Senior Commodity Futures Trading Commission officials who raised concerns about prediction market firms were suspended, investigated and pushed out, according to a New York Times investigation. Summary NYT reported CFTC officials raised concerns about Polymarket, Crypto.com and a Gemini affiliate before suspensions. Crypto.news reported CFTC relief for event contracts as prediction market legal fights widened…
XRP Ledger developer and Xaman founder Wietse Wind renewed a warning to XRP users after scam accounts again targeted the wallet’s brand. Summary Xaman founder Wietse Wind said fake desktop wallet and airdrop scams are targeting XRP users. More than 20 scam X accounts and 10 fake domains now appear daily, Wind said. Related reports…
MARA security spending reached $4.3 million in 2025, including $430,000 to armor CEO Fred Thiel’s vehicle. Summary MARA’s 2026 proxy filing revealed $4.3 million in total CEO security spending in 2025, including $430,000 to armor Fred Thiel’s personal vehicle. Physical attacks on crypto holders rose 75% in 2025 to 72 confirmed incidents totalling $41 million…
Cardano governance is in crisis as an 81% stake majority opposes a 32.9 million ADA research funding proposal. Summary An 81% active stake majority is opposing a 32.9 million ADA proposal to fund Input Output Global’s research lab for another year through Cardano’s treasury. Founder Charles Hoskinson called the vote existential for Cardano’s identity as…
Harbor Capital is trying to slice the AI boom into lab-branded trades, filing for a suite of active “Lab ETFs” tied to Anthropic, DeepMind, Meta, OpenAI and xAI ecosystems. Summary Harbor capital’s proposed Lab ETFs would each focus on companies tied to a single AI lab, from Anthropic to OpenAI and xAI SpaceXAI The funds…
Clarity Act concerns from law enforcement are overblown, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said. Summary Emmer called law enforcement objections to crypto developer protections a “red herring” aimed at slowing the bill. He defended shielding noncustodial developers from money transmitter rules under the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act. The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Clarity Act…
Gemini has reportedly signed a deal to protect the Winklevoss twins and their families at $400,000 per month. Coinbase reportedly spent approximately $7.6 million on personal security for CEO Brian Armstrong in 2025, a more than 20% increase from the year before. This is according to the company’s proxy filings cited in a report…
Kalshi is backing a new advocacy group to fight the gaming lobby over prediction market regulation. Summary Americans for Fair Markets launched with Kalshi support to counter sportsbook and casino opposition to prediction markets. The group tapped former Deputy White House Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich as its strategic advisor. Prediction markets have grown into…
These individuals and entities lead networks that launder the proceeds of fentanyl and other narcotics trafficking activities for the Sinaloa Cartel. The United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has enforced sanctions against individuals and entities linked to a Mexican cartel that is trafficking illicit drugs and laundering the proceeds through…
Robinhood crypto COO Tanya Denisova is leaving the platform after more than five years. Summary Tanya Denisova, COO of Robinhood Crypto, is leaving the firm after more than five years as the platform navigates a 47% decline in Q1 crypto revenue. Robinhood’s Q1 2026 crypto revenue fell to $134 million from $252 million a year…
