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SEC Slapped Down: CFTC Wins Turf War Over Crypto-Like Trading. The Seventh Circuit just handed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) a major victory, upholding its power to regulate family trusts dabbling in leveraged commodity trades without registration. The Conway Family Trust challenged the CFTC’s authority after getting hit with fines for unregistered leveraged transactions…

Tom Lee’s Bitmine uplists to NYSE, expands buyback authorization to $4 billion Bitmine, the crypto-related company associated with market strategist Tom Lee, has uplisted to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and expanded its share repurchase authorization to $4 billion. The NYSE move marks a step up from a lower-tier listing venue, placing Bitmine on…

Bitcoin Bulls Charge Back: $72K Floor Strengthens on Surging Demand Bitcoin’s buy-side firepower is roaring back across spot and derivatives markets, with short-term holders dialing down their selling pressure. This shift is turning the $72,000 level from a shaky resistance into a potential battle-tested support zone. For investors, it’s a signal that the dip-buying crowd…

SEC Fumbles Ripple Ruling: XRP Sales to Institutions Not Securities In a stinging rebuke to the SEC, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on April 17, 2025, slashed parts of a lower court’s injunction against Ripple Labs, ruling that the agency’s broad penalties over XRP sales were overreach. This decision guts the SEC’s aggressive push…

SEC Crushed: Kraft Case Hands CFTC Crypto Turf War Victory The Seventh Circuit just greenlit the CFTC’s aggressive raid on Kraft Foods and Mondelēz, forcing them to cough up internal docs in a whistleblower probe— a ruling that torches SEC dreams of solo crypto dominance. This mandamus win empowers CFTC to dig deep into corporate…

SEC Crushes Crypto Trader in Precious Metals Fraud Bust New York’s Appellate Division just slammed Regal Commodities with a stinging reversal, upholding fraud charges against its exec Aaron Tauber for peddling fake gold trades to a crypto whale. This rare court smackdown on precious metals scams disguised as commodity deals signals regulators could soon eyeball…

US Treasury’s GENIUS Act Targets Stablecoins with Harsh AML Crackdown US Treasury just dropped proposed rules under the GENIUS Act forcing stablecoin issuers to build ironclad AML and sanctions programs. They must now block, freeze, and reject dodgy transactions on demand. This is Washington’s sharpest stab yet at crypto’s payment rails, signaling zero tolerance for…

SEC Panel Pushes Crypto Cases to Illinois Hub A federal judicial panel led by Chair 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 Greene case. This MDL consolidation streamlines discovery…

Iran Eyes Bitcoin Tolls on Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz Iran is reportedly planning to impose crypto tolls on ships navigating the Strait of Hormuz, charging $1 per barrel of oil in Bitcoin under a potential US-Iran deal. Empty tankers get a pass, but loaded vessels face the fee on this vital chokepoint for…

SEC Slaps Down in Crypto ETF Fight: Fifth Circuit Rules Stablecoins Aren’t Securities The Fifth Circuit just gutted the SEC’s bid to block crypto ETFs tracking index funds with heavy stablecoin exposure, ruling that stablecoins like USDT and USDC don’t qualify as securities under the Howey test. This 2-1 decision reverses a lower court injunction,…

Binance Integrates Prediction Markets Into Wallet, Bringing On-Chain Outcome Trading Directly Into Its App Binance has integrated prediction markets into its Wallet product, adding support for on-chain “outcome trading” directly within the Binance app. The move brings a category of crypto applications that has largely lived in standalone Web3 interfaces into one of the industry’s…

Bitcoin’s Quantum Doomsday: 3-5 Years to Bulletproof Wallets Bitcoin’s ironclad security could crack under quantum computing’s power, but Bernstein analysts downplay the panic—giving BTC three to five years to adapt before any real threat materializes. The danger targets dusty old wallets and exposed private keys, not the network’s core. For investors, this is a wake-up…

CFTC Nails Crypto Trader in Landmark Fraud Win The Ninth Circuit just upheld a massive victory for the CFTC against James Devlin Crombie, a California crypto trader accused of scamming investors out of millions through a fake digital currency scheme. In a ruling that echoes across trading floors, the court confirmed Crombie’s liability for fraud…

CFTC Slaps Monex With $3M Fine in Forex Broker Crackdown The Ninth Circuit just upheld a massive win for the CFTC, forcing forex broker Monex to cough up $3 million in penalties for illegally offering off-exchange leveraged retail forex contracts without proper registration. This ruling reinforces the agency’s iron grip on digital-adjacent trading platforms, sending…

SEC Crushes IRS Crypto Seizure in Major Forfeiture Win A federal judge in D.C. just torpedoed the IRS’s attempt to permanently seize 24 cryptocurrency accounts worth millions, ruling the government’s forfeiture claim fails on key legal grounds. This rare court smackdown against federal asset grabs signals a potential shield for crypto holders facing vague money-laundering…

MEXC’s New CEO Signals EU MiCA Push with Zero-Fee Trading Expansion Exchange giant MEXC just named Vugar Usi as its new CEO, unveiling aggressive plans for zero-fee spot trading growth and full MiCA compliance in Europe. This move comes as crypto platforms scramble for regulatory edge in a tightening market. Investors take note: compliant exchanges…

SEC Crushes Binance’s Bid to Dodge Court, SEC Power Stands Firm In a stinging rebuke, a D.C. federal judge shot down Binance’s plea to toss the SEC’s massive fraud lawsuit, affirming the regulator’s authority over the crypto giant’s U.S. operations. This ruling keeps the case barreling forward, signaling regulators won’t back off unregistered exchanges peddling…

US Treasury’s GENIUS Act Targets Stablecoins with Harsh AML Rules US Treasury just dropped proposed rules under the GENIUS Act forcing stablecoin issuers to build ironclad AML and sanctions programs—able to block, freeze, or reject dodgy transactions on demand. This crackdown aims to choke illicit finance flows through crypto’s backbone. Investors, brace: compliance costs spike,…

SEC Slaps Down in Delaware Court—Crypto Traders Get Lifeline Delaware Superior Court just gutted the SEC’s aggressive overreach in a high-stakes crypto fraud case, ruling that the agency can’t shoehorn digital asset disputes into federal securities law without clear proof. Diamond Fortress Technologies and exec Charles Hatcher scored a major win against the SEC, which…

2026 Crypto Predictions: Tom Lee reiterates interest in Ether as Rekt hints at WorldStar collaboration Public discussion around long-term crypto outlooks surfaced again this week after a set of online remarks referencing “2026 crypto predictions” highlighted two separate developments: comments attributed to market strategist Tom Lee about continuing to buy Ether (ETH), and a teaser…