Regulation
Regulation

Judge continues Nevada ban on Kalshi sports markets

A state judge ruled that Kalshi’s prediction markets offering sports bets were “indistinguishable” from gambling, and extended a temporary ban…
Apr 4, 2026
Infrastructure

Circle under fire after $285 million Drift hack over inaction to freeze stolen USDC

Prominent blockchain sleuth ZachXBT alleged faster action by Circle could have limited crypto losses, but freezing asset without legal authorization…
Apr 3, 2026
Regulation

Kalshi onboards ex-Democratic strategist amid legal troubles

Stephanie Cutter will join the prediction markets company as a policy adviser, having previously worked in Democratic lawmakers’ campaigns. Read…
Apr 3, 2026
Payments

ZachXBT accuses Circle of $420M in 'compliance failures' since 2022

Circle had several hours or days to freeze illicit USDC funds in many of the 15 cases presented, but failed…
Apr 3, 2026
Regulation

CFTC sues 3 states in bid to redefine crypto prediction markets as federal products

Washington has escalated its fight with states over prediction markets, launching lawsuits that could decide whether these platforms operate as…
Apr 3, 2026
Regulation

Todd Blanche, author of DOJ crypto enforcement memo, is now interim AG

U.S. President Donald Trump named Todd Blanche, his former personal attorney and deputy attorney general, as the interim top prosecutor.…
Apr 3, 2026
DeFi

Crypto market structure bill release pushed back as industries view revised stablecoin yield compromise this week

Crypto and banking industry representatives are viewing revised stablecoin yield compromise language this week. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Apr 2, 2026
Regulation

Reserve assets face new test as sanctions risk pushes Bitcoin into policy debate

A recent paper by the Bitcoin Policy Institute on Taiwan opens with a familiar argument that the country’s reserves are…
Apr 2, 2026
Markets

CFTC sues Illinois, Arizona, Connecticut over states' sports prediction market efforts

The CFTC argued in a lawsuit that the Commodity Exchange Act gave it “exclusive jurisdiction” over all swaps, which include…
Apr 2, 2026
Regulation

CFTC Settles With Former FTX Engineer for $3.7M, Closing First Individual Case

He built systems that moved billions in customer funds. Now, the CFTC has closed his case with no civil penalty,…
Apr 2, 2026