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Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.
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Latest News on Regulation
Crypto regulation is an umbrella term for the network of laws, statutes and legal practices surrounding the crypto and blockchain industries. Since Bitcoin's 2008 white paper, the legal status of these industries has been the subject of a huge amount of conversation. Lawmakers and regulators have had to cope with an entirely new set of concerns. Some governments have reacted hostilely, seeing crypto as a threat to monetary control. Others have embraced the industry for its capacity to link distant economies and facilitate trustless transactions across the globe. But most of the world is still figuring out exactly how to legislate, regulate and prosecute the set of laws surrounding such a young industry.
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President Donald Trump’s use of the presidential seal at a $TRUMP memecoin investor dinner may violate federal law.
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Governor Greg Abbott posted to his official X account on May 22, roughly a day after the legislature passed a bill to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve in Texas.
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Analysts are warning of more fiat currency debasement, which is driving a growing appetite for digital assets, including cryptocurrencies and NFTs.
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The controversial Trump memecoin dinner saw a number of crypto entrepreneurs, as well as sports stars and even anonymous influencers.
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The US Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint to claim over $24 million in cryptocurrency tied to Qakbot malware developer Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov.
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As the US Senate advances the GENIUS Act and lawmakers reintroduce the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, Washington is finally stepping up to the plate on crypto.
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs may surpass their monthly record of $6.49 billion in May if momentum continues.
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“I am not a fixer,” Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao said in an X post, denying a WSJ report that he introduced tech entrepreneur Bilal bin Saqib to the World Liberty Financial team.
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Sui-based DEX Cetus offered the hacker a $6 million white hat bounty offer as the protocols are trying to recover the stolen $220 million, with $162 million remaining frozen.
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Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid has submitted formal comments to the US CFTC supporting 24/7 perpetual derivatives trading.
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Tether rejects the EU’s MiCA rules, arguing that they threaten financial stability and privacy and detract from serving users in high-need regions like Turkey and Nigeria.
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Outgoing Commodities and Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Summer Mersinger says crypto perpetual futures contracts could be “trading live very soon” in the US.
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Michigan lawmakers introduced four crypto bills in one day, covering crypto in state retiree funds, CBDCs and Bitcoin miners operating at abandoned oil and gas sites.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will reportedly back efforts to amend the stablecoin bill to add guardrails against Trump crypto ties.
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