SEC settles Coinbase suit over ‘text messages that disappeared’
The settlement follows a watchdog report last year that blamed “avoidable errors” for the loss of nearly a year’s worth of Gary Gensler’s text messages.…
AFX Protocol reportedly loses $24M in bridge exploit
Offchain Labs said the incident involved a thirdparty protocol and did not affect Arbitrum’s native bridge infrastructure. Source:Cointelegraph
S&P launches blockchain fundamentals index for digital assets
The benchmark tracks blockchain networks using protocol revenue, offering an alternative to traditional market capitalizationweighted crypto indexes.…
Crypto PAC pours $1M into Michigan Democratic primary race
Donavan McKinney, running against Michigan incumbent Shri Thanedar, said that “the crypto lobby is paying my opponent back for helping Trump“ with the…
US officials barred until 2029 from issuing or sponsoring tokens under CLARITY’s proposed ethics rules
According to Senator Cynthia Lummis, one of the bill’s advocates, the ethics language would apply to US presidents’ crypto ventures, including Donald Trump’s.…
Anthropic joins UK FCA’s AI regulatory sandbox as second cohort launches
Anthropic will provide Claude AI models to companies participating in the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s next Supercharged Sandbox cohort, as the regulator…
SEC’s Peirce says crypto vaults and onchain lending may fall under securities laws
The SEC commissioner said crypto vaults, onchain lending products and other asset management tools may trigger US securities laws depending on how they are…
Digital Chamber sues Illinois officials over new state 0.2% crypto tax
The group alleged that the tax signed into law in June “discriminates against people who transact in digital assets“ and should be blocked from implementation…
BitGo, OTC Markets plan tokenized securities access for broker-dealers
The proposed alliance would enable more than 150 brokerdealers to trade and settle digital asset securities through OTC Link ATS using BitGo’s custody…
SEC Announces Departure of Principal Deputy Director of Enforcement Sam Waldon
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Sam Waldon, Principal Deputy Director of the Division of Enforcement, will depart the agency on…
Franklin Templeton calls agentic AI next ‘killer’ use case for blockchain
Franklin Templeton’s digital assets lead said that the autonomous AI agent economy will increase demand for blockchain protocols hosting machinetomachine…
Zilliqa Ledger app vulnerability lets attackers recover signer’s private keys
A security vulnerability in the Zilliqa Ledger app is enabling attackers to reconstruct private keys using publicly available onchain data. Source:Cointelegraph