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Media Reported Hamas Got Millions Via Crypto, but the Data Provider They Cited Says It Was Misconstrued
The funding revelation caused an uproar in Washington. But there's no evidence for anything beyond "tiny" amounts of digital assets landing in terrorists' hands, the data firm Elliptic now says.
Lesser-known Johnson Wins Speaker Job as Crypto-focused Lawmakers Return to Old Roles
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson of Louisiana was a subcommittee chairman until his colleagues gave him the big gavel on Wednesday.
SEC’s Gensler Won’t Say What’s Next With Bitcoin ETFs After Grayscale Loss
The agency chairman also declined to give any indications on timing or the order applications might be considered.
Crypto-Fan Tom Emmer's Rise and Fall in the U.S. House Speaker Race Was Extremely Quick
Rep. Tom Emmer, the No. 3 in U.S. House leadership, has been Mr. Crypto on Capitol Hill, so his brush with the speaker nomination gave a jolt of hope to the industry.
Despite U.S. House Drama, Sens. Gillibrand, Lummis Bullish on Stablecoin Bill and Illicit Finance Legislation
The crypto-oriented duo of Sens. Gillibrand and Lummis are pressing for smaller slices of their wide-reaching crypto bill to get done, and they predict TradFi's arrival in ETFs could help.
FTX Creditors' Lawyers Promote Deal Giving Investors 90% of What's Left in SBF's Empire
Lawyers for non-U.S. creditors of FTX are arguing that they've got a great deal in the exchange's bankruptcy, giving those who had funds in FTX.com 90% of the liquidation.
Grayscale Court Victory Over SEC in Spot Bitcoin ETF Case Made Final
Grayscale's application to convert its GBTC to a spot ETF will now be re-considered by the SEC.
Coinbase Poised to Make Final Pitch in Bid to Kill SEC Accusations Quickly
The U.S. crypto exchange is ready to argue the SEC's claims about unregistered securities are missing evidence of actual contracts.
SEC Drops Charges Against Ripple CEO Garlinghouse, Chairman Larsen
The regulator had included them as defendants in its securities violation case revolving around XRP transactions, and the agency now says it's just pursuing the central Ripple case.
Grayscale ETF Case's Final Word Coming in Federal Court as SEC Loss Formalized
The court that ordered the SEC to scrap its rejection of Grayscale's spot bitcoin ETF application will set that ruling in stone by Monday.
