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Japan’s ETF Pivot Lands as BTC Stalls at $64K and US CPI Prints 4.2%
Tokyo moves to legalize crypto ETFs just as Bitcoin sits pinned below $64K resistance and hot US inflation reprices Fed rate-cut odds.
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Ninth Circuit Skepticism Puts Kalshi’s CFTC Shield on Sports Contracts at Risk
Judges questioned Kalshi's claim that CFTC oversight exempts its sports contracts from tribal gaming law, a ruling that could reshape prediction-market access.
▸ · Tomas Keller
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Polymarket Files for US Margin License, Mirrors Kalshi’s FCM Perpetuals Play
Polymarket seeks a US license to let traders open positions without full collateral, following Kalshi's FCM-backed perpetuals rollout.
▸ · Aisha Rahman
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Senate Democrats Target Trump’s $1.2B Crypto Income as Clarity Act Stalls
Five Senate Democrats demand hearings on Trump's $1.2B crypto income, citing conflicts as the Clarity Act stalls over ethics provisions.
▸ · Aisha Rahman
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CLARITY Act’s SEC-CFTC Split Would Redraw Rules for Memecoins, Exchanges, Pools
French Hill outlines how CLARITY Act splits SEC/CFTC oversight by decentralization, hitting memecoin issuance, exchange listings and pooled funds.
▸ · Aisha Rahman
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Fed CBDC Ban Set to Become Law by Default as Trump Withholds Signature
A multi-year Fed digital-dollar ban rides inside a housing bill Trump won't sign — inaction, not policy intent, triggers the midnight deadline.
▸ · Aisha Rahman
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Ripple Case: SEC Files Supplemental Authority as Penalty Fight Persists
No new dollar figure disclosed, but a fresh SEC filing in the remedies phase keeps XRP's legal overhang priced into positioning.
▸ · Aisha Rahman
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Circle Stock Jumps 10% as OCC Grants National Trust Bank Charter
OCC approval lets Circle custody digital assets and eventually house USDC reserves under direct federal supervision, sending CRCL shares up over 10%.
▸ · Aisha Rahman
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SEC Taps Paul Knight as COO — Structural Move, Not a Crypto Policy Signal
The SEC's new chief operating officer strengthens internal execution capacity, but the appointment carries no direct read-through for digital asset enforcement.
▸ · James Corrigan
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Circle Faces Criminal Complaint Over Pattern of Unreturned Frozen USDC
ICIJ documents over a dozen cases where Circle allegedly stalled or ignored court orders to return scam-victim funds, keeping yield on frozen USDC.
▸ · Aisha Rahman