Judge Dismisses Diamond Fortress Crypto Patent Case, Finds No Breach

Trump-Backed Crypto Venture Greenlights Governance Token Trading A business tied to the Trump family just voted overwhelmingly to make its governance token tradable on open markets, with over 99% approval from billions of tokens locked in. This move thrusts a high-profile political powerhouse into the heart of DeFi trading. Investors are buzzing—what does Trump adjacency…

CFTC Powers Up: Court Backs Commission in Crypto Fight The Seventh Circuit just handed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) a major win, upholding its authority to regulate crypto derivatives in a long-running dispute with the Conway Family Trust. This ruling solidifies the CFTC’s grip on digital asset futures, potentially reshaping how exchanges and traders…

U.K.’s Farage faces standards probe over $6.7 million gift from Tether billionaire Christopher Harborne U.K. politician Nigel Farage is facing a standards investigation after receiving a $6.7 million gift from Christopher Harborne, a billionaire linked to Tether. The case centers on questions of political standards and transparency: large gifts to public figures can trigger scrutiny…

Polymarket’s “U.S. launch in 2025” market resolves yes as invite-only beta rolls out A prediction market on Polymarket’s international app titled “Will Polymarket U.S. go live in 2025?” has resolved as “yes,” even though the U.S. version of Polymarket remains in invite-only access and has been described by Modabber as a “beta.” The resolution has…

US Debt Hits $36.6T as Recession Fears Threaten Bitcoin’s Rally to $95K Bitcoin surged to fresh all-time highs today, riding waves of optimism, but America’s ballooning $36.6 trillion national debt and weakening housing data are flashing red recession signals. Investors now fear a sharp pullback could drag BTC back toward $95,000, testing the bull market’s…

US and UK Reveal Digital Asset Plan to Modernize Finance The United States and the United Kingdom have outlined a joint plan focused on digital assets as part of a broader effort to modernize financial systems. Details of the initiative were not provided in the source material. However, the framing suggests an emphasis on coordination…