SEC Innovation Exemption Opens U.S. Door to Tokenized Stocks
A five-year SEC order lets U.S. platforms trade real tokenized shares on public blockchains without exchange registration. UNI and Layer 2 tokens rallied on the news.
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Zcash Enters Top 10 as NU7 Vote Backs 25-Second Blocks
Zcash climbed to about $1,390 and a $23 billion market cap after a coinholder vote on the NU7 upgrade and a new Ledger app for shielded transactions.
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Fed Rate Hike: First Increase Since 2023 and Bitcoin's Reaction
The Federal Reserve raised rates for the first time since July 2023 and signaled more to come. Bitcoin barely reacted, as the move was almost fully priced in.
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CLARITY Act Fails Senate Cloture Vote, Stalling U.S. Crypto Law
The U.S. Senate blocked the CLARITY Act crypto market structure bill in a procedural vote, leaving SEC and CFTC rules to regulators rather than Congress.
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CLARITY Act Ethics Deal: Trump Accepts Crypto Limits Before Vote
Trump accepted most of a bipartisan ethics package in the CLARITY Act, barring senior officials from issuing crypto tokens, a day before the 60-vote Senate test.
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Lisk (LSK) Short Squeeze: 11x Spike Before Chain Shutdown
LSK jumped about 11-fold to $2.37 in a short squeeze, then gave most of it back. Lisk Chain closes on October 31, and assets left on it will be lost.
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Revolut Data Leak: Passports, Bitcoin Records Sent to Fraudster
Revolut confirmed it sent passports, selfies and full bitcoin transaction histories of a limited number of customers to a fraudster posing as a government agency.
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Bitcoin and August CPI: Fed Rate Hike Odds Hold Near 70%
U.S. August CPI held at 3.4% but core prices beat forecasts. Bitcoin dipped to about $76,000, then rebounded toward $79,000 as Fed hike odds held near 70%.
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Germany Crypto Tax Plan: 25% Levy Ends One-Year Exemption
Germany's Finance Ministry has drafted a 25% flat tax on crypto gains that would end the one-year tax-free holding period for coins bought from January 2027.
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