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Cory Booker and other Democrats fear the Supreme Court may soon let Trump fire independent agency commissioners at will, undermining bipartisan oversight.
The crypto market structure bill would grant such agencies, like the CFTC and SEC, huge powers over shaping crypto regulation.
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A USDC holder lost more than $440,000 after signing a malicious "permit" transaction.
"Permit" phishing attacks accounted for some of November's largest individual crypto losses.
Experts warn that scammers rely on human error and that recovery is highly unlikely.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has taken aim at the GENIUS Act---which provides a legislative framework for stablecoins in the U.S.---alleging that it contains a "loophole" for introducing central bank digital currencies

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VeChain has completed the second step of its "Hayabusa" upgrade, introducing a new consensus mechanism and tokenomics model.
The blockchain platform has switched to a Delegated-Proof-of-Stake model, aiming to improve economic security, deliver greater rewards for users and introduce a m

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Australia's securities regulator ASIC has announced new class relief, expanding licence exemptions for intermediaries distributing certain stablecoins and wrapped tokens under a single framework.
The regulator also moved to extend omnibus account structures to all digital-asset

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A 22-year-old California man became the ninth defendant to plead guilty in a RICO-designated crypto-theft ring tied to more than $263 million in stolen Bitcoin.
Prosecutors say Evan Tangeman helped launder millions, securing luxury rentals under false identities and converting stolen cr

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A San Jose widow lost nearly $1 million after a scammer posing as a romantic partner pushed her into fake crypto investments.
The victim asked ChatGPT about the investment claims, and the AI warned her that the setup matched known scams.
Regulators say relationship-based crypto

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Tether took part in a €70 million funding round for Italian humanoid robotics startup Generative Bionics.
The firm plans industrial testing and a production facility ahead of deployments targeted for 2026.
The deal adds Tether to a surge of investment in humanoid robots from tech, indu

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The pilot program permits FCMs to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDC as margin with enhanced reporting requirements.
New guidance outlines how tokenized Treasuries and money-market funds can be used within existing CFTC rules.
Staff advisory limiting the use of digital assets as

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The total crypto market cap sits at $3.08 trillion, down 1% from Sunday but back above $3T after last week's panic.
The Fear and Greed Index has recovered to 24 (Fear) from Extreme Fear levels of 10 in late November.
Both BTC and ETH are trading under death cross conditions---if