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Donald Trump’s newly announced running mate, JD Vance, once referred to SEC Chair Gary Gensler as “the worst person” to regulate crypto.

BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and VanEck have reportedly received preliminary approval from the US securities regulator, sources say.

Coinbase initially demanded a subpoena into Gary Gensler’s private communications before his time as SEC Chair but has changed tactics in its latest letter to the judge.

The class-action lawsuit alleges Tether and Bitfinix conspired to manipulate crypto market prices.

More than $88 million is held in the top 100 Bitcoin wallets, which are classified as containing a “minuscule amount” of BTC.

According to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas, the highly-anticipated Ethereum ETFs could launch in the United States by July 23.

The “Layer 0” network was created in collaboration with the United States Department of Defense and is now open for commercial Web3 applications.

Altcoin prices have been in a rut, but a key alteason indicator hints that the “strongest wave” is yet to come.

Crypto stocks’ strong performance was largely attributed to growing bets that Donald Trump will win the presidential election.

According to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas, the SEC has directed issuers to submit their final S-1 filings by July 16, with the aim of launching the new Ether funds on July 23.

Decentralized finance is becoming more things to more people. That’s not easy to do.

The Ohio senator reported holding up to $250,000 worth of Bitcoin in 2022 and has supported specific pro-crypto legislation.

Bitcoin trades above $63,000 but the futures weekly funding rate shows pro traders are cautious.

Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, is under scrutiny for alleged DSA violations, with potential fines reaching $200 million.

The reported fundraiser will come after the Republican National Convention, in which delegates are expected to nominate Donald Trump as the party’s presidential candidate.

Bitcoin and altcoin traders set their sight on new all-time highs now that BTC price is back above $63,000.

BlackRock, the world’s biggest hedge fund, currently has $10.6 trillion in assets under management and the largest Bitcoin investment fund.

BTC price holds its weekend gains as Larry Fink confirms that he is no longer a Bitcoin “skeptic.”

Tether has appointed Philip Gradwell as head of economics to improve transparency on USDT usage to regulators.

Decentralized physical infrastructure networks represented the fourth-most profitable sector for investors in the first half of 2024.

Ben&Ben, a nine-piece pop band with over three million YouTube followers, started live-streaming a fraudulent XRP advertisement.

This week’s cybersecurity news from around the crypto space covers bug fixes, phishing scams, crypto exchange hacks and more.

US mining firms are confounding pre-halving expectations by hodling the BTC they mine.

The asset manager saw record ETF inflows at the beginning of the year, helping it surpass the $10 trillion mark.

Mainland China has repeatedly banned certain activities related to Bitcoin, but it has somehow still remained a major player in activities like Bitcoin mining.

Confidential computing could be the fourth layer of blockchain technology, which was the missing element for mass institutional adoption.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission added seven crypto trading platforms to its alert list for operating without licenses, raising concerns over investor safety.

Bitcoin saw its fifth-largest week of inflows on record, helping it recapture the $60,000 mark, while Ether inflows took second place in anticipation of the US Ether ETFs.

BTC price gains since the weekend have transformed market sentiment, but not all Bitcoin traders think the good times will return so easily.

If the new proposal is approved, implementing the country’s crypto gains tax will be delayed by nearly seven years from its original schedule.