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Trump Wants Hyperliquid Operating in the US
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Trump Wants Hyperliquid Operating in the US

The Trump administration is looking for ways to bring Hyperliquid directly into the U.S. market.

Priya Nair· ·1 min read
Bernie Sanders Targets Flock in Push to Ban AI Mass Surveillance
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Bernie Sanders Targets Flock in Push to Ban AI Mass Surveillance

Senator Bernie Sanders plans to introduce legislation curbing AI camera networks, warning the US is slipping into a surveillance state.

Priya Nair· ·1 min read
SEC Reviews ETF Fast-Track Rules as Exotic Crypto Funds Surge
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SEC Reviews ETF Fast-Track Rules as Exotic Crypto Funds Surge

US regulators are rethinking automatic approval pathways after Wall Street flooded the agency with filings for exotic crypto and event-linked funds.

Daniel Okoro· ·2 min read
SEC Hands Proposed Crypto Custody Rules to the White House
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SEC Hands Proposed Crypto Custody Rules to the White House

Proposed SEC rules dictating how investment advisers store your digital assets have landed at the White House for review.

Sofia Marek· ·2 min read
Washington Greenlit Bitcoin Leverage Long Before Founder Capital
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Washington Greenlit Bitcoin Leverage Long Before Founder Capital

US regulators approved high-leverage Bitcoin trading months before offering crypto startups a framework to raise capital.

Daniel Okoro· ·2 min read
Circle Gets a Federal Charter, But Don't Expect a Checking Account
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Circle Gets a Federal Charter, But Don't Expect a Checking Account

Circle's fresh federal trust charter marks a rising breed of crypto institutions built strictly for reserves and settlement, not retail banking.

Alex Rivera· ·2 min read
Trump Says CFTC Working to Bring Hyperliquid to US, HYPE Surges 11%
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Trump Says CFTC Working to Bring Hyperliquid to US, HYPE Surges 11%

HYPE popped after President Donald Trump revealed regulators want to bring perpetual futures platform Hyperliquid into the U.S.

Mia Chen· ·1 min read
California Moves to Ban AI Chatbots From Acting as Therapists
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California Moves to Ban AI Chatbots From Acting as Therapists

California lawmakers are getting ready to vote on a law that stops conversational AI tools from offering mental health counseling.

Daniel Okoro· ·2 min read
Russia Approves Bitcoin, Ether, and USDT Trading, But Excludes XRP
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Russia Approves Bitcoin, Ether, and USDT Trading, But Excludes XRP

Russian regulators approved major cryptos for retail trading while shutting out XRP and other altcoins.

Daniel Okoro· ·1 min read
Texas Freezes 474 GW of Data Center Requests in Grid Audit
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Texas Freezes 474 GW of Data Center Requests in Grid Audit

Texas halts all new grid connection approvals for data centers, putting Bitcoin miners' AI expansion plans on hold.

Alex Rivera· ·2 min read
Senate Has 5 Days to Pass CLARITY Act as Odds Collapse
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Senate Has 5 Days to Pass CLARITY Act as Odds Collapse

Lawmakers are scrambling before the August recess to save their crypto bill, but fights over stablecoin yields and ethics rules are killing its chances.

Alex Rivera· ·2 min read
CME Chief Warns Court Battle Threatens US Perpetual Futures Tax Rules
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CME Chief Warns Court Battle Threatens US Perpetual Futures Tax Rules

A courtroom fight over whether perpetual futures are swaps or standard futures might force the IRS to rewrite tax rules for American traders.

Priya Nair· ·2 min read