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Argentine Judge Orders ID, Freeze of 25 LIBRA-Linked Crypto Wallets
The order targets holders at Binance, Bybit, OKX and Bitfinex, but analyst Fernando Molina says no funds have actually been frozen yet.
Lummis Says CLARITY Act Text Coming 'in Next Few Days'
The Wyoming senator says the bill will focus on fighting illicit finance, consumer protections and keeping crypto markets onshore in the US.
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Argentine Judge Orders ID, Freeze of 25 LIBRA-Linked Crypto Wallets
The order targets holders at Binance, Bybit, OKX and Bitfinex, but analyst Fernando Molina says no funds have actually been frozen yet.
Lummis Says CLARITY Act Text Coming 'in Next Few Days'
The Wyoming senator says the bill will focus on fighting illicit finance, consumer protections and keeping crypto markets onshore in the US.
Trump Urges Senate to Pass Clarity Act for Lindsey Graham
Trump tied the crypto market structure bill to beating China and AI competition, days after Senate Banking Committee chair Lindsey Graham's death.
Polymarket Applies for US License to Offer Margin Trading
The filing would let Polymarket users open positions without posting full collateral, following Kalshi's FCM-backed perpetuals launch.
Hyperliquid, Phantom Ask CFTC to Exempt DeFi From Broker Rules
The joint filing asks regulators to turn Phantom's March no-action relief into a formal rule covering all non-custodial wallet providers.
Traders Sue Polymarket, CEO Coplan Over Strategy Market Decision
Two Polymarket users sued the prediction-market platform, its holding entities and CEO Shayne Coplan in New York state court, alleging the site wrongly resolved a market on whether Strategy would sell Bitcoin. William Wood and Thomas Bush filed the complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New…
Warren Pushes to Bar Trump Family From Crypto Profits After $1.4B Disclosure
Senator Elizabeth Warren is pushing to add a provision to pending Senate crypto legislation barring President Trump, his family and senior officials from profiting off digital assets, after a disclosure showed his crypto ventures made more than $1.4 billion last year.
Supreme Court Overturns Humphrey's Executor, Clearing Trump to Fire SEC and CFTC Commissioners
The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Trump v. Slaughter overturns a 91-year-old precedent shielding independent agency commissioners from at-will removal, with direct implications for SEC and CFTC leadership as the CLARITY Act nears a floor vote.
SEC Opens 60-Day Comment Period on 'Novel' ETF Rules as Prediction Market Funds Pile Up
The SEC published a formal request for comment on 'Novel ETFs' covering crypto-asset and prediction-market funds, following Chair Paul Atkins' May statement pausing launches for over two dozen pending applications.
CFTC Expands Polymarket Probe to Staged Trades and Fake Wins
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is conducting a broad investigation into Polymarket covering staged trades and fake winning bets, Bloomberg reported Friday, advancing the agency’s scrutiny beyond the platform’s prior influencer scheme.