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GeneralBeginnerBrian Quintenz, who recently led crypto policy at venture‑capital powerhouse a16z, has been nominated by President Trump to head the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In an upcoming Senate confirmation hearing, he described blockchain as a “horizontal technology” with the potential to…
#cftc#crypto#donald-trump
GeneralBeginnerU.S. crypto policy, SEC Chair Paul Atkins has announced plans to explore a new “innovation exemption” for blockchain-based projects. During a recent roundtable on decentralized finance, he revealed instructions to staff to draft a conditional exemption framework that could let developers and firms…
#crypto#sec#united-states
BitcoinBeginnerThe U.S. Department of Justice is taking firm action against a complex money-laundering operation allegedly run by North Korean IT workers. According to a civil forfeiture complaint filed on June 5 in Washington, D.C., nearly $7.74 million worth of cryptocurrency and NFTs are being targeted for…
#court#crypto#north-korea
BitcoinBeginnerU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has announced a shift in the agency’s approach to cryptocurrency regulation. In a recent Senate subcommittee meeting, Atkins emphasized that the SEC would move away from “regulation by enforcement” and instead adopt a “notice and…
#crypto#grayscale#sec
GeneralBeginnerThe recent announcement of a Trump-branded crypto wallet has ignited confusion and controversy within the cryptocurrency community and the Trump family. Both said that on June 3, Magic Eden, a prominent NFT marketplace, and the team behind the $TRUMP memecoin unveiled plans for the “Official…
#crypto#donald-trump#memecoin
BitcoinBeginnerThe U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has said sanctions on Funnull Technology Inc., a Philippines-based tech firm, and its alleged administrator, Chinese national Liu Lizhi. The firm is accused of providing critical infrastructure to thousands of fraudulent crypto websites,…
#crypto#scam#united-states
BitcoinBeginnerNew York City Mayor Eric Adams is intensifying his push to make the city a global hub for cryptocurrency. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2025 conference, Adams announced plans to introduce a municipal bond backed by Bitcoin, dubbed a “Bitbond.” This financial instrument aims to provide Bitcoin holders…
#crypto#government#new-york
GeneralBeginnerThe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently clarified that federal securities rules are unlikely to apply to many non-fungible tokens (NFTs), including those that pay royalties to inventors. In a recent speech, Peirce said that just because an NFT includes a feature allowing artists…
#law#nfts#sec
AvalancheBeginnerVanEck, a well-known worldwide asset management firm, wants to launch the VanEck Purpose Built Fund in June 2025, focusing on the Avalanche blockchain ecosystem. This private digital assets fund aims to invest in tokenized Web3 projects across sectors such as gaming, financial services, payments,…
#altcoin#crypto#defi
XRP LedgerBeginnerThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again postponed decisions on key cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including Bitwise’s proposal to incorporate staking into its Ether ETF and Grayscale’s application for an XRP ETF. Announced on May 20, these delays were…
#crypto#etfs#sec
BitcoinBeginnerNew York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced the formation of a digital advisory council aimed at positioning the city as the “crypto capital of the globe.” Speaking at the inaugural New York City Crypto Summit on May 20, Adams emphasized that the initiative is not about following fleeting trends…
#crypto#new-york#tokenization
