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SEC postpones vote on crypto exemptions; Senate recess leaves CLARITY Act in limbo. CFTC conference set for Aug. 20.
The CFTC invoked emergency powers to block New York's $36B gambling suit against Kalshi. The federal-state preemption fight could reshape crypto derivatives regulation nationwide.
A ShipMonk breach exposed names, addresses, and phone numbers of 13,689 Trezor customers. No wallet compromise, but phishing risk is high. Trezor plans Anonymous Delivery.
The SEC canceled its Aug. 14 vote on Regulation Crypto without giving a new date. The proposal remains under federal review. The Senate's CLARITY Act faces a Sept. 15 test.
Bitwise will let investors hold Solana staking ETF shares as blockchain tokens via Superstate, with the same rights. BSOL holds $861M; no launch date set.
White House hosts crypto and prediction market executives Aug. 19, one day before CFTC's first innovation committee meeting on crypto, AI and event contracts.
Cronje says most DeFi fails his three-part test. He proposes "on-chain finance" as a label for protocols where teams keep control. Only small niches qualify as truly decentralized.
CFTC's Aug. 20 crypto talks come as the CLARITY Act faces a Sept. 15 cloture test. The SEC canceled its own crypto rulemaking session, leaving the CFTC as the focus.
A high-stakes crypto player won $1.749M in USDC after betting $1M on PSG via 1win. The on-chain payout shows stablecoins enabling large iGaming transactions.
Trezor warns 13,689 users after ShipMonk breach leaks names, emails and home addresses. No physical attacks confirmed yet, but phishing and targeting risks rise.
Trump's Aug. 12 memo creates a federally supervised program letting U.S. companies disrupt foreign cybercrime networks. Crypto scam losses hit $11.37B in 2025, per FBI data, giving the initiative its financial rationale.
Polymarket odds for the CLARITY Act rose to 21% after reports of a White House meeting with crypto executives on Aug. 19. Senate returns Sept. 14.
Gemini's Q2 loss narrowed 19% to $107.7M as exchange revenue fell 38% and credit card revenue surged 231%. The exchange is diversifying into stock trading and derivatives clearing.
USDC's 2023 de-peg showed settlement timing, not solvency, drives stablecoin stress. Reserve duration and bank risk now separate safe from fragile assets.
RBI integrates e-rupee into food distribution in two territories, testing CBDC for welfare delivery without naming locations or success metrics.
Tokenized Pokémon cards hit $1.3B cumulative volume on Collector Crypt. Courtyard.io saw $78M in August. Physical card demand and 30th anniversary fuel growth. Vault custody and authentication remain risks.
Dubai's VARA granted Deribit a Broker-Dealer Licence, letting it route spot orders to Coinbase Exchange. The move builds on a VASP licence from January 2025 and opens spot trading to retail clients.
Crypto exchange TradFi perp volume hit $387B in June, up 117x in 18 months. Equities overtook gold; Binance held 58% share. The shift signals demand for 24/7 leveraged traditional asset trading.
The Kansas City Fed must respond by mid-September to Custodia Bank's petition, backed by a Blockchain Association brief warning of unchecked Fed power.
The SEC delayed its tokenization exemption after White House and Wall Street pushback. SIFMA raised concerns about best-execution rules and market structure. The move could wait for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.
Crypto leaders meet the White House one day before the CFTC's new innovation panel. The Clarity Act vote slides to September as lawsuits drop and a Bitcoin reserve takes shape.
The SEC canceled its Friday open meeting, delaying a vote on proposed crypto-offering rules. The postponement overlaps with a Senate recess that has stalled the CLARITY Act. No new date has been set for either.
Trezor disclosed a breach at shipping partner ShipMonk, exposing names, emails, and addresses for roughly 13,700 recent customers. The leak links identities to hardware wallet owners, raising phishing risks. Trezor plans an Anonymous Delivery option by September.
The SEC cancelled its planned Friday meeting to propose Regulation Crypto, delaying a framework for tokenized securities. No new date was set, leaving the industry in limbo.
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act for stablecoin regulation, calling the current draft a start but not a finish. No vote date set.
Tokenized equities surged from 1.4% to 15% of the RWA market in a year, reaching $2.5B in distributed value. Thin secondary liquidity is a structural concern.
The White House will host crypto and prediction market executives August 19 as the CLARITY Act stalls in the Senate. Polymarket odds of passage rose to 21%. CFTC advisory committee meets the next day.
The Blockchain Association argues Fed master account rules can squeeze crypto firms, backing Custodia Bank's Supreme Court petition. No cert decision yet.
The SEC canceled an August 14 vote on its 'Regulation Crypto' framework, creating a regulatory vacuum as the CLARITY Act vote moves to September 15. No new date has been set.
Trump signed a new cybercrime order on August 12 as FBI data showed crypto-related losses hit $11B in 2025. The measure lets vetted private firms support government operations against foreign criminal networks.