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Crypto PACs spend $9 million in Texas and score wins in both parties

Cryptocurrency political action committees invested $9 million in Texas elections and achieved notable victories across party lines, according to recent campaign finance data. The crypto industry's coordinated spending effort targeted multiple races throughout the state, resulting in successful outcomes for candidates who support digital asset-friendly policies in both

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Pro-crypto Menefee unseats Al Green in Texas Democratic primary runoff, supported by Fairshake

This follows millions of dollars in crypto super PAC spending that backed Menefee and opposed Green, a vocal critic of crypto.

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‘Critically important’: President Trump backs CFTC Chair Selig’s push to expand prediction market authority

President Donald Trump is publicly backing his CFTC Chair Michael Selig in his push to have authority over prediction markets.

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TD Cowen says crypto bill unlikely to pass this year amid worsening political environment

The political environment around the Clarity Act is getting worse, TD Cowen says, making it harder for the crypto bill to pass this year.

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UK sanctions HTX over support of Russia in broad sweep over crypto exchanges

The United Kingdom sanctioned a large crypto exchange, accusing it of "supporting the government of Russia."

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Indonesia blocks Polymarket after bets on president’s exit

Indonesia blocked Polymarket after users bet on President Prabowo Subianto leaving office early, citing gambling concerns and expanding global scrutiny of prediction markets.

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Tether plans GELT stablecoin launch with support from Georgian government

GELT is designed to support cross-border commerce under a Georgian framework aligned with emerging U.S. stablecoin regulations.

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The Fed may open direct settlement rails to crypto firms as banks warn of liquidity risk

You never see the most important part of any of your payments. When an app says your money moved, a number changes on your screen, and the transaction looks and feels finished. But underneath those interfaces lies a separate, invisible chain of bank reserves, settlement accounts, and Fed infrastruct

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NYT investigation alleges CFTC purged staff who questioned Trump-tied crypto firms

Two officials who intervened to help three firms win approvals over staff objections, per the NYT, have since taken jobs at MoonPay and Gemini Titan.

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SEC’s tokenized stock plan could force crypto exchanges to answer what investors really own

Given how far the crypto market has come in terms of regulation, the next big fight won't be about Bitcoin, stablecoins, or even memecoins. It's going to be about whether a crypto exchange can list tokenized stocks that track Tesla, Apple, or Nvidia without those companies ever agreeing to it, and w

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CLARITY Act Could Permanently End the SEC’s War Against XRP, ADA, HBAR and XLM

The post CLARITY Act Could Permanently End the SEC’s War Against XRP, ADA, HBAR and XLM appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News When President Trump potentially signs the CLARITY Act, four tokens that have spent a decade under SEC scrutiny could get a permanent legal shield that no future administr

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CFTC officials who questioned prediction markets were suspended: NYT

A New York Times investigation found that senior CFTC officials who raised concerns about Polymarket, Crypto.com and Gemini were suspended and pushed out.