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Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad told Fox Business on Thursday that the CLARITY Act could reach a Senate Banking Committee markup as early as this month, with a full floor vote possible in May if negotiations hold. “I think we feel great about it,” Shirzad said. “Hopefully Chairman Scott will schedule a markup as early as this month. We should be able to get to the floor in May and give the President and Congress another big bipartisan win.” The Stablecoin Yield Fight Is Effectively Over The central dispute that stalled the bill for months has been the question…

Some legal experts speculated that the state vs. federal jurisdiction battle over regulating prediction markets companies could soon be headed to the United States Supreme Court. On Thursday, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments from lawyers representing prediction markets platform Kalshi and Nevada authorities over the state’s ban on the prediction markets’ event contracts. The appeal was over a lower court decision preventing Kalshi from offering certain event-based contracts in Nevada, based on claims that the company needed a gaming license. Thursday oral arguments by Kalshi and the State of Nevada. Source: US Court…

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is set to enter the West Wing on Friday for a meeting with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, in what could mark a turning point in the company’s dispute with the Pentagon over its advanced AI systems, Axios reported. The Trump administration is weighing the significance of Anthropic’s Claude model, Mythos, a new frontier AI model focused on cybersecurity. Mythos is seen as highly advanced and potentially capable of breaching cybersecurity defenses. The AI system, unveiled earlier this month, can scan software, detect serious security flaws, and even figure out how those flaws could…

Polish cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto’s problems just keep mounting. Already under fire following reports of frozen or delayed customer withdrawals, the company on Friday drew the ire of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who told parliament the company had sponsored some politicians who opposed crypto market regulation. Blocking the legislation by some politicians showed they were toeing Zondacrypto’s line, Tusk said before a vote to overturn President Karol Nawrocki’s veto of the law, according to a report by AP. The exchange has links to Russia and had previously provided the lawmakers with financial support, he said. Tusk’s comments came a day after…

In brief SEC Chair Paul Atkins launched a new podcast with Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda, outlining a pro-innovation crypto regulatory agenda. The agency has dropped over a dozen crypto enforcement cases since Trump’s return to office, with actions falling 22% in fiscal year 2025. Experts say clear rules could unlock institutional adoption, but timing remains critical. The SEC’s sweeping regulatory pivot under Chair Paul Atkins is sending the clearest signal yet that America’s top securities regulator has chosen cooperation over confrontation with the crypto industry—but whether words translate into durable policy remains the central question for markets, according…

New data from Binance indicates that artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a major player in global capital allocation, with its influence extending into cryptocurrency markets. The exchange reported that a significant share of activity on its platform is already driven by AI-powered tools operating without direct human input. In this line, early usage data from Binance AI Pro, shared with Finbold on April 18, shows that 45.7% of platform interactions are now system-triggered rather than user-initiated. These interactions are carried out through automated processes such as scheduled tasks, monitoring systems, and internal triggers, highlighting the growing role of persistent…

In brief Elizabeth Warren accused Paul Atkins of potentially misleading Congress about the SEC’s falling enforcement activity. New data showed the SEC brought far fewer cases under the Trump administration than historical averages. Warren says the decline raises concerns about investor protection and political favoritism. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the highest-ranking Democrat on the powerful Senate Banking Committee, formally accused the head of the SEC this week of potentially lying to Congress—an illegal act punishable with imprisonment. In a letter sent Wednesday, Warren told SEC Chair Paul Atkins she believes the regulator may have intentionally misled the Banking Committee during…

BitGo announced that AndX USA LLC has launched its US crypto exchange 2026 entry on top of BitGo’s Crypto-as-a-Service infrastructure, giving the global digital asset platform nationwide operations across all 50 states under an OCC-regulated custody framework backed by $250 million in insurance coverage. The US crypto exchange 2026 market is increasingly being built not by companies constructing their own custody and compliance systems from the ground up but by platforms that integrate existing regulated infrastructure through API-driven partnerships. The AndX and BitGo launch is the clearest recent example of that model working at scale. BitGo’s Crypto-as-a-Service offering provides the…

Reabold Resources, an investment company focused on developing European gas projects, said it is considering establishing a gas-powered bitcoin mining station in northern England. The London-based company is exploring the potential to deploy a small power plant as a pilot for future target=”_blank”>it said in a statement on Monday. Bitcoin production from the company’s West Newton A well site will be used to demonstrate the ability to use the gas to fuel target=”_blank”>Telegraph article criticizing the plan at a time when the country could face gas shortages because of the war between Iran and the U.S. and Israel. Concerns of…

Stuart Alderoty, Ripple’s chief legal officer, has lambasted a newly released documentary directed by Hollywood actor Ben McKenzie. The influential executive has dismissed the film’s heavily skeptical portrayal of the digital asset industry as a “tired narrative.” From “The O.C.” to crypto skepticism The McKenzie-directed documentary, which has been dubbed “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money,” recently hit theaters, attracting significant media coverage. Of course, he is best known for his starring role as Ryan Atwood in the extremely successful 2000s teen drama The O.C. The fact that a Hollywood star is seemingly hell-bent on hating crypto might appear…