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Senate Advances Stablecoin Bill, Clearing the Way for Final Passage

At least 60 Senators voted in favor of the GENIUS Act on Monday night.

Sen. Bill Hagerty, who spearheaded the GENIUS Act. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for 137 Ventures/Founders Fund/Jacob Helberg )

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VARA Fortifies Controls on Crypto Margin Trading in Dubai, Refreshes Rulebook

VARA has introduced greater leverage controls and collateralization requirements through provisions in its Broker-Deal and Exchange Rulebooks

16:9 Dubai UAE (Pexels, Pixabay)

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Coinbase Could Pay Customers Up to $400M for Data Breach

The exchange fired staff involved in the breach on the spot and will press criminal charges.

Hacker (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)

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CFTC Commissioner Mersinger to Be CEO at Blockchain Association

The Republican commissioner at the U.S. commodities regulator will be jumping into the industry just as major pieces of crypto legislation are brewing.

CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger (CFTC/Shutterstock)

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Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Fraud

Mashinsky pled guilty to securities and commodities fraud charges last December.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)

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Bitcoin Tops $100K for First Time in 3 Months; Are Upside Targets Too Low?

The price has jumped 33% in a few weeks after plunging to $75,000 in the days following President Trump's early April Liberation Day tariff announcement.

Bitcoin tops $100K

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Fed Holds Rates Steady, Says Risks of Higher Unemployment, Higher Inflation Have Risen

All eyes will now turn to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's post-meeting press conference for further clues about the central bank's thinking on monetary policy.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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U.S. Added Stronger Than Expected 177K Jobs in April

The price of bitcoin was modestly lower at $96,700 in the moments following the news.

The government releases jobs data for November on Friday (YinYang/Getty)

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Bitcoin Tops $97K, Strategy Hits 2025 High Ahead of Earnings Amid Capital Raise Speculation

Both bitcoin and the Nasdaq are above their levels just prior to President Trump's early April tariff announcements.

A mesmerizing Bitcoin animation, right next to an art gallery. (Credit: Tom Carreras)

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Bitcoin Rally Short-Circuited as Fed Chair Powell Raises Stagflation Fear

"We may find ourselves in the challenging scenario in which our dual-mandate goals are in tension," said Powell of the effect of the Trump tariffs.

Photo of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell