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Taj Tarsha, founder of NFT startup Few and Far, faces securities and wire fraud charges for allegedly diverting $10M from investors to gambling, real estate, and DJ activities.
Lummis pushes CLARITY Act vote before August recess as bipartisan talks continue over ethics and stablecoin rules. No cloture filing yet.
Taj Tarsha, founder of Few and Far, charged with securities and wire fraud after allegedly misusing investor funds for gambling, crypto bets, and a Miami condo.
Donavan McKinney defeated incumbent Shri Thanedar 51.9% to 48.1% in Michigan's 13th District primary, despite $2M in crypto PAC spending backing Thanedar.
The CLARITY Act missed its Senate vote window before recess as Lummis says daily talks with Democrats continue. Odds fell to 27% after the delay.
Buying Bitcoin with a Citi credit card triggers a 5% cash advance fee and an APR above 25%. Debit cards and ACH transfers avoid those costs.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says crypto markets will advance even if the Clarity Act misses the Senate's August recess deadline, with regulators and industry adoption filling the gap.
Fireblocks overhauls EVM transaction handling with configurable timeouts, real-time monitoring, and wallet pools to prevent single-stuck-transaction queue freezes for institutional clients.
Senate staff from both parties held last-minute meetings Wednesday after Thune declined to file cloture, giving negotiators more time. Lummis expects a vote before recess.
Citi posted a London-based director role covering crypto custody, tokenized assets, and digital collateral, signaling a move from planning to execution on its 2026 roadmap.
Senate staff from both parties meet to finalize crypto market structure bill; stablecoin yield and SEC-CFTC lines remain sticking points. Filibuster math requires seven Democratic votes.
Polymarket odds on the CLARITY Act fell to 16% from an 82% peak in February. The bill stalled in the Senate before the August recess. Over $4M in trading volume.
Mastercard and Borderless.xyz pilot Crypto Credential to standardize compliance for stablecoin payments, with Infinia, Walapay, Koywe as first participants.
Thune skips CLARITY Act cloture, delaying crypto bill. Talks over ethics rules, stablecoins continue. Kalshi sees 41% chance of passage by July 2027.
Visa shares fell 0.23% after announcing stablecoin prefunding and payout capabilities on Visa Direct via Zero Hash. The integration expands stablecoin use in cross-border payments.
Taj Tarsha, founder of the Few and Far NFT marketplace, faces federal fraud charges for allegedly raising $10 million from investors and spending it on gambling, crypto trades, and a DJ hobby.
Qualified holders of tokenized equities via Payward's xStocks can now vote on corporate governance. The integration covers 500+ instruments, excluding US and UK.
KuCoin integrates TV-Hub to automate TradingView alerts into Spot and Futures orders. The platform adds risk tools, Telegram signal support, and a 30-day promo with bonus commissions and up to 550 USDT in rewards.
Galaxy Digital is building a KYC/AML system to let institutions use DeFi without breaking compliance. The framework may split pools into permissioned and permissionless.
Fairshake's 38-2 record includes a $10M loss in Illinois. The crypto lobby's expanding congressional influence continues with over $100M still to deploy.
Senator Lummis says the CLARITY Act is stuck in a Senate calendar jam with five competing priorities, likely pushing the vote past Friday and into the weekend.
Fairshake's $2M loss in Detroit primary offsets wins in five other races. The crypto industry's legislative push hinges on Clarity Act Senate vote.
Putin signed Russia's crypto exchange law Tuesday. Retail investors face a 300,000-ruble annual cap while crypto payments stay illegal under the new regime.
Fireblocks Wallet Pools route around stuck Ethereum nonce lanes while Transaction Timeout and Account Traffic Control round out the reliability stack.
Community banks say reserve-account providers shouldn't police wallet transfers; issuers should. The FDIC's final rule will settle who's accountable.
PayPal creates dedicated crypto division with revenue targets as Q2 results beat estimates. CEO Lores sets unit-level goals for PYUSD and Braintree.
Sen. Josh Hawley opposes the CLARITY Act over stablecoin yield rules he says threaten community banks. His defection tightens a 53-seat GOP majority that needs 60 votes to pass the crypto bill before the August recess.
Germany's Bundesbank says a €3,000 holding cap on the digital euro would cause only minimal damage to bank funding, protecting lending capacity while limiting deposit outflows.
Galaxy Digital shares fell 13% after an $85M Q2 net deficit. The data center division posted its first profit. The company expects $80M quarterly lease revenue from CoreWeave starting next quarter.
Hougan says SEC's Atkins offers a regulatory bridge if the bill fails. He warns prolonged limbo could stall the 2026 bull run. Thune expects a vote this week.