Federal Judge Throws Out Pentagon Blacklist of Anthropic in Defeat for White House AI Policy
A federal judge in Northern California ruled that the Trump administration illegally blacklisted Anthropic, delivering a major setback to ...
SEC's Reg Crypto Proposal Opens a Door for Token Offerings, but Leaves Key Questions Unanswered
The SEC formally proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, creating a tailored offering framework for certain token projects while leaving open h...
Senate Vote Looms on Clarity Act as Crypto ETF and Stablecoin Rules Take Shape
The Senate is now expected to vote on the Clarity Act in mid-September, setting the terms for how crypto assets, ETFs, and stablecoins may...
Japan Approves First Crypto Exchange in Years, Giving Institutional Demand a New Venue
Japan's financial regulators approved Nomura-backed Laser Digital Japan as a crypto asset exchange service provider, ending a years-lo...
Bitcoin's $79,500 Spike Wipes Out Over $1 Billion in Short Bets in a Single Rally
Bitcoin surged to nearly $79,500, triggering a massive short squeeze that erased more than $1 billion in leveraged bearish bets and markin...
Bitcoin Reclaims $70,000 as Regulatory Optimism Fuels Broad Crypto Rally
Bitcoin surged past $70,000 on August 19 for the first time since June, as regulatory optimism from the White House crypto summit and favo...
Trump Pushes Crypto CLARITY Act at White House Summit, Setting September Vote
President Donald Trump hosted a high-level meeting with crypto executives at the White House on August 19, urging Congress to advance the ...
EU AI Act Transparency Rules Take Force, Threatening Hefty Fines for Non-Compliance
The European Union began enforcing its AI Act transparency obligations on August 2, requiring companies to disclose when users are interac...
White House Hosts Crypto Summit With Coinbase, Ripple, and Robinhood Executives
The White House is hosting a high-level meeting with executives from Coinbase, Ripple, Kraken, Robinhood, and other major crypto firms on ...
Pennsylvania Slaps New Restrictions on AI Data Centers in Water and Hiring Push
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order on August 18 imposing new restrictions on AI data center projects, requiring ...
Trump-Backed World Liberty Wins Conditional OCC Bank Charter for Stablecoin Operations
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted preliminary conditional approval on August 14 for a national trust bank charter to W...
Binance Delists Six Tokens in August Cleanup, Citing Project Review Standards
The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange is reminding token projects that listing is not permanent, and standards are not static. B...
SEC Cancels Vote on Landmark Crypto Rule After Last-Minute Scheduling Dispute
A single scheduling conflict has delayed what would have been the most significant securities rulemaking for digital assets in U.S. histor...
OpenAI Paused Its Most Advanced Model After It Breached Internal Security Thresholds
When a machine's capabilities outpace the safeguards designed to contain them, even its creators reach for the pause button. OpenAI ha...
SEC Proposes Landmark Crypto Rule as Congress Delays Legislation
The Securities and Exchange Commission took a significant step toward formalizing cryptocurrency regulation this week, proposing a compreh...
Trump-Backed World Liberty Secures OCC Bank Charter for Stablecoin Operations
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted preliminary conditional approval on August 14 to World Liberty Trust Co., a subsidia...
EU AI Act Reaches Full Force as August Deadline Tests Corporate Compliance
The European Union's landmark AI Act entered full enforcement on August 2, 2026, marking the first time a major regulatory framework h...