AI Pause Would Help Dominant Firms, Not Safety, Think Tank Warns A think tank has warned that pausing artificial intelligence development would benefit dominant technology firms rather than improve safety. The warning challenges the idea that a broad suspension of AI progress would address the risks associated with the technology. It suggests that a pause…
Court Hands Delaware Plaintiffs Win on Crypto-Contract Breach, but Leaves Bigger Regulatory Questions Open Diamond Fortress Technologies and Charles Hatcher II just beat back an early dismissal attempt in Delaware Superior Court, keeping alive claims that a business partner misappropriated proprietary facial-recognition software tied to crypto-token rewards. The ruling matters because it signals that state…
Grayscale Wins: Appeals Court Slams SEC’s Bitcoin ETF Denial The D.C. Circuit just handed Grayscale a major victory, ordering the SEC to reconsider its refusal to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund. The court ruled that the agency treated Grayscale’s proposal unfairly compared to similar bitcoin-futures products, exposing a glaring inconsistency in…
Zuckerberg Rejects Coordinated AI Slowdown, Citing Liability and Competition as Safety Incentives Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against growing calls for an industry-wide, coordinated slowdown in advanced AI development, arguing that individual labs already have strong incentives to move carefully without collective agreements. In posts on X and other social platforms on Tuesday, Zuckerberg…
CFTC’s Fraud Win Redraws Crypto’s Legal Map The Seventh Circuit just handed the CFTC a clean sweep in its case against James Donelson, a crypto promoter accused of running a Ponzi-like scheme. The decision expands the agency’s reach over unregistered digital-asset contracts and sends a clear signal that even loosely structured token offerings can be…
Fed Chair Implies Trump Is Only Half Right on the Economy Following Rate Hike The Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates has prompted a response from its chair addressing President Donald Trump’s assessment of the economy. The remarks suggest that Trump’s view contains some valid points but does not fully capture the broader economic…
Coinbase Appeals Ruling, Testing SEC Power Over Crypto A federal appeals court just heard Coinbase’s challenge to an SEC order denying its petition for new crypto trading rules. The case could redefine how digital assets are regulated, who sets the rules, and what exchanges must do to stay compliant. The dispute began when Coinbase filed…
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Payward plans to offer U.S. clients onchain perpetual futures on Hyperliquid Payward plans to offer its U.S. clients access to onchain perpetual futures through Hyperliquid, according to the announcement. Perpetual futures are derivatives contracts that do not have a fixed expiration date. By offering them onchain, Payward would provide access to contracts settled and recorded…
Trump’s global tariff push rattles crypto as NYSE tokenisation plans and Hyperliquid headlines reshape the backdrop Crypto markets traded lower amid renewed uncertainty around U.S. trade policy, after President Donald Trump moved to expand tariffs beyond China and into a broader global framework. Tariffs are taxes on imported goods, and sudden changes can disrupt corporate…
Zcash jumps 23% as bitcoin and major tokens rise despite Fed’s first hike since 2023 Zcash rose 23% as bitcoin and other major crypto tokens advanced, even as the Federal Reserve delivered its first interest-rate increase since 2023. The market’s gains came despite the traditionally challenging backdrop created by higher interest rates. Tighter monetary policy…
Bitcoin ETFs Had Their Worst Day Since June Following Failed CLARITY Act Vote U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted one of their sharpest single-day setbacks of the year after a key vote on the CLARITY Act failed, underscoring how policy uncertainty and a risk-off macro backdrop continue to shape flows into listed crypto products….
KALSHI WINS ROUND ONE AS CFTC LOSES GRIP ON ELECTION BETS A federal appeals court has just denied the CFTC’s emergency bid to halt trading on Kalshi’s election contracts, letting the prediction market stay live while the underlying lawsuit plays out. The ruling signals that judges are unwilling to treat election contracts as illegal gambling…
Court Orders Texas Crypto Mining Firm to Stay Texas appeals court forces Envy Blockchain back into arbitration, blocking a state-court lawsuit over a botched land deal. The ruling underscores how crypto projects remain trapped in the same contract language that built them — and how courts will enforce it. The dispute began when Envy Blockchain,…
CFTC Wins Big: Kraft Case Revives Agency Power Over Commodities A federal appeals court just handed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission a major victory that could reshape how regulators police commodities markets and ripple into crypto. The Seventh Circuit ruled that the CFTC can force companies like Kraft and Mondelez to hand over internal documents…
Court Slaps Down Bilzerian Crypto Scheme, Reaffirms SEC Reach Over Token Sales Federal Judge Royce Lamberth just told Paul Bilzerian’s crypto operation to stand down. The court upheld a 2001 injunction that bars Bilzerian and his network from ever issuing or selling securities again, and it refused to carve out an exception for the digital…
Digital Asset Leaders Converge at KBW2026 as Partner Lineup Unveiled Korea Blockchain Week 2026 with Upbit (KBW2026) has announced a new slate of partners and sponsors, signaling how the region’s flagship digital asset conference is widening its focus from retail crypto markets to include institutional finance, stablecoin payments, AI infrastructure, and regulated digital asset services….
Court Reins In SEC on Token Classification, Sparking New Crypto Freedom The Supreme Court just limited the SEC’s power to label digital assets as securities without proving how they’re actually sold and used. The ruling forces regulators to show a clear investment contract before treating tokens like stocks, shifting the burden away from exchanges and…
Court Hands CFTC Broad Power Over Crypto-Like Contracts The Seventh Circuit just told the CFTC it can police any contract that looks and trades like a futures deal, even if no one ever intended to deliver the actual asset. That single sentence rewrites the regulatory map for digital assets that mimic traditional derivatives. The Conway…
SEC Chair Pushes Crypto Self-Custody in New Regulatory Framework The chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is pushing for crypto self-custody to be addressed in a new regulatory framework, placing control over digital assets at the center of the agency’s approach. Self-custody allows individuals to hold and manage their own crypto assets rather…
