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Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss’ Crypto Exchange Gemini To Pay CFTC $5,000,000 To End Regulator’s Lawsuit

The crypto exchange Gemini has agreed to pay the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) a $5 million civil penalty…

January 8, 2025

Crypto Hawk Rostin Behnam Steps Down As CFTC Chair Amid Failing Kalshi Lawsuit

Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam will step down on January 20, 2025, amid an unresolved lawsuit against…

January 7, 2025

Pro-Crypto Lawyer John Deaton Volunteers To Lead Federal Investigation Into Operation ChokePoint 2.0

XRP supporter and pro-crypto lawyer John Deaton says he wants to help the incoming Trump Administration investigate "Operation Choke Point…

January 7, 2025

Stablecoin Skeptic Michael Barr Steps Down As Vice Chair for Supervision Ahead of Trump Inauguration

The Federal Reserve Board has announced that Michael S. Barr is resigning from his position as Vice Chair for Supervision.…

January 6, 2025

Court Order Reveals US Government Made ‘Coordinated Effort’ To Shut Down Crypto Activity: Coinbase CLO

Coinbase's chief legal officer Paul Grewal says that unredacted letters show that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was attempting to…

January 6, 2025

Binance Granted Broker-Dealer License by Brazil’s Central Bank After Acquiring Brazilian Financial Services Firm

The world’s largest centralized crypto exchange by volume has received a broker-dealer license in Brazil via an acquisition. Binance says…

January 4, 2025

This Catalyst Will Unlock Massive Demand for Bitcoin and Other Digital Assets, Says CryptoQuant CEO

The chief executive of market intelligence platform CryptoQuant is identifying what could unlock massive demand for Bitcoin (BTC) and other…

January 3, 2025

IRS Postpones Implementation of New Tax Rules for Crypto Asset Holders Interacting With Centralized Exchanges

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is suspending the implementation of new tax rules that will affect investors who hold crypto…

January 3, 2025

UK Regulators’ Attempt To Ban Crypto Ads Fails As More Than Half Remain Online: Report

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reportedly failing in its attempt to ban crypto advertisements so far. Half of…

January 2, 2025

Ethereum Creator Vitalik Buterin Donates $340,000 in ETH to Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev

Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of ETH to Alexey Pertsev, a developer of…

January 1, 2025