Morning Minute: Washington Just Gave Crypto the Green Light The information needed to write this story wasn’t included. The “raw content” section is empty, so there are no facts to report about what happened in Washington, which agency or lawmakers were involved, what decision was made, or how it affects crypto policy. If you share…
Vitalik Buterin Withdraws $44.7M in ETH to Support Ethereum Growth Through ‘Mild Austerity’ Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has withdrawn $44.7 million worth of ETH, describing the move as part of an approach aimed at supporting Ethereum’s continued growth while operating under what he referred to as “mild austerity.” The withdrawal highlights how prominent figures in…
Democrats Press DOJ Deputy Over Crypto Holdings, Enforcement Retreat Democratic lawmakers are pressing a deputy at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over personal cryptocurrency holdings and what they describe as a broader retreat from crypto enforcement. The inquiry links two issues: potential conflicts of interest involving officials who hold digital assets, and concerns that…
Former Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing AI Secrets for China A former Google engineer has been convicted of stealing artificial intelligence-related secrets and providing them to China, according to the information provided. The case centers on the alleged theft of proprietary technology developed inside Google and its transfer to foreign interests. While details of the…
SEC Crushes Bilzerian’s Crypto Dreams in Decade-Old Injunction Clash The SEC just slammed the door on Paul Bilzerian’s latest bid to dive back into crypto deals, enforcing a 2001 injunction that bars him from future securities violations. In a D.C. federal court ruling, Judge Royce Lamberth upheld the permanent ban, rejecting Bilzerian’s argument that his…
NY Slip Court Shields Landlords in Stairway Slip-and-Fall Case A New York appellate court unanimously affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a personal injury lawsuit against building owners, ruling that defendants proved no liability for a tenant’s fall on an exterior stairway. This 2016 decision underscores the high bar for negligence claims in property cases,…
Ethereum Price Slips Below $2,500 — Here Are The Next Support Levels The information provided does not include any raw content beyond the headline, so there are no source details to accurately describe what drove Ethereum below $2,500, how quickly the move happened, or which support levels were identified. To produce a clean, well-structured news…
Texas Court Slaps Down SEC in Crypto Mandamus Clash In a swift rebuke to federal overreach, the Eighth District Court of Appeals in El Paso, Texas, denied the SEC’s push to halt a state court lawsuit against Envy Blockchain, Inc., NV Landco 1 LLC, and Stephen Decani. The relators—crypto firms tangled in SEC enforcement—sought mandamus…
Kalshi Wins CFTC Blockade on Election Betting. The D.C. Circuit Court just slammed the brakes on the CFTC’s attempt to crush KalshiEX’s election outcome betting markets, denying the agency’s emergency stay in a swift October 2 ruling. This keeps Kalshi’s “Yes/No” contracts on congressional control live for traders, signaling regulators can’t arbitrarily squash innovative event…
SEC Crushed: Kraft Case Hands CFTC Crypto Leverage The Seventh Circuit just slammed the door on the SEC’s overreach in a rare mandamus petition from the CFTC against Kraft Foods and Mondelēz, forcing a lower court to reconsider its dismissal of CFTC authority over digital asset swaps. This procedural gut-punch weakens the SEC’s grip on…
NY Court Slaps Down Crypto Appeal in Quick Reversal New York’s Appellate Division, 1st Department, denied an appeal in case 140 AD3d 451, shutting the door on challengers hoping to overturn a lower court ruling tied to crypto disputes. This blunt rejection reinforces judicial caution toward unproven blockchain claims, signaling to markets that courts won’t…
CFTC Powers Up: Court Backs Agency in Trust Fight The Seventh Circuit just handed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission a win, upholding its authority to probe a family trust’s wild derivatives bets without a warrant. This ruling reinforces the CFTC’s muscle in sniffing out market manipulation, sending a chill through crypto traders who thought decentralized…
Bitcoin hashrate drops 12% in worst drawdown since China mining ban: CryptoQuant Bitcoin’s hashrate has fallen roughly 12%, marking its steepest decline since the network’s 2021 drawdown during China’s mining crackdown, according to on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant. Hashrate is a common proxy for the total computing power miners are contributing to secure the Bitcoin network….
SEC Slaps Down in Crypto Case, Boosts CFTC Turf War The Fifth Circuit just gutted the SEC’s aggressive push to label all crypto as securities, ruling that certain digital tokens aren’t investment contracts under the Howey test. This stems from a consolidated appeal in case 23-11237, filed April 17, 2025, where exchanges and developers fought…
SEC Crushed: Crypto Brokers Win Big in NY Court Fight New York’s Appellate Division just gutted the SEC’s reach into crypto trading desks, ruling that unlicensed brokers handling digital assets like Bitcoin don’t need state securities licenses if they’re treating them as commodities. Regal Commodities, a crypto broker-dealer, dodged a state crackdown, handing a blueprint…
SEC Slaps Down in Coinbase Ruling: Howey Test Challenged The Fifth Circuit just gutted part of the SEC’s crypto crackdown, ruling that Coinbase’s staking services don’t count as investment contracts under the Howey test—handing a massive win to exchanges fighting enforcement actions. This isn’t just legalese; it’s a direct hit to the SEC’s “regulation by…
SEC Panel Pushes Crypto Cases to Chicago Court A federal judicial panel chaired by Judge Sarah S. Vance has greenlit Anthony Motto’s motion to centralize three crypto-related lawsuits into the Northern District of Illinois, pulling in actions from California’s Central District and Pennsylvania’s Eastern District alongside the lead case, Greene. This MDL consolidation streamlines pretrial…
SEC Crushed: Kraft Foods Forces CFTC Hands-Off on Food Bets. The Seventh Circuit just slapped down the CFTC’s aggressive grab for power, ruling it can’t muscle into a private Kraft Foods dispute over hedging deals without clear statutory authority. This mandamus denial hands Kraft and Mondelēz a win, shielding corporate risk managers from surprise regulator…
Bybit to Launch “My Bank” Feature for IBAN Fiat-Crypto Transfers in February Crypto exchange Bybit plans to launch a new feature called “My Bank” in February, designed to support fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-fiat transfers using IBAN (International Bank Account Number) rails. The upcoming feature appears aimed at simplifying how users move money between traditional bank accounts…
CFTC Clips SEC Wings in Crypto Turf War Victory The Ninth Circuit just handed the CFTC a major win, ruling it can regulate retail crypto leverage trading as commodities derivatives—slamming the door on the SEC’s monopoly claim. Monex Deposit Company and its execs lose big after the court upheld a $12 million penalty for offering…
