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House Dems Raise National Security Alarms Over Trump Family’s Crypto Bank Charter Request
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (360+ words) House Dems Raise National Security Alarms Over Trump Family's Crypto Bank Charter Request Forty-one House Democrats are pressing U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the potential approval of a banking charter for the Trump family's crypto company, warning such an approval…...
Custodia CEO Says Trump Family Crypto Ties Are Part of Clarity Act Problem
13+ hour, 24+ min ago (429+ words) Custodia CEO Says Trump Family Crypto Ties Are Part of Clarity Act Problem If Congress fails to pass the CLAIRITY Act, Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long says controversy tied to President Donald Trump's family will share part of the blame....
Congressman Calls for Review of Overseas Support for Autonomous Vehicles
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (457+ words) Congressman Calls for Review of Overseas Support for Autonomous Vehicles Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) has sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy calling on the Department of Transportation to examine the use of foreign-based Remote Assistance Operators (RAOs) by…...
EU Moves to Ban All Crypto Transactions with Russian Entities: Report
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (797+ words) Feb 16, 2026Feb 16, 2026 The European Commission is seeking to impose an EU-wide ban on all crypto transactions with Russia, as part of ongoing efforts to ensure the effectiveness of sanctions. According to official documents seen by the Financial Times, the ban would…...
UK Prime Minister Seeks New Powers to Regulate AI Chatbots as Child Safety Concerns Mount
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (616+ words) UK Prime Minister Seeks New Powers to Regulate AI Chatbots as Child Safety Concerns Mount British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced he will go to Parliament to seek new powers to regulate AI chatbots, and he's ready for a fight…...
Can Meme Coins Power a Senate Bid? Virginia’s Mark Moran Says Yes
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (1072+ words) Can Meme Coins Power a Senate Bid? Virginia's Mark Moran Says Yes Mark Moran may be fresh to politics, but the former reality TV contestant and Wall Street banker is confident that his path to Washington runs through Solana's trenches....
Clarity Act Passage Would 'Comfort' Markets Amid Bitcoin Volatility: Treasury Secretary Bessent
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (386+ words) Clarity Act Passage Would 'Comfort' Markets Amid Bitcoin Volatility: Treasury Secretary Bessent The crypto market has been awash in volatility as Bitcoin and Ethereum have tumbled far from their all-time highs set last year. But if the United States government…...
Russia Moves to Block WhatsApp, Pushes 100M Users to State-Controlled 'Surveillance App"
1+ week, 1+ day ago (723+ words) Russia Moves to Block WhatsApp, Pushes 100M Users to State-Controlled 'Surveillance App' Russia moved to fully block WhatsApp on Thursday, with the Meta-owned company saying Moscow is trying to push over 100 million of its Russian users onto a state-controlled "surveillance app…...
'This Is Not Good for Crypto': Lawmakers Slam SEC Chair for Easing Industry Policing
1+ week, 2+ day ago (462+ words) Feb 11, 2026Feb 11, 2026 Democratic lawmakers skewered SEC Chair Paul Atkins at a hearing Wednesday, accusing the regulator of turning a blind eye to crypto scams with connections to President Donald Trump'and weakening the legitimacy of the digital assets industry as a result....
Morning Minute: Japan's Crypto-Friendly Takaichi Wins Landslide Victory
1+ week, 4+ day ago (322+ words) Feb 9, 2026Feb 9, 2026 Japan just gave crypto bulls a reason to look East. Sanae Takaichi, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democrat Party, secured a projected 274-326 seats'out of 465 in Japan's lower house on Sunday, crushing the opposition and cementing her status as Japan's…...