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Sharplink Earns $11M From Ethereum Staking Despite $394M Q2 Loss
Sharplink reported a $394.3 million second-quarter loss as falling ether prices triggered more than $397 million in unrealized losses and impairments. Still, staking generated $11.2 million in revenue as the company continued building one…
Buried in the FCC’s New Robot Import Ban: The 35% Foreign-Parts Rule
U.S. regulators have moved to block imports of foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting devices produced abroad, especially in China, on national security and cybersecurity grounds. The FCC-backed restriction, announced in late July, also…
What Is FINMA? Why Crypto Firms Keep Flocking to Switzerland
Switzerland has turned financial regulation into a competitive machine, pairing the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, better known as FINMA, with specialized regulatory pathways that have helped make the country one of the…
SEC, CFTC Target Goliath Ventures Over $400M Crypto Ponzi
Federal regulators have targeted Goliath Ventures over an alleged crypto Ponzi scheme involving more than $400 million. The CFTC cites 1,600 customers, while the SEC alleges at least $425 million was raised from over 1,300 investors.…
AUSTRAC Halts 96 Cryptolink Crypto ATMs Over Compliance Risks
Australia’s financial crime regulator has forced 96 Cryptolink crypto ATMs offline for three months after identifying renewed compliance failures. The suspension follows earlier enforcement over transaction reporting and anti-money…
Luke Dashjr, Comms Chief Step Away From Dorsey-Backed Mining Pool Ocean
Luke Dashjr is taking a sabbatical from his leadership roles at the Jack Dorsey-backed bitcoin mining pool Ocean as he turns his attention toward the BIP-110 fork and open-source development, just as developers behind the stalled minority…
White House to Senate: Pass Clarity Act by Sept. 15 or Never
The White House says the Senate has until September 15 to advance the Clarity Act after Democrats blocked a procedural vote before the August recess, with prediction markets now pricing roughly a one in four chance the bill becomes law in…
XRP Slides 3% to $1 as Thin Binance Books Put $0.95 in Play
XRP fell over 3% to hit a year-to-date low of $1 on Tuesday, extending its slide to nearly 60% since its January peak. Market Cap Drops as XRP Hits YTD Lows On Tuesday, XRP led an altcoin tumble, nosediving over 3% amid reports of another…
Former Irish PM Bertie Ahern’s Crypto Charity Shutting Down
The AB Foundation, an Irish nonprofit crypto charity chaired by former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, is being dissolved through a voluntary strike-off after failing to conduct operational meetings beyond its launch. Inactive Since…
Arthur Hayes: Yen Rescue Could Fuel a Bitcoin Rally
Arthur Hayes argues Washington and Tokyo are quietly coordinating to push the yen higher, a shift he says would flood markets with fresh dollar liquidity and become a powerful bullish catalyst for bitcoin. Three Ways to Strengthen the Yen…