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Policy

U.S. CFTC Considers Allowing Spot Crypto Trading on Registered Futures Exchanges

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants stakeholders to work with it to provide regulatory clarity on listing spot crypto assets.

Caroline Pham, acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Finance

Bitmain Plans Its First U.S. Crypto Mining Facility: Bloomberg

The plant will mark a significant shift for Bitmain, which currently produces mining hardware in southeast Asia.

Bitcoin ASIC miner (CoinDesk Archives)

Policy

'Crypto Week' Back on Track? Trump Says Defecting Lawmakers Ready to Vote for Bills

The House was supposed to vote at 5pm ET Monday after an earlier hiccup.

There was bipartisan opposition to advancing the crypto bills on a procedural motion. (C-SPAN)

Policy

OmegaPro Founder and Co-Conspirator Charged by U.S. DOJ in $650M Ponzi Scheme

Michael Shannon Sims, a founder and promoter of OmegaPro, and Juan Carlos Reynoso, who led OmegaPro’s operations in Latin America and some parts of the U.S.

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Policy

U.S. Secret Service Quietly Becomes a Leading Crypto Cop as Digital Fraud Soars: Bloomberg

Industry partners like Coinbase and Tether have assisted in large-scale recoveries, including $225 million in USDT tied to romance-investment scams

16:9 Online crime (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Policy

Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX Slams Three Arrows Capital’s $1.53B Claim: “3AC Is Owed Nothing”

The $1.53 billion 3AC’s liquidators say the defunct hedge fund is owed is a steep increase from their initial claim for $120 million.

FTX CEO John J. Ray III, who replaced former CEO and convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried in 2022 (Getty Images/Kent Nishimura)

Markets

Bitcoin Week Ahead: Focus on Powell's Testimony, U.S. Core PCE as Tariff Deadline Looms

Friday's core PCE release is likely to show price pressures easing, but there is a fix.

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Finance

Tron Looks to Go Public in the U.S., Form Strategy-Like TRX Holding Firm: FT

The new venture will buy and hold TRX, like bitcoin holding firm Strategy.

Justin Sun at the $TRUMP holders dinner (TRON)

Policy

U.S. Seizes Darknet, Internet Domains, Crypto Funds Tied to Illegal Trading in Credit Card Data

The BidenCash marketplace was used to buy and sell stolen credit cards as well as related personal information.

Darknet (Pixabay)