US Government
$75M BTC Leaves US Government-Controlled Wallets, Auctions or Reserve Next?
US government controlled wallets transferred roughly $75 million in Bitcoin linked to the Potapenko and Turogin (HashFlare) case. Earlier today, blockchain tracking platform Arkham reported that authorities moved $75 million...
Jerome Powell Signals Quantitative Tightening Will End In Coming Months
In a speech at the National Association for Business Economics in Philadelphia, Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the Fed may approach the end of its balance-sheet reduction program (quantitative...
U.S. Shutdown Stalls 90 Crypto ETF Approvals in October, Freezes $10 Billion in Inflows
The U.S. crypto market’s long-awaited ETF boom paused when the federal government shutdown forced the Securities and Exchange Commission to furlough most of its staff. The US government shutdown has...
India’s CBI Targets Crypto Proceeds After U.S. Fraud Alert to Delhi
India’s premier investigation agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has pursued the attachment of cryptocurrency assets held on WazirX following a formal appeal from the U.S. Department of Justice...
What a Government Shutdown Would Hit First: Pay, Data, and Services
The U.S. is staring at an 83% chance of a government shutdown, according to analyst Crypto Rover’s post on X, as funding deadlines expire September 30. Each week without a...
SEC’s Paul Atkins Pushes ‘Innovation Exemption’ for Crypto Products and IPO Revival in 2025
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to roll out an “innovation exemption” by year-end, aiming to let crypto firms launch products more quickly without being bogged down...
US and UK Announce New Transatlantic Taskforce for Digital Asset Rules
The Trump administration is pushing to fast-track a sweeping crypto legislation package, aiming to cement the United States as the world’s hub for digital assets. Speaking at Korea Blockchain Week...
Anchorage Digital Joins Ripple in Pursuit of Fed Master Account: What It Means for Crypto Banking
Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered digital asset bank in the United States, has applied for a Master Account with the Federal Reserve. If approved, the license would give Anchorage...
U.S. Senators Back CLARITY Act as Bitcoin Policy Momentum Builds Ahead of Midterms
Crypto regulation in the U.S. is picking up speed heading into the 2026 midterms. The Satoshi Action Fund, led by Dennis Porter, has ramped up lobbying efforts in Washington D.C.,...
UK and US to Boost Cross-Border Crypto Access With New Agreement
The US and UK prepared a new cooperation framework on digital assets, with stablecoins as the lead item and capital-markets access as the prize. The push followed meetings between UK...
August CPI 2.9% and Core 3.1% Put the Fed in a Bind; Futures Still Favor a Cut
For August, the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.9% year-over-year, up from 2.7% in both July and June. This represents the highest annual inflation rate recorded since January 2025....
America’s Labor Weakness: Why U.S. Jobs Data Could Spark a 2025 Crypto Bull Run
The U.S. economy just flashed its most troubling signal in years. The August jobs report showed the unemployment rate climbing to 4.3%, the highest level since late 2021. Non-farm payrolls...
September Macro Outlook for Crypto: Why Data is Key
This week marks one of the most eventful stretches of the summer for financial markets, with a series of US economic reports set to shape the Federal Reserve’s outlook on...
Trader’s Mid-Week Briefing: How the Next 3 Days of Data Will Move Crypto
The first week of September is already proving to be a critical one for the crypto market. After a quiet start on Monday, traders are now bracing for a flood...
For Crypto, a 25 Bps Rate Cut is Now the Baseline Expectation for September
The prediction market Polymarket is showing an overwhelming consensus for a Federal Reserve rate cut at the September 17 FOMC meeting. Data from the crypto-based platform shows that bettors are...
Justin Sun Celebrates as Tron Gets a Stamp of Approval from the US Government
The U.S. Department of Commerce has started putting its official GDP data on nine blockchains, including Justin Sun’s Tron network. But the real story isn’t the technology, it’s the politics. ...
Chainlink Is Now the Official Pipeline for US Government Economic Data On-Chain
The decentralized oracle network Chainlink and the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) have collaborated to bring US government macroeconomic data onchain from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). This...
Jerome Powell to Exit Fed Chair Role in 2026 as Leadership Debate Intensifies
Jerome Powell’s departure as Federal Reserve Chair in 2026 is setting the stage for a potential pro-crypto shift at the top of U.S. monetary policy, with market observers flagging BlackRock...
CFTC Plunges into Crisis as Leadership Vacuum Paralyses Crypto Oversight
A leadership crisis is engulfing the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), threatening to paralyze a key U.S. crypto regulator. Reports confirm that Democratic Commissioner Kristin Johnson will depart the agency...
Pyth Network Scores US Government Deal to Put GDP Data On-Chain, PYTH Surges 50%
Pyth Network has been chosen by the US Department of Commerce (through Secretary Howard Lutnick) to verify and distribute official economic data on-chain. This is a huge step for the...
Fed Frontrunner Christopher Waller Gives Institutions the Green Light to Ethereum and Stablecoins
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, seen by many as a frontrunner for the next FED Chair, has openly expressed optimism about digital assets, particularly Ethereum and stablecoins. Speaking at the...
United Crypto Lobbyists to Senate: Protect Developers or We Kill the Bill
A massive coalition of over 100 crypto companies and advocacy groups, including Coinbase, Kraken, Ripple, a16z, Grayscale, Uniswap Labs, and Solana Labs, has put the Senate Banking Committee on notice....
US Commerce Department to Publish GDP Data On-Chain
The US Commerce Department is preparing to release key economic statistics, including gross domestic product (GDP) data, on the blockchain, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced Tuesday. The initiative marks a...
September Fed Rate Cut Is Now a “Go,” Say Barclays and BNP After Powell Speech
Major Wall Street brokerages are rapidly adjusting their forecasts for U.S. monetary policy after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled rising risks in the labor market. His remarks at the...
“Good Guys Wearing White Hats”: John Deaton Praises the Winklevoss Twins’ $21M Donation
Crypto lawyer John Deaton has commended Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss for their latest move to champion pro-crypto regulations in the U.S. On Wednesday, the Winklevoss twins donated 188.4547...
