Wall Street and Washington Fuel Bitcoin Rally: Here's What's Going On
In brief Bitcoin surged above $79,000 Friday as ETF inflows, macro conditions and developments in Washington boosted demand. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted more than...
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Washington Goes All-In on Crypto: Trump Pushes Clarity, SEC Rules, and CFTC Warnings
In brief In a packed week, Trump hosted crypto executives at the White House and pressed Congress to pass a “fair version” of the Clarity...
Kalshi ordered to stop broad range of prediction markets in Washington
Kalshi must implement initial geofencing by Aug. 19 and a GeoComply multi-source geofencing system by Sept. 2. A Washington state judge has ordered prediction market...
Kalshi ordered to stay open despite Washington ban
The CFTC has ordered Kalshi to continue operating under federal rules as a Washington judge restricted seven contract categories and set two geofencing deadlines for...
Kalshi Ordered to Block Washington Bets Days After CFTC Backed It
In brief A Washington judge has ordered Kalshi to stop offering wagers on sports, elections, politics, entertainment, culture, tech and science, and “mentions” in the...
Nvidia, Meta, and Microsoft Tell Washington: Don't Kill Open-Source AI
In brief Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Andreessen Horowitz, Hugging Face, IBM, and 19 other companies published a letter Friday titled “Open Weights and American AI Leadership,”...
Washington man gets five years for laundering $97M in fraud proceeds
A Newcastle, Washington, man has received five years in prison for helping move fraud proceeds through bank accounts and crypto exchanges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office...
Coinbase Spent $1.07 Million on Washington Lobbying in Q1 2026 Focused on the CLARITY Act and Stablecoin Rules
Coinbase lobbying activity for Q1 2026 totaled $1.07 million, the company disclosed in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, targeting the Digital Asset Market Clarity...