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Regulation

The SEC finally admits what caused the mess US crypto was in before Trump took power

U.S. crypto companies were being regulated twice — now regulators say they’ll try to fix it.

3 weeks ago

Floodwaters crashing through industrial gates marked with a Bitcoin symbol, illustrating a major liquidity test as $2.2 billion hits the market amid geopolitical pressure

Bankruptcy

Bitcoin has to survive a new major liquidity test today as $2.2B hits the market on top of geopolitical pressure

FTX’s fourth creditor distribution will inject roughly $2.2 billion into the market at a moment when Bitcoin is already trading under pressure from a deteriorating macro backdrop.

1 day ago

Regulation

SEC makes huge U-turn, declares crypto tokens are ‘digital commodities’ after years of legal battles

A token can exit securities status when issuer promises end, but only if the original sale was registered or exempt.

2 weeks ago

WLFI cryptocurrency coin placed on a boardroom table outside a high-level executive meeting, symbolizing the Trump-backed project offering guaranteed direct access to investors for $5 million

Regulation

Trump-backed WLFI is selling $5 million access while pitching finance for everyone

Super Nodes must lock 50 million WLFI for 180 days, then get prioritized partnership talks and heavier governance power.

2 weeks ago

Legal

Why Binance suddenly isn’t afraid of negative press anymore

Binance says the Feb. 23 Iran probe story misstated about $1 billion in transfers and ignored corrections.

3 weeks ago

Sealed container filled with crypto coins on a metal table inside a government office, symbolizing prosecutors seeking to retry the Tornado Cash founder despite recognition that crypto mixers can have legal uses

Legal

Prosecutors push to put crypto founder back in court after Washington already reversed policy

Investors may be spreading the “regulatory relief” narrative onto privacy infrastructure that DOJ and Treasury still target.

3 weeks ago

Uniswap token displayed on a judge’s gavel block inside a courtroom, symbolizing Uniswap defeating fraud claims and a ruling that could reshape liability for online scams

Legal

US judge rules crypto platforms aren’t responsible when scammers use them

A New York judge drew a hard line on neutral infrastructure, and it could ripple from DeFi into app stores and AI.

4 weeks ago

US Department of Justice seal beside frozen stacks of cash and handcuffs, symbolizing the DOJ freezing $580 million from overseas fake investment scams in three months

Crime

DOJ seizures of $580M expose how crypto investment scams scaled into shift work with quotas and scripts

Justice Department says it froze or seized $580M in three months by hitting scam infrastructure.

1 month ago

Bitcoin embedded in a seawall releasing water near a busy port, symbolizing Bitcoin acting as a liquidity valve after a tariff ruling shock rattled global trade markets

Analysis

Court ruling advances $175B tariff refunds after Bitcoin dropped on market shock

When macro policy gets unstable, the first market reaction often shows up where trading is continuous and liquidity is deep.

1 month ago

US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve could lose 30% in one ruling as Bitfinex battle intensifies

Market 1 month ago

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

Legal 2 months ago

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

Adoption 2 months ago

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Legal News

The SEC finally admits what caused the mess US crypto was in before Trump took power

Bitcoin has to survive a new major liquidity test today as $2.2B hits the market on top of geopolitical pressure

SEC makes huge U-turn, declares crypto tokens are ‘digital commodities’ after years of legal battles

Trump-backed WLFI is selling $5 million access while pitching finance for everyone

Why Binance suddenly isn’t afraid of negative press anymore

Prosecutors push to put crypto founder back in court after Washington already reversed policy

US judge rules crypto platforms aren’t responsible when scammers use them

DOJ seizures of $580M expose how crypto investment scams scaled into shift work with quotas and scripts

Court ruling advances $175B tariff refunds after Bitcoin dropped on market shock

US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve could lose 30% in one ruling as Bitfinex battle intensifies

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

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