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Key Takeaways Senator Marsha Blackburn, a Bitcoin advocate, announced her campaign for Tennessee governor. Blackburn supports crypto innovation and has co-sponsored legislation favoring Bitcoin adoption. Senator Marsha Blackburn, a prominent supporter of Bitcoin and crypto innovation in the US, declared her candidacy for Tennessee governor today, eyeing a historic win as the first female in the role. It’s official! I’m running for Governor to ensure Tennessee is America’s conservative leader for this generation and the next. I would be honored to have your support. #TNGov pic.twitter.com/5PNN8MkTJQ — Marsha Blackburn (@VoteMarsha) August 6, 2025 “We’ll make Tennessee America’s number one job-creating,…

Kommunitas Official is excited to announce the launch of BluBird’s Initial Kommunity Offering (IKO) on its Launchpad today at 9 AM UTC. Blubird is renowned as an all-in-one tokenization platform, supporting more than 700 projects to date. These projects include $54 billion of tokenized assets with an impressive awaiting deployment of $2 trillion pipeline. Hi $KOMmunity!@blubird_app IKO goes live today, 9 August at 9 AM UTC on Kommunitas Launchpad!Powering 700+ projects with $54B tokenized and $2T in the pipeline.🔹 All-in-one tokenization platform🔹 End-to-end workflow from token design to RWA registries🔹 Automates… pic.twitter.com/gETzIyjTZh — Kommunitas Official (@kommunitasnet) August 9, 2025 The…

Shares of Figma (FIG) rose 198% on its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange after the company raised $1.2 billion for its Wednesday initial public offering (IPO). The firm priced shares at $33 a share under the ticker “FIG,” valuing the company at about $20 billion. The stock changed hands at $98 in initial trades on Thursday, suggesting a valuation closer to $60 billion. Figma, a developer of design software, previously disclosed the ownership roughly $70 million worth of the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) and said it plans to buy another $30 million worth of spot…

Trump accuses JPMorgan and Bank of America of political discrimination after leaving office BoFA CEO says Trump is doing the right thing and blames complex regulations Both Trump and major banks are now calling for reforms to outdated policies President Trump has sparked a heated debate after claiming that two major American banks discriminated against him. He claims JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America refused to work with him after his presidency, sparking concern from conservatives, crypto advocates, and free speech groups alike. Were the banks simply following the rules, or is there more to it? Let’s find out. Trump…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent decision to let crypto ETF issuers swap Bitcoin and Ether directly for fund shares represents a structural upgrade, not a retail revolution, analysts say. Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas called the change “a plumbing fix,” noting it won’t meaningfully affect how everyday investors interact with crypto exchange traded funds. “This doesn’t mean retail can exchange IBIT for actual bitcoin,” he wrote on X, “but it shows the SEC is ready to treat crypto like a legit asset class.” The change, announced Tuesday, allows asset managers to exchange crypto tokens directly for ETF shares, instead of…

TL;DR SEC confirms that tokens under liquid staking arrangements do not qualify as securities, giving protocols like Lido a legal green light to run their staking services without fear of enforcement actions. With more than $24 billion in total value locked, Lido can now expand its services in the United States and welcome participation from banks, exchanges, and asset managers. Analysts predict this ruling will inspire innovation among liquid staking providers as they adjust token and governance structures to meet robust regulatory standards and drive broader network participation. Lido Finance is celebrating a landmark determination by the U.S. SEC clarifying…

Strategy is preparing to sell up to $4.2 billion worth of STRC shares, according to a document filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company announced that it plans to purchase Bitcoin with the proceeds from this sale. According to a prospectus filed with the SEC, Strategy will offer STRC shares, called “Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock,” through five brokerage firms, including TD Securities, Barclays Capital, The Benchmark Company, Clear Street, and Morgan Stanley. STRC shares trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “STRC.” The shares closed at $94.50 on July…

Europe’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) rules, along with national regulations, are threatening the survival of the majority of Polish cryptocurrency exchanges, analysts have warned. While global players are already adapting to the changes, which require serious investments in legal and technological capacity, small domestic platforms in Poland find compliance costs prohibitive. MiCA may push Polish exchanges out of business Poland’s cryptocurrency market, one of the largest in Central and Eastern Europe, is preparing for an unprecedented transformation that has the potential to seriously affect local businesses, the Bitcoin.pl portal noted in an article this week. As many as 90%…

JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon reaffirmed his belief in stablecoins on Thursday, but said that he still wasn’t a fan of Bitcoin. Speaking with CNBC, billionaire banking boss Dimon said that stablecoins could be used in ways that fiat currency can’t.  “There are things that stablecoins maybe can do that your traditional cash can’t,” Dimon said, although he emphasized that the bank was looking to address client demand more than the bank’s preferences. “It’s what the customer wants,” he said. “It’s not what JP Morgan personally wants.” Dimon’s comments underscored his reservations about digital assets. Still, he expressed his…

The co-founders of the defunct crypto mining service HashFlare asked a US judge to spare them additional prison time after admitting to wire fraud, but prosecutors say they deserve a decade in prison for orchestrating a $577 million Ponzi scheme. In a sentencing memo submitted on Wednesday to Seattle federal court Judge Robert Lasnik, prosecutors argued Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin each deserve 10 years in prison for the “horrible crime” that caused around $300 million in victim losses. Prosecutors argued that the decade-long sentence would be just as HashFlare is the largest fraud the court had ever tried, but…