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Regulation
Policy, taxation and government action shaping crypto worldwide and in India.
New XRP Ledger amendments target $530 million in tokenized Wall Street assets
A new XRPL amendment proposal would let institutions encrypt token balances and transfer amounts while still giving issuers, auditors and regulators selective access.
Bitcoin’s AI security sprint found 6,700 issues in 55 hours, but no one knows how many are real
The 55-hour campaign shows AI can rapidly fill a security-review pipeline, while public data still cannot show how many findings were valid or fixed. The post Bitcoin’s AI security sprint found 6,700 issues in 55 hours, but no one knows how many are real…
Trump Media Abandons Crypto Treasury, Prediction Market Ventures
Truth Social's parent company is unwinding two major Crypto.com deals as new leadership shifts its focus to media, data licensing, and a planned merger with fusion energy company TAE.
Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchanges It Says Laundered Millions for Iran
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned two crypto exchanges it says laundered millions of dollars for Iran's Revolutionary Guard, naming a Georgia- and UAE-based operator and an Iran-based platform.
US Treasury’s OFAC sanctions 2 Iran-linked crypto exchanges
The US government sanctioned an individual and two crypto exchanges it said facilitated money laundering for a combined $5 million in digital assets linked to Iran.
Flock Wanted to Turn 350,000 Uber Drivers Into a Nationwide Plate-Scanning Fleet
A leaked Flock presentation shows the surveillance firm pitching a plan to pull license-plate data from rideshare and delivery drivers.
U.S. widens Iran crypto crackdown with sanctions on two exchanges
The Treasury's OFAC targeted Shelbit and Aban Tether as Washington continues its effort to cut Tehran's access to crypto and foreign currency.
BitGo investors face flood of Aug. 7 class-action deadline warnings
The Q1 loss confirms crypto-price exposure, while BitGo’s prospectus contains explicit warnings the lawsuit now challenges. The post BitGo investors face flood of Aug. 7 class-action deadline warnings appeared first on CryptoSlate.
Here’s what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Senate abandons August CLARITY Act vote – leaving 14 ‘work days’ until midterm election season kills it
The US Senate has abandoned plans to vote on the landmark CLARITY Act legislation before its August break. On Aug. 6, Senate Majority Leader John Thune confirmed that the legislation will have to wait until lawmakers return Sept. 14, reversing his earlier…
Wintermute Registers as US Broker-Dealer, Eyes Tokenized Stocks
Wintermute’s U.S. arm has registered as a broker-dealer, giving the crypto market maker a path into regulated securities trading. The firm plans to expand from digital-asset ETFs and related markets into tokenized equities if U.S. regulators permit them.…
Bybit sues North Korea and Lazarus Group over $1.5 billion hack, secures asset freeze
The exchange has secured a preliminary injunction freezing stolen assets.