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DC AG Brian Schwalb said the case is the “largest income tax fraud recovery” in DC history

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce wants the sandbox to give firms an opportunity to dabble in DLT

A16z founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz in 2023 donated a combined $19 million to super PAC Fairshake under their own names

Ripple has now donated more than $45 million to crypto super PACs since December 2023, FEC filings show

In November, an iteration of the survey found that 34% of respondents were paying attention to crypto, but that figure has since jumped to 41%

The sentencing of former FTX exec Ryan Salame is the first among those who pleaded guilty to crimes related to the exchange’s collapse

As FIT21 advances to the Senate, experts are cautiously optimistic but say to expect some changes to the bill

Three Democrats joined Republicans Thursday in supporting a bill that would block the Federal Reserve from issuing a retail CBDC

House members ask Gensler to keep a “consistent and equitable approach” with ether ETF proposals after the agency approved spot bitcoin ETFs in January

The FIT21 Act marks the second crypto-focused piece of legislation to advance in Congress this month

Prosecutors said Ryan Salame’s “serious crimes” and “minor” cooperation mean a serious sentence is in order

The Trump campaign announced that people can make crypto donations in support of the former president

In a 43-page submission published Tuesday, Uniswap made its case to the SEC on why the regulator should not take legal action against them

Fidelity, Ark Invest and Grayscale have so far adjusted proposals to omit plans of staking the funds’ ETH holdings

The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, known as the FIT21 Act, is expected to head to the floor for a vote in the House in the afternoon on May 22

NYAG announced details about its settlement with bankrupt lender Genesis on Monday

The courts adjourned the trials against Binance and Tigran Gambaryan until May 22 and May 23

The Senate will vote on the anti-SAB 121 resolution tomorrow, and it looks like there are enough Democrats on board to get the legislation to the president’s desk, according to people familiar with the matter

The two brothers were arrested in New York and Boston, and they face two courts later Wednesday

Industry watchers are split on whether a prospective issuer could pursue legal action in the case of a denial

Crypto is likely to stay politicized until the Democrats pivot their questionable stance on the segment, Galaxy CEO says

The US House last week passed its first-ever crypto-focused bill in a full floor vote, but what else is in the pipeline?
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