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6 Senators Challenge 1,250% Bitcoin Capital Rule They Say Blocks Banks From Crypto
A growing dispute in Washington over bank capital requirements could have major implications for institutional bitcoin adoption. Senators are challenging a 1,250% risk weight that they argue makes holding BTC prohibitively expensive for…
Bitcoin Sell-off Theory Points to Spacex, OpenAI, Anthropic IPO Mania Draining Crypto Cash
Bitcoin’s sharp decline is fueling debate over whether investors are selling liquid crypto positions to chase the Spacex IPO and emerging AI opportunities. The theory points to liquidity pressure, ETF outflows, and Strategy’s small BTC sale…
Latam Insights: The US Claims Pix Restricts Trade, Plus Chile’s Massive $88M Crypto Takedown
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, the US targets Brazil’s Pix in a USTR report, Chile dismantles Tren de Aragua’s crypto laundering group, and a…
BNB Chain Grows RWA Market 60% to $3.6B as Tokenized Treasuries Lead Q1
BNB Chain’s first quarter showed a broader network mix, with real-world assets, stablecoins, and artificial intelligence (AI)-native applications gaining ground as trading cooled from Q4’s memecoin surge. The chain also delivered faster…
NY Court Pauses Default Judgment After Lawyer Argues 39,069 Bitcoin Wallets Were Not Abandoned
A New York attorney intervened to stop what could have been the largest courtroom judgment in bitcoin in history, filing an amicus brief that persuaded a judge to freeze proceedings targeting nearly 40,000 dormant wallets collectively…
Spectra Rolls $4.88M Into New XRP Yield Market as Flare Keeps Liquidity Intact
An XRP-denominated fixed-term yield market on the Flare Network recently completed a liquidity rollover with zero market interruption. Metavault Architecture Eliminates Operational Friction An XRP-denominated, fixed-term yield market on the…
‘Unacceptable’: Argentina’s Probe Into Libra Token Frozen Over Lack of Tech Tools
At the request of Eduardo Taiano, the public prosecutor in charge of the case, the Specialized Cybercrime Prosecutor’s Office (UFECI) stressed that it lacked the tools necessary to complete a forensic on-chain probe focusing on relevant…
Hundreds of Millions in Bitcoin at Center of Violent Kidnapping Plot
A kidnapping and Lamborghini carjacking tied to a theft of hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin are now central to a federal criminal case, highlighting the real-world dangers that can emerge from high-stakes cryptocurrency disputes.…
CLARITY Act Push Gains Momentum as Lawmakers Race to Lock in US Crypto Rules
The CLARITY Act push is gaining momentum as lawmakers seek federal rules for digital asset markets. The proposal has attracted support from congressional leaders, industry organizations, consumer-focused groups, national security veterans,…
Polymarket CMO Used Personal PayPal to Pay Influencers, POLITICO Reports
Polymarket’s chief marketing officer sent more than $2.5 million through a personal PayPal account to over 800 people in 14 months, including at least $350,000 to influencers who promoted the crypto prediction market on X without disclosing…