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Aerial Southeast Asia map shows chained border compounds and neon stablecoin flows freezing under a U.S. crackdown spotlight.

Washington sanctions 19 entities while $16.6B in US losses intensifies pressure

FBI tallies heavy victim losses as FinCEN’s Huione finding targets $4B in laundering linked to Cambodia and Myanmar networks.

A green cash river abruptly turns into red lava encircling an Ethereum icon, viewed from above - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Ethereum ETFs hit by $1 billion pullback as lack of staking yield tests conviction

The absence of staking rewards may be eroding investor patience in drawdowns.

The GENIUS Act is illustrated as parchment transforming into pipes funneling digital dollars across global borders - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Stablecoins find product-market fit as $250B a day now in sight and Wall Street knows it

McKinsey says settlement volumes could rival card networks within three years.

Bitcoin rocketed past the $113,000 level as weak U.S. jobs data fueled expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Shocking 22k US jobs report fuels $113k Bitcoin as rate cut odds explode

Traders weigh weak hiring against sticky services prices and a wider trade gap.

Nasdaq puts $132 billion crypto treasury rush on hold with surprise vote rule

Public companies chasing Bitcoin, ETH, Solana, and XRP must now win shareholder approval.

Sora Ventures has launched a $1 billion Bitcoin fund with $200 million already committed - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Sora unveils $1 billion Bitcoin fund with $200 million already committed

The firm sets a six month window to deploy the full $1 billion in BTC purchases.

Scales of justice balance Bitcoin against SPY charts outside the Federal Reserve building at sunset - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

New economic data rejects Trump’s 350bps rate cut dream as Bitcoin falls while stocks climb

Fed weighs modest 25bps move on sticky inflation as US services prices stuck at elevated levels.

The SEC seal morphs into digital code above the Wall Street sign outside the New York Stock Exchange - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

SEC finally pivots from courtroom battles to rulemaking, offering predictability the market lacked

Rulemaking path points to surveillance, best execution, and deeper liquidity.

Ethereum smart contracts quietly push javascript malware targeting developers

Attackers used on-chain storage and bogus repos to lure unsuspecting installs.

A turtle walks across a glowing bridge of smart contracts over a blockchain-inspired river - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate

Turtle bets liquidity not vanity will rule crypto with new leaderboard system

A new scoreboard tracks deposits and referrals while market liquidity evaporates.

Trump Tower is depicted wrapped in glowing WLFI coin banners under bright city lights - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Trump’s $5.6 billion WLFI sparks big question what does it really offer

World Liberty Financial's multibillion debut leaves Aave in the dust

Ethereum ETF bull charges through a broken Bitcoin ETF gate with capital flowing behind it outside the NYSE - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

What happens if Ethereum’s $3.9 billion ETF surge keeps rolling in Q4

Ethereum ETFs could absorb 10% of supply billions in inflows continues to the end of the year.