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US Lawmaker Probes Federal Reserve Approval of Kraken, Warns of ‘Critical’ Risk

Scrutiny over crypto access to the U.S. payment system intensifies as lawmakers question how Kraken secured Federal Reserve account approval, raising fresh concerns about regulatory consistency, risk controls, and the…

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Stablecoin Rewards Hit a Wall in Senate’s CLARITY Act Draft, Leaving Industry Guessing

The latest Senate draft of the CLARITY Act draws a hard line: no yield for simply holding stablecoins, and the crypto industry isn’t exactly cheering. CLARITY Act Compromise Limits Stablecoin…

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US Senator Introduces Crypto Bill Blocking Federal Bailouts for Digital Assets

U.S. lawmakers move to block taxpayer rescues for crypto firms, tightening federal safeguards and signaling tougher boundaries between digital asset risk and traditional finance as scrutiny intensifies over potential spillover…

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Binance Pushes Back on Senate Inquiry, Calls Allegations ‘False and Defamatory’ in Formal Response

Binance pushes back against U.S. scrutiny, outlining a sweeping compliance system, thousands of law-enforcement collaborations, and aggressive monitoring tools as it challenges allegations that the world’s largest crypto exchange failed…

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Trump Presses Congress to Pass Clarity Act, Warns Banks Not to Undermine US Crypto Agenda

Trump is pushing an aggressive pro- crypto agenda, pressing Congress to fast-track market structure legislation and warning banks not to derail stablecoin policy as the United States races to secure…

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Proposal to Regulate Prediction Markets Gains Steam After Insider Trading Allegations Involving Iran War

Senator Chris Murphy has proposed regulating prediction markets after allegations of insider trading by people close to the Trump Administration. According to Bubblemaps, six insiders profited close to $1.2 million…

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11 US Senators Urge Treasury, DOJ to Probe Binance Over Iran Sanctions Risks

Senate Democrats are urging a federal probe into Binance over alleged sanctions and anti-money laundering violations, intensifying scrutiny of the crypto exchange amid concerns its compliance failures could pose serious…

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