Cryptocurrency regulation and policy
FED DECISION DAY: 12 UNELECTED BANKERS, 85% ODDS OF A HIKE, AND BITCOIN STILL TAKING THE FALL FOR WASHINGTON’S CRIMES
The Fed decides today at 2 p.m. ET with ~85% odds of a rate hike — one day after the Senate...
18 STATE PROSECUTORS JUST TOLD CONGRESS TO KILL THE CRYPTO BILL — THE FINE PRINT PROVES NOBODY IS FIGHTING FOR YOU
Hours before the Senate vote, 18 state AGs led by Letitia James demanded the crypto bill die. The fine print explains...
THE SENATE VOTES ON YOUR BITCOIN MONDAY — AND BOTH PARTIES ARE ABOUT TO SELL YOU OUT
67 million American crypto holders get their last realistic shot at federal rules before 2027 on Monday — and the odds...
THE SEC JUST LEGALIZED BLOCKCHAIN RECORDS – FOR WALL STREET. YOUR COINS? STILL ‘RISKY.’
The SEC spent years suing anyone who called a blockchain record 'legal.' On September 1 it proposed making a blockchain the...
BRITAIN’S BANKS BLOCK 40% OF YOUR BITCOIN — WHILE THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMS IT’S A ‘CRYPTO HUB’
British banks block or delay 40% of Bitcoin transfers — and the government still calls itself a ‘crypto hub.’ Case-by-case since...
IRAN’S SPY CREW JUST GOT CHARGED OVER A $6M BITCOIN RANSOM — WHILE THEY STOLE $3.4 BILLION IN AMERICAN RESEARCH
The DOJ charged 17 Iranians for a state-sponsored hacking spree. The headline? A $6 million Bitcoin ransom. The story they're burying?...
TRUMP HOSTED A BITCOIN LOVE-IN AT THE WHITE HOUSE — WHILE THE SENATE KILLED THE BILL THAT WOULD MAKE IT MATTER
Trump hosted a Bitcoin love-in at the White House and hinted the US is weighing buying 'sizable amounts' of Bitcoin —...
CITIGROUP’S CEO WANTS TO WRITE THE LAW THAT DECIDES YOUR BITCOIN’S FUTURE — AND SHE JUST SLASHED HER OWN PRICE TARGET
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser wants the CLARITY Act passed — but only on the bank's terms. The same Citi that cut...
FRANCE’S TAX AUTHORITY JUST LEAKED 678,000 RECORDS — NAMES, ADDRESSES, INCOMES. GUESS WHO GETS WRENCHED NEXT.
The French tax authority leaked 678K records — names, addresses, incomes, even the €10M+ earners. France leads the world in crypto...
The Senate Just Kicked ‘Clarity’ to September. Saylor Says Bitcoin Never Needed It.
Crypto's 'biggest regulatory win' just got punted past the August recess. Senate odds collapsed from 82% to 23%. Saylor shrugged. Here's the lesson.
Quick Reads
THEY TOLD YOU BITCOIN IS PRIVATE. THEN THEY TAUGHT YOU TO SWEEP EVERY COIN INTO ONE TRANSACTION – AND YOUR WALLET JUST LINKED YOUR ENTIRE STACK TO YOUR REAL NAME
Cake Wallet's Seth for Privacy warned this week that spending one no-KYC coin alongside a KYC coin links your entire Bitcoin...
THE CELSIUS CEO WHO FROZE YOUR BITCOIN JUST GOT ‘PERMANENTLY BANNED’ AND A $35 MILLION PAYMENT PLAN HE MIGHT NEVER PAY
Alex Mashinsky promised 17% on your Bitcoin, pulled in $20 billion, then froze every withdrawal in June 2022. On Friday New...