcoin Rallies Over $82,000 — And Brings BTC-Related Stocks With It
Bitcoin rallied again on Thursday, bringing crypto stocks with it. Bitcoin surged on Thursday — but industry-related stocks rose even quicker as a rally that started weeks ago again picked up steam. The price of the biggest cryptocurrency hit as high as $81,28
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SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Host Sept. 10 Meeting
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will host a public meeting at the SEC Headquarters in Washington D.C. on Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. ET to discuss artificial intelligence technologies in the public markets and the SEC’s Regulation
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Standard Chartered Debuts Bitcoin Trading In the United Arab Emirates
The bank has in recent years debuted spot bitcoin trading elsewhere. Multinational bank Standard Chartered announced Thursday that it had debuted bitcoin spot trading for institutional clients in the United Arab Emirates. The bank said that eligible instituti