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White House Withdraws Pro-Crypto Brian Quintenz's Name From CFTC Chair Nomination

Gemini's co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss opposed Quintenz's nomination.

Brian Quintenz (Senate Agriculture Committee, screen capture)

Markets

Crypto Liquidations Top $1B as Bitcoin, Ether, Solana Sell-Offs Worsen

Strategy (MSTR) plunged as much as 10% and is now lower year-to-date.

Bitcoin falls despite coming rate cuts (Unsplash)

Markets

Tether Looking to Raise Up to $20B, Bringing its Valuation to $500B: Bloomberg

The talks of the deals are in early stages and prospective investors have been given access to a data room over the past few weeks, Bloomberg reported.

Tether (CoinDesk)

Markets

Strive to Buy Semler Scientific in First Merger of Bitcoin Treasury Companies

The all-stock deal will have combined company holding nearly 11,000 bitcoin.

Business deal handshake (Radission US/Unsplash)

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Policy

SEC Makes Spot Crypto ETF Listing Process Easier, Approves Grayscale's Large-Cap Crypto Fund

The move opens the way for exchanges to list spot digital asset-backed funds without the case-by-case approval of the regulator.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Gemini Stock Jumps 45% in Early Trades After IPO

The Winklevoss-led crypto exchange had sold 15.2 million shares, raising $425 million.

 Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss at the White House in July 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Policy

Top U.S. Banking Regulator Gould Says Crypto Debanking 'Is Real'

Jonathan Gould, chief of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, said his agency is trying to halt debanking while also writing stablecoin regulations.

U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould

Finance

Michael Saylor’s Strategy Snubbed by S&P 500 Amid Robinhood's Surprise Inclusion

Robinhood was unexpectedly added to the S&P 500, boosting its stock by 7% after the market closed.

Executive Chairman of MSTR, Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Legislation Steering U.S. Fate of Crypto Emerges in New Version in Senate

Lawmakers in the Senate Banking Committee have a new draft of the crypto market structure bill that would establish U.S. regulations for crypto trading.

Sen. Tim Scott (Nikhilesh De/ColnDesk)

Markets

Ether Leads Crumbling Crypto Prices in Shocking Reversal From Early Rally

Soft U.S. jobs numbers released Friday cemented the case for an imminent Fed rate cut and provided what turned out to be only a brief jolt higher to crypto markets.

Ether has fallen below a key bull market trendline.  (Eva Blue/Unsplash)