Bitcoin Treasury SPAC Rewrites Deal as Markets Shift The Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company and Cantor Equity Partners I are renegotiating the terms of their planned 2025 merger, a move that signals how quickly market realities can upend even high-profile SPAC deals. The two sides said the new structure would “better reflect market conditions,” a polite…
Senate Democrats urged to accept win on Trump crypto limits, White House says The White House is urging Senate Democrats to accept what it describes as a policy victory that established limits on former President Donald Trump’s approach to crypto. According to the White House framing, Democrats have already secured restrictions related to Trump and…
EU Eyes MiCA Overhaul as US Stablecoin Law Looms Brussels is preparing to revisit the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework—now informally called “MiCA 2.0”—after the United States passed its own stablecoin legislation and signaled tighter rules for tokenized payments and deposits. The move signals that Europe’s landmark crypto rulebook, barely in force, may already be out…
Court Strips CFTC of Power to Block Election Contracts The D.C. Circuit just told the CFTC it cannot block Kalshi’s election contracts while the agency appeals a lower-court loss. In one crisp order, judges lifted the CFTC’s emergency stay, meaning the prediction-market platform can list contracts tied to who wins the White House and Congress—right…
Bull Bitcoin Challenges France Over New Crypto Surveillance Rules Bull Bitcoin, a non-custodial exchange, has filed suit in France to block the country’s implementation of the EU’s DAC8 tax-reporting rules, claiming the decree would expose up to 135 million European crypto users to unnecessary surveillance and physical danger. The petition targets the specific French decree…
Judge Orders Crypto Miners Off the Grid in Texas Land Dispute A Texas appeals court has given a crypto-mining company 48 hours to shut down operations on leased land or face forced removal, ruling that state law does not shield them from a landlord’s eviction rights. The decision sends an immediate chill through the sector’s…
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EU Preps MiCA Overhaul as US Stablecoin Law Looms Brussels is preparing a quiet but significant rewrite of its landmark crypto rules, reportedly eyeing “MiCA 2.0” that would extend oversight to stablecoin issuers based outside the European Union. The move is a direct response to the United States passing its own stablecoin legislation and to…
Court Slaps CFTC in Kraft Battle, Limits Watchdog Reach CFTC just lost a key procedural showdown that could slow its enforcement momentum. The Seventh Circuit told the agency it cannot simply grab internal company documents without showing a court why it needs them. That matters because the case centers on whether Kraft manipulated wheat futures—an…
Court Slams Door on Bilzerian’s Crypto Comeback A federal judge just blocked Paul Bilzerian from launching a digital-asset venture that would have put him back in the securities business he was banned from two decades ago. The ruling keeps a 2001 injunction alive and signals that the SEC will not let old fraudsters quietly pivot…
Court Hands SEC New Weapon Over Crypto Exchanges The Supreme Court just gave federal regulators a powerful new tool to police crypto trading platforms, ruling that exchanges can be held liable for securities violations even when they never directly touch investor funds. The decision expands the SEC’s reach over middlemen and infrastructure providers, signaling that…
Bitcoin Dips to $62K as Oil Spikes and Fed Looms Bitcoin is trading around $62,000 after a sharp pullback triggered by rising oil prices, escalating conflict in Iran, and traders slashing risk ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next policy decision. The move comes as Bitcoin had been consolidating near $67,000, leaving bulls exposed to any…
Court Hands CFTC Fresh Power Over Crypto Derivatives The Seventh Circuit just handed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission a new weapon to police crypto derivatives. The ruling says the agency can regulate any contract that references a cryptocurrency price — even when no actual crypto changes hands. That single sentence could redraw the regulatory map…
Bitcoin Wobbles at $60K as Oil and Yen Pressure Mount Bitcoin tumbled back toward the $60,000 support zone as a perfect storm of macro shocks and leveraged selling converged on crypto markets. Surging oil prices, fresh warnings from Japanese policymakers about economic contagion, and aggressive selling from the hedge fund Strategy combined to push spot…
SEC v. Wahi: Fifth Circuit Slams Door on Crypto Insider-Trading Theory The Fifth Circuit just reversed the SEC’s insider-trading case against Ishan Wahi, a former Coinbase product manager accused of tipping crypto trades. In a 2-1 ruling, the court held that the SEC’s theory—that digital assets traded on Coinbase were “investment contracts” and therefore securities—could…
Bitcoin ETFs Shed $225M, Snapping Seven-Day Inflow Streak as Iran Tensions Spook Markets US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a net outflow of $225 million, ending a seven-day stretch of net inflows. The reversal came as broader market sentiment weakened amid heightened geopolitical tensions involving Iran. The move matters because spot Bitcoin ETFs have…
EU Readies MiCA 2.0 to Counter U.S. Stablecoin Push European regulators are quietly drafting an expansion of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) rulebook, nicknamed MiCA 2.0, after Washington fast-tracked its own stablecoin legislation. The move signals a race to lock in global standards before dollar-backed tokens dominate cross-border payments. MiCA’s first phase already forced stablecoin…
COURT RIPS TAUBER’S COMMODITY CLAIM, HANDS REGAL A WIN New York’s Appellate Division just gutted a trader’s attempt to pin blame on a commodity brokerage for market losses, ruling that Regal Commodities owed no duty to police Tauber’s trades or hedge his positions. The decision tightens the legal leash around brokers and signals that courts…
CFTC WINS MANDAMUS FIGHT OVER KRAFT DOCUMENTS The Seventh Circuit just handed the CFTC a narrow but important victory, ordering a lower court to release documents that Kraft and Mondelēz tried to keep hidden in the agency’s long-running manipulation case. The decision matters because it signals that regulators can still use federal courts to pry…
COURT WON’T MERGE THREE CRYPTO CASES—FOR NOW Three separate crypto lawsuits dodged consolidation today when a federal panel refused to merge them into one mega-case. The ruling keeps litigation scattered across Illinois, California, and Pennsylvania, meaning different judges, different rules, and more uncertainty for token issuers and exchanges. Anthony Motto, the lead plaintiff in an…
