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Mystery owner challenges the $200B ‘lost’ Satoshi Bitcoin claim in New York court
A respondent has appeared in court to argue that wallet inactivity does not erase the rights of real owners.
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SEC and CFTC crypto plans face new risk from Supreme Court ruling
The court’s decision may make financial regulators more responsive to presidential priorities just as they prepare to define US digital asset oversight.
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CZ called Hyperliquid’s no KYC model “awesome” – Then mentioned lawyers
CZ praised the product, but his Galaxy remarks put the access model at the center of the next regulatory fight.
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Kraken’s Fed fight could decide how far crypto gets into US payments
Banks are pressing the Fed to review Kraken’s limited access, turning one crypto firm’s account into a test for the wider industry.
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Crypto traders may finally get US perps, if regulators can agree on the rules
The SEC-CFTC comment process could decide which US venues can list crypto perps, event contracts, and hybrid derivatives.
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$2.48B BTC transfers challenge ‘lost’ Bitcoin wallets in Satoshi lawsuit
The transfers weaken the abandonment claim at the center of a lawsuit seeking title to 3.799 million BTC.
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FCC robocall rule could make phone accounts a richer target for crypto attackers
The FCC’s robocall proposal could turn phone accounts into richer targets for SIM swaps, recovery abuse, and crypto theft.
Derivatives
CME lawsuit challenges whether Kalshi’s Bitcoin leverage push can become an everything-exchange
CME’s lawsuit against the CFTC over Kalshi’s Bitcoin perps shows how the fight over crypto derivatives is turning into a broader battle over who gets to build the next everything-exchange.
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CLARITY Act momentum slows to a crawl as lawmakers clash over crypto ethics rules
Democrats say Republicans and the White House are backing away from a crypto ethics enforcement deal, raising new doubts about the bill’s fragile path to a Senate floor vote.
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