FBI Seizes $560,000 in Crypto Tied to Hamas, Takes Over Fundraising Sites
The FBI took control of fundraising domains linked to Hamas's military wing and seized roughly $560,000 in cryptocurrency, according to the Justice Department.
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New Jersey Becomes First State to Ask Supreme Court to Weigh In on Prediction Markets
New Jersey asked the US Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split over whether states or the CFTC regulate sports-event prediction markets like Kalshi, the first state to escalate the jurisdictional fight.
SEC Proposes Transfer Agent Rule Overhaul, Sets Roundtable on 24/7 US Trading
A 421-page proposal would let transfer agents use blockchain recordkeeping, as the SEC separately set a roundtable on around-the-clock US equities trading.
UK Crime Agency Freezes $13.5 Million Premier League Account in Sorare NFT Crime Probe
The NCA secured a Westminster Magistrates' Court freezing order over the first payment under a Sorare–Premier League sponsorship deal, as part of a gambling-law investigation into the Messi-backed NFT fantasy football platform.
Hyperliquid Seeks US Entry Through Kraken Parent Payward in Perpetuals Deal
Hyperliquid is in advanced talks with Kraken parent Payward to route crypto perpetuals through the US-regulated Bitnomial exchange, giving the offshore derivatives platform its first American foothold as the CFTC reviews the proposed structure.
Polygon patched DoS and consensus flaws across two hard forks before disclosing them
Polygon Labs disclosed Wednesday that it patched denial-of-service and consensus-hardening flaws across its Bor and Heimdall clients in the Austin and Kyoto hard forks, deployed before the vulnerabilities were publicly revealed.
Former White House Teleprompter Operator Fined $172,000 for Kalshi Insider Trades
The CFTC ordered Gabriel Perez to pay $172,000 for trading Kalshi event contracts on government announcements he saw before the public — the second federal-employee insider case on a prediction market in four weeks.
Stablecoins Not Credible for Payments at Scale, BIS Chief Says
BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos dismissed stablecoins as a credible payments-at-scale solution and promoted tokenized bank deposits, as a new FSI study found sharp divergence in how five jurisdictions regulate issuers.
Kalshi Takes Legal Blow in Court Ruling Confirming State Powers Over Prediction Markets
A Ninth Circuit panel upheld Nevada's authority over Kalshi's sports-betting event contracts, rejecting federal preemption and widening a circuit split that may reach the Supreme Court.
Solana Vote to Double Disinflation Passes by a Hair in Dramatic Finish
Solana's first binding on-chain governance vote passed a proposal to double the network's disinflation rate by a razor-thin margin after Kraken and Galaxy-linked validators switched sides late.