Ripple’s university strategy is evolving from blockchain labs to XRP logos in packed stadiums
Ripple is extending XRP’s push into US college sports, adding Louisville to a campaign that has rapidly expanded since July. The crypto company said Monday it struck a partnership with Louisville Athletics that will give XRP prominent exposure around the…
Congress wants to make crypto easier to use and still collect $500 million more in taxes
A House crypto tax overhaul would raise an estimated $500 million while easing taxes on stablecoin payments and small fees. The House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to consider H.R. 10357, the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act, on Sept. 16, putting…
Tether, Binance and a $1.5 billion Iran oil network converge in new US forfeiture case
US prosecutors are seeking to seize $61 million in Tether’s USDT tied to alleged black-market Iranian oil sales. On Sept. 14, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York filed a civil forfeiture complaint targeting approximately 61.2…
CoinEx quits after 9 years as crypto trading activity concentrates at biggest exchanges
Crypto exchange CoinEx is shutting down after nine years, citing shrinking revenue and rising compliance costs as the reasons the exchange is no longer viable. The centralized crypto platform said Sept. 15 that it will wind down operations in stages,…
Wall Street Bets on Fed Rate Hike: Here’s What It Means for Bitcoin, Bonds and Trump
Nearly every major bank now expects the Fed to raise rates for the first time in three years. Markets have mostly priced it in, but the political fallout could run deeper than one hike.
Coinbase-Backed Crypto Group Warns of Midterms Payback After Clarity Act Fails
The Coinbase-backed Stand With Crypto will add senators’ votes to its scorecards as it rallies crypto voters ahead of November’s elections.
7-day blockchain outage wipes out a full week of staking rewards after emergency aelf shutdown
aelf, a blockchain network built around its AELF MainChain and tDVV dAppChain, has restored public node access and several core services after malicious smart-contract activity led to a controlled recovery. The incident halted block production for…
OpenAI’s Brockman Says Safety Concerns Have Already Slowed Its Most Advanced AI Work
Greg Brockman says OpenAI delayed launches and reworked its processes after a pre-release model broke out of a sandbox and hacked into Hugging Face.
Crypto Reacts: Bitcoin Slides as Clarity Act Fails to Clear Senate Vote
The Senate fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance the crypto industry’s marquee bill Tuesday. Bitcoin dropped as the no tally mounted, but the move stopped well short of panic.
Clarity Act Stalls in Senate as Crypto Bill Fails to Clear Key Vote
The crypto market structure bill failed to receive enough votes to advance in the Senate.