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Bitcoin Slips as Oil, Japan, and Strategy Fuel Fresh Selling Bitcoin is back under pressure, tumbling toward the $60,000 level as a mix of macro shocks and institutional selling collides. Rising oil prices, spillover risks from Japan, and a new wave of selling from Strategy have combined to test the market’s resolve at a critical…
Bitcoin Stalls at $62K as Oil Shock and Fed Jitters Collide Bitcoin is stuck near $62,000 after oil prices surged and traders trimmed risk ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next policy call. The move comes as tensions in Iran flare, pushing energy costs higher and forcing risk assets into retreat. For now, the market is…
Kalshi Wins, CFTC Loses as Court Blocks Prediction-Market Ban A federal appeals court just refused the CFTC’s emergency request to halt Kalshi’s election contracts, leaving the agency’s attempt to shut down the market stalled at least through the 2024 vote. The three-judge panel’s October 2 order means traders can keep betting on political outcomes while…
Bitcoin Treasury Firm Seeks New Terms on Cantor SPAC Deal The Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company and Cantor Equity Partners I are revisiting the terms of their planned 2025 merger, signaling that market conditions have shifted enough to warrant a renegotiation. The move comes as Bitcoin treasury plays face renewed scrutiny over valuation, dilution, and investor…
Court Blocks Texas Crypto Mining Shutdown in Emergency Ruling Texas appeals court halts state attempt to shutter Envy Blockchain’s operations, delivering a sharp check on aggressive regulatory enforcement against crypto facilities. In a rare writ of mandamus issued December 2024, the Eighth Court of Appeals ordered a lower court to immediately vacate its temporary restraining…
White House pushes Senate Democrats to take “historic” crypto Clarity Act ethics deal The White House is pressing Senate Democrats to accept an ethics-related agreement tied to the proposed “crypto Clarity Act,” framing the arrangement as a “historic” step in the effort to advance digital asset legislation. The push highlights the political challenge facing crypto…
Stablecoins Now Power Over $1.1 Trillion in TradFi Trading Binance Research just dropped a report showing that stablecoin-settled perpetual trading in traditional finance has already crossed $1.1 trillion in volume. The finding highlights how stablecoins are no longer just crypto tools—they are becoming the backbone for tokenized stocks, commodities, and other real-world assets. The report…
CFTC’s Kraft Case Collapses After Seventh Circuit Slams the Door The Seventh Circuit just refused to let the Commodity Futures Trading Commission drag Kraft and Mondelēz back into court on a decade-old manipulation claim. By denying the agency’s petition for a writ of mandamus, the judges effectively closed the case, leaving regulators with no clear…
SEC Puts Bilzerian Asset Freeze Back on Ice The D.C. district court has refused to lift a decades-old asset freeze against Paul Bilzerian and his network, keeping roughly $200 million in contested holdings locked under SEC control. The ruling matters because it shows how aggressively the agency can still wield old injunctions to reach digital-era…
Supreme Court Hands SEC Fresh Weapon Against Token Sales The U.S. Supreme Court just gave the Securities and Exchange Commission a clearer path to classify digital assets as securities, rejecting a narrow interpretation of “investment contract” that crypto exchanges and issuers had hoped would limit federal oversight. The 6-3 ruling tightens the legal net around…
India’s Tax Net Catches Fewer Than One in Four Crypto Traders India’s tax authorities have uncovered a stark gap between trading activity and tax compliance, with fewer than 25% of 645,000 crypto users filing returns that reflect their transactions. The findings point to widespread under-reporting at a time when regulators are tightening their grip on…
Court Limits CFTC Reach Over Trust’s Futures Trading The Seventh Circuit has blocked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from forcing a family trust to register as a commodity pool operator, ruling that the trust’s internal trading for its own members did not qualify as an external “pool.” The decision reins in the agency’s authority over…
Stablecoins Quietly Take Over Trillion-Dollar TradFi Trading Binance Research just dropped a report showing that stablecoin-settled perpetual trading in tokenized traditional finance has already crossed $1.1 trillion in volume. The finding points to stablecoins moving well beyond simple payments and into the core plumbing of global markets. The report highlights how stablecoins are now acting…
Fifth Circuit Slaps Down SEC Overreach in Crypto Case The Fifth Circuit just handed the SEC a sharp rebuke in a high-stakes crypto enforcement appeal, reversing key elements of the agency’s attempt to expand its authority over digital assets. The ruling tightens the definition of what counts as an “investment contract” and signals that courts…
Galaxy Commits Up to $5 Million to Prepare Bitcoin for Quantum Threat Galaxy said it will commit up to $5 million toward efforts aimed at preparing Bitcoin for potential risks posed by quantum computing. The commitment focuses on “preparing Bitcoin for the quantum threat,” a category of long-discussed security concerns that centers on whether sufficiently…
Bailey Swats Down Farage Rumors as BoE Eyes Digital Pound Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has moved quickly to shut down speculation that his private meeting with Nigel Farage influenced the central bank’s approach to a potential central bank digital currency. The conversation touched on cryptocurrency regulation, but Bailey insists policy decisions remain firmly…
Regal Commodities v Tauber: New York Court Shifts Commodities Dispute to Federal Turf New York’s Appellate Division just told a commodities trader and his broker they cannot fight in state court over a futures contract gone wrong, forcing their battle into federal hands. The ruling matters because it tightens the gate on where crypto-linked commodities…
Court Slams Brakes on CFTC’s Kraft Fishing Expedition The Seventh Circuit just told the CFTC it cannot force Kraft to hand over decades of internal documents on a fishing expedition. The ruling matters because it signals that even the commodity regulator must justify its demands with more than a hunch, and that limit could shape…
Judge Rejects Crypto Suit Centralization, Hands Exchanges Fresh Advantage A federal panel denied a motion to consolidate three separate lawsuits against major crypto platforms, leaving plaintiffs to fight their battles in different courts. The decision keeps the litigation fragmented, which usually favors well-funded defendants and slows any coordinated regulatory pressure. Plaintiff Anthony Motto asked the…
