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Glowing regulatory barrier set on Capitol steps at night, symbolizing the CLARITY Act’s Senate showdown over DeFi guardrails and political profiteering limits

Legislation

US Senate advances new crypto law yet CLARITY gridlock might kill the bill for good

The unresolved stablecoin-rewards debate signals pivotal market outcomes hinging on Senate's CLARITY Act deliberations.

2 weeks ago

Open suitcase overflowing with cash on a rain-soaked street outside an FTX building, illustrating Sam Bankman-Fried’s claim of a $16.5 billion FTX surplus in 2022

Legal

SBF officially files for new trial claiming FTX had $16.5 billion surplus in 2022, but does it matter?

His Rule 33 motion says solvency was real on petition day, but one missing piece could sink it.

2 days ago

Polymarket China Bitcoin bet contract with bitcoin coin behind a metal barrier and stamped document, symbolizing Ban 2.0 rules that punish buyers.

Adoption

China Bitcoin legalization is priced at 5% but Beijing’s February 2026 Ban 2.0 made one detail brutal

The shift to “public order and good morals” language turns many crypto deals legally invalid, pushing losses onto individuals instead of platforms.

3 days ago

A man reviews crypto market data on his phone overlooking an EU landmark, reflecting new 2026 rules requiring crypto providers to collect tax information from residents.

Exchanges

Exchanges to freeze trading and withdrawals after countdown under new crypto law – how long do you have?

If you refuse to provide a Tax Identification Number, exchanges are now legally mandated to block your withdrawals and cut off your flows.

1 month ago

Legal

Friday Supreme Court ruling could trigger an instant “tariff shock” crash as Bitcoin wildly misprices impact

Prediction markets give tariffs only a 23-30% survival chance, but Bitcoin's seven-day implied vol sits near multi-month lows with $60 billion in open interest waiting to reprice either outcome.

1 month ago

Exchanges

Coinbase claims arrest in the $355 million insider extortion scheme that targeted nearly 70,000 customers

An arrested support agent and a massive bribery plot have forced the exchange to reimburse millions while facing a federal probe into its outsourced security teams.

2 months ago

dollar coin and a worn Terra token sit behind a courthouse fence, symbolizing how the Jump–Terraform lawsuit is testing confidence in stablecoin trust structures.

Legal

Shock $4 billion crypto lawsuit exposes the hidden “shadow trading” that may be artificially holding up stablecoin prices

New allegations suggest that the industry’s “stable” $1 promise often relies on secret backroom incentives rather than actual cash reserves.

2 months ago

Depressed inmate in an orange jumpsuit gripping prison bars under a stormy sky, symbolizing crypto CEOs sentenced to a combined 83 years in prison since 2024.

Crime

Crypto CEOs “41-year” prison run rate predicts a brutal future doubling the 83-year record Do Kwon just set

How new "prison-years" metric forecasts 80 more years of custodial time, suggesting the current sentencing wave is merely the warm-up.

2 months ago

Cracked Terra (LUNA) coin hovering in a courtroom beside scales of justice, symbolizing Do Kwon’s trial verdict and the harsh truth test facing algorithmic tokens and crypto projects under regulatory scrutiny.

Legal

How Do Kwon’s jail sentence forces a brutal “truth test” that many algorithmic tokens will instantly fail

Listing committees are drafting mandates for "kill-switch" documentation that turn marketing claims into prosecutable crimes for unverified projects.

2 months ago

Bitcoin is now the ultimate “divorce loophole” because courts physically cannot seize the keys

Culture 2 months ago

Silk Road Bitcoin wallets just woke up, but one critical on-chain detail defies the usual crash narrative

Crime 2 months ago

Bitcoin is quietly becoming the ultimate expert witness, forcing judges to accept a new standard of truth

Legal 2 months ago