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Senate Banking Committee postpones vote on crypto market structure legislation amid industry pushback — foxbusiness.com
A committee vote on the long-awaited cryptocurrency market structure legislation was postponed on Wednesday night after a late-night policy debate between members and big names in the industry pulling support from the critical CLARITY Act led to a delay.
Coinbase, the Biggest U.S. Crypto Company, Asserts Its Power in Washington — nytimes.com
The top executive of the crypto exchange Coinbase scuttled a planned Senate committee vote on a major cryptocurrency bill after voicing his concerns, a sign of the company’s clout.
MrBeast Nabs $200 Million Investment From Tom Lee’s Bitmine — bloomberg.com
Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc., the largest corporate holder of the cryptocurrency Ether and chaired by Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, said it will invest $200 million for a stake in Beast Industries, the private company behind YouTube star Jimmy “MrBeast”
How Chinese corruption busters are tracking down bribes paid in cryptocurrency — scmp.com
Beijing has revealed how its graft busters are investigating bribes paid in hard-to-trace cryptocurrencies by tracking the ways in which corrupt officials have been spending the proceeds. A documentary shown on state broadcaster CCTV on Wednesday
Trump triggers retail investors to dump the Magnificent Seven — fortune.com
Tech stocks plunged yesterday after President Trump announced in a “proclamation” that he was imposing a new 25% tariff on imports of computer chips from foreign countries. Every single one of the Magnificent Seven tech stocks was down by the closing bell
Tax the Rich? California Dems Can’t Decide — jacobin.com
A proposed California ballot measure would impose a onetime 5 percent tax on roughly 200 billionaires to fund health care. The rich are threatening to leave, and Governor Gavin Newsom is taking their side. Rep. Ro Khanna is not. Governor Gavin Newsom is
Sean Patrick Maloney’s Vanishing Ethics Pledge — prospect.org
The Revolving Door Project, a Prospect partner, scrutinizes the executive branch and presidential power. Follow them at therevolvingdoorproject.org. In February 2024, former Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), then-nominee for U.S. representative to the
Crypto scams took $17 billion last year. 2026 could be even worse — fastcompany.com
After a banner year for people being fleeced out of their cryptocurrency, 2026 started with major news of new hacks, scams, and rug pulls. 2025 was a banner year for cryptocurrencies on many fronts. Global regulation eased. Stablecoins powered $46 trillion
Landmark crypto bill on knife’s edge as Coinbase CEO pulls support ahead of key Senate vote — fortune.com
As the Senate Banking Committee prepares to debate long-anticipated legislation that would establish regulation for the crypto industry, the fate of the bill is in limbo after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong declared his opposition in a Wednesday night post
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