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New Hampshire snuffs out trailblazing state-government bitcoin bond effort
At its last stage for government approval, the state's executive council rejected the bond project 3-2.

With SEC fight over, Coinbase's top legal exec Grewal moves on, and others reassigned
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal will depart the exchange, though he'll continue as an adviser, he said Thursday.

Newest version of crypto Clarity Act may drop as soon as next week, sources say
After a long stretch without breakthroughs in the crypto market structure bill, insiders say a new draft may emerge in a final push for late-July action — though it still lacks bipartisan buy-in.

U.S. SEC to propose crypto rule as soon as this month to ease startups, fundraising
A newly updated agenda from the securities regulator shows so-called Reg Crypto high on its near-term list.

Bitcoin's U.S. reserve still a work-in-progress as federal agencies hash it out
The White House says it's still evaluating the "best structure" for the federal fund to hold bitcoin as a long-term reserve and a separate stockpile of other crypto assets.

Clarity and Congress's summer break: State of Crypto
All parties are still optimistic that Clarity can happen before the midterms, but time is really starting to run out.

Kalshi and prediction market sector embroiled in mixed bag of legal fights across U.S.
Some of the many battles with state gaming regulators aren't going well for the industry at the moment, but it isn't without its would-be government protectors.

U.S. senators seek to block foreign adversaries from AI technology in new bill
Senators Tim Scott and Bill Hagerty, who managed to push the crypto GENIUS Act into law, introduced the bill to give the government powers to defend U.S. AI.

Trump pocketed more than $1 billion from crypto ties as industry headed toward slump
The president has capitalized massively on crypto, according to his 2025 financial disclosure, making it one of his most lucrative business moves.

SEC giving novel ETFs a rethink as it opens comment period on overhauling U.S. rules
Managers of exchange-traded funds, including those in the crypto sector, may see some changes at the Securities and Exchange Commission as it weighs its approach.

