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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the Justice Department to challenge state artificial intelligence laws, setting up a direct confrontation with states that had advanced their own rules in the absence of federal legislation. The order creates an AI Litigation Task Force under the Attorney General and instructed the Justice Department to contest state laws on federal preemption grounds and potential conflicts with interstate commerce protections. The order identified Colorado’s new “algorithmic discrimination” statute as a key concern and signaled that additional state measures could face scrutiny.  “My administration must act with the Congress to…

After multiple days of showing heightening sell pressure, Shiba Inu is moving back to the bullish side of the market, although it is still struggling to retain crucial support. As interest begins to return to the SHIB ecosystem, new on-chain data shows a massive change in its market dynamics as holders are increasingly moving tokens out of exchanges rather than returning them. Shiba Inu sellers slow down Data from crypto analytics platform Cryptoquant shows that the leading meme token has witnessed a decent decrease of about 2% in the SHIB exchange netflow over the last 24 hours. As such, the…

The US government shutdown negatively impacted all sectors, including cryptocurrencies. The Fed was unable to access key economic data on which it bases its interest rate decisions during the shutdown. This increased uncertainty surrounding the December interest rate decision. At this point, while expectations that the FED will cut interest rates in December continue to decline, important statements came from Richmond FED President Thomas Barkin. According to Reuters, Thomas Barkin said that the interest rate cut in December is not certain and no decision has been made on the matter yet. “As Chairman Jerome Powell has stated, a December rate…

Authorities in Yerevan are extending a temporary exemption allowing Armenians to buy and sell cryptocurrencies with fiat cash. Certain restrictions apply, but the move will give domestic crypto platforms and their users more time to comply with the country’s recently adopted regulations. Armenians allowed to exchange crypto with cash in 2026 Armenia is postponing a ban on cash purchases and sales of cryptocurrency into the next year, local media revealed this week. The government has already approved the necessary amendments to the new law “On Crypto Assets” which will be submitted to the parliament soon. Officials were initially planning to…

Oobit, the global crypto payments app backed by Tether, is formally launching in the United States. For the first time, US users will be able to connect self-custody wallets such as MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Base, and others to pay directly at any Visa-accepting checkout worldwide. The US debut represents Oobit’s most significant expansion to date and introduces a payment experience not previously available to American consumers: the ability to make real crypto payments directly from the wallets they already use. For years, crypto has been effective for storing and transferring value, but not for everyday spending. Users could hold, send,…

The currency markets around the world saw a sharp change in the year 2025 when the major central banks went into divergent policy cycles. The Federal Reserve of the United States reduced the rates twice making the benchmark level 3.75%-4.00. Such reductions alleviated the financial situation and depreciated the US dollar by 8.35 against a basket of major currencies. The policy action reversed some of the tightening cycle that was prevailing in past years. It was as investors relocated in capital markets around the world with funds pouring in in markets with higher rates. The devaluation of USD was also…

Key Takeaways 21Shares and Crypto.com are partnering to launch a Cronos (CRO) private trust and ETF. The new products aim to provide regulated, mainstream investor access to the Cronos blockchain ecosystem. 21Shares US is teaming up with Crypto.com to create regulated investment products tracking the Cronos (CRO) token, including a private trust and ETF, according to a Monday statement. “We are proud to partner with Crypto.com to help expand investor access to the Cronos ecosystem through innovative and transparent investment products,” said Federico Brokate, Global Head of Business Development. “This collaboration reinforces our commitment to delivering institutional-grade regulated exposure to…

The Federal Reserve is about to publish its minutes of October meeting and this is on the alert of global markets. The gathering was accompanied by a rate cut of 25 basis points, which made the target level to be 4.50% to 4.75%. Businesspeople would prefer to know the split of the committee concerning future reductions. Investors demand more information on inflation tendencies, labor market stability and the inner argument of Fed. The odds of a rate cut in December are on the decline at 48-49, compared to previous estimates. Dovish undertone would dilute the U.S. dollar, favouring risk assets.…

Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. The Token Itself Is Not Always the Security The opinion editorial below was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. A central development in modern crypto jurisprudence is the growing recognition that a token, standing alone as a digital object, is not automatically a security. What may constitute a security is the investment contract—the arrangement, scheme, or promises surrounding the token’s distribution—rather than the token itself. Several courts have now endorsed…

According to CoinGlass data, Shiba Inu has surged 2,394.51% in spot volumes on major U.S. crypto exchange Kraken in the past week, revealing traders betting on the altcoin as the market awaits fresh catalysts. The Federal Reserve policy decision is anticipated on Dec. 10. Markets are expecting that the Fed will cut its key interest rate at its final meeting of the year, with traders pricing in around an 87% chance of a 25-basis-point cut when the central bank concludes its two-day meeting, according to the CME FedWatch tool. After a few days of consolidation between $0.0000081 and $0.0000086, Shiba…