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In brief Trump’s crypto task force will release its 180-day report on July 30, Bo Hines, the group’s executive director, said Wednesday. The report is expected to outline stablecoin oversight, token classification, and enforcement reforms following the GENIUS and CLARITY Acts, Decrypt was told. Experts say it may propose building a Bitcoin reserve using seized…
In brief A revised class action accuses Pump.fun and its infrastructure partners of operating a racketeering enterprise modeled on unlicensed gambling. Plaintiffs claim the meme coin ecosystem functioned like a digital slot machine, extracting billions from retail users. The case, brought by Burwick Law, remains unproven in court and reflects the firm’s growing presence in…
In brief The Senate just released a discussion draft of its own crypto market structure legislation. The House passed a companion bill last week, dubbed the CLARITY ACT. The Senate’s version differs in some meaningful ways, but the aim is the same. And it directly impacts crypto startups and future token sales through ICOs. The…
In brief The price of Bitcoin has pulled back to $117K after failing to break resistance above $121,000. XRP is down bad, falling 8.37% in the last 24 hours. But fear not crypto bulls. Technical data suggests a very normal correction at play rather than a trend reversal. Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto…
In brief Prometheum can custody a handful of tokens, but it’s now racing to support on-chain securities, founder and co-CEO Aaron Kaplan said. Kaplan testified on Capitol Hill in 2023 that the SEC had laid out a clear path to compliance for crypto firms. Some tokenized offerings resemble gambling, Kaplan argued. Tokenization could revolutionize finance,…
In brief MEI Pharma is establishing a litecoin treasury after closing a $100 million private placement. The pharmaceutical company is adding Litecoin Foundation founder Charlie Lee to its board of directors. Litecoin was trading at $113.35, down more than 4% over the past 24 hours. MEI Pharma, a publicly traded pharmaceutical company, closed a $100…
In brief Ethereum game Tokyo Beast on layer-2 network Immutable zkEVM will shut down in August. Producer Naoki Motohashi said in a blog post that the rapid closure is due to operational cost challenges. Tokyo Beast will compensate NFT owners and some TGT token holders amid the end of services. Numerous crypto games have shut…
In brief XRP is now 91st largest asset in the world, with a larger market capitalization than PepsiCo, BlackRock, and Uber. It comes after the cryptocurrency set a new all-time high for the first time in seven years. The asset needs to rise just 5% to surpass fast food giant McDonald’s. XRP is now larger…
Results for the July DFIP & CFP Voting Round Jul 23, 2025 One DeFiChain Improvement Proposal (DFIPs) was up for vote in the latest governance voting round and here are the final results.DFIPs:Listing of New Wrapped Crypto TokensDFIPsDFIP 1: Listing of New Wrapped Crypto TokensWith the integration of DMC support, DeFiChain users would then be…
In brief DigitalX purchased 74.7 BTC for $8.8 million at an average price of $117,293. It now holds nearly 500 BTC across direct and ETF holdings. A growing number of firms are also adding Bitcoin to their balance sheets. DigitalX has ramped up its Bitcoin holdings with the acquisition of 74.7 BTC, worth approximately US$8.8…
