Crypto & mining news

Headlines aggregated from 9 publishers, newest first, with mining and hardware stories tagged so they surface without wading through price chatter. Every entry links straight to the publisher — nothing is rehosted here, and the excerpt is the publisher’s own.

• 13d ago

  Don Davis Bill Would Fine Candidates $10K for Trading on Their Own Elections

  The No Betting on Your Own Race Act also gives prediction markets cover to close accounts and report candidates to regulators.

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• 13d ago

  Strive Adds $169M Bitcoin in Its Biggest Buy in Four Months

  The Nasdaq-listed bitcoin treasury company, co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, paid roughly $169 million for 2,000 coins last week and now holds 29,462 BTC.

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• 14d ago

  DeFi Development Corp Adds $3 Million in Solana as SOL Buys Slow

  Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp's latest SEC filing shows its Solana stash grew 1%, to about 2.56 million SOL and SOL equivalents—roughly half the prior week's gain and well below mid-September's pace.

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• 14d ago

  Treasury Kills Crypto 'Unhosted Wallet' and Mixer Surveillance Rules

  FinCEN withdrew a 2020 proposal to track transactions with self-custodial crypto wallets and a 2023 plan to designate crypto mixing as a primary money laundering concern.

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• 14d ago

  SEC Clears 3x Leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds for Trading

  The agency approved a Cboe rule letting six Volatility Shares funds that triple the daily moves of Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, silver, oil, and natural gas list on a U.S. exchange.

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• 14d ago

  CFTC Unveils Plan to Bring Crypto Exchanges Under Federal Oversight

  The CFTC is seeking public comment on a framework that would create a new federal license for crypto exchanges, with leverage offers as the trigger for oversight.

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• 14d ago

  Strategy Posts $21B Q3 Gain, Buys $29M in BTC, Repurchases $176M in STRC

  The firm's Bitcoin holdings hit a record 848,000 BTC, while the quarterly gain is a fair-value mark carrying $1.88 billion in deferred tax.

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• 14d ago

  OKX and NYSE Owner ICE Plan 24/7 Tokenized Stock Trading Under SEC Exemption

  Filed under the SEC's new Innovation Exemption, the notice lists more than 60 stocks, including Nvidia and SpaceX, paired with stablecoins.

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• 15d ago

  Trump Taps Jay Clayton, the SEC Chair Who Sued Ripple, to Lead AI Push

  President Trump named a new "Super Intelligence Force" to coordinate federal AI policy, with Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton at the helm. As SEC chair, Clayton launched crypto lawsuits including the agency's case against Ripple.

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• 16d ago

  Trump Is Hosting Yet Another Meme Coin Dinner: Here Are the Details

  The TRUMP meme coin project is inviting its top 185 holders to a Nov. 22 gala dinner with President Trump two weeks after ethics disputes over his crypto interests helped stall the Clarity Act in the Senate.

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• 17d ago

  Circle Pushes Back on MiCA's Bank-Deposit Mandate for Stablecoins

  The USDC issuer told the European Commission that MiCA's reserve mandates and concentration caps keep the largest global stablecoins outside Europe's perimeter—siding with the ECB in calling for more flexible rules.

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• 17d ago

  US Designates Russia's A7 Network as Transnational Criminal Organization

  Treasury's proposed rule aims to cut A7's front companies off from U.S. finance—including crypto, where its ruble token moved $179 billion.

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• 18d ago

  SEC Proposes Rules to Clear Up How Advisers and Funds Can Hold Crypto

  The proposal would let advisers and funds use state trust companies as custodians and permit self-custody under certain conditions, aiming to replace years of ambiguity with a clear compliance path.

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• 18d ago

  The 'Largest Pure-Play' XRP Treasury Is About to Go Public

  Shareholders approved Evernorth's merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II, clearing the way for the Ripple-backed firm to begin trading Oct. 8 with a stash of roughly 473 million XRP.

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• 18d ago

  OpenAI Fires Three Safety Researchers Over Alleged Leak to Outside Group

  OpenAI says the three broke its rules on handling sensitive information. The exits land after months of rogue-agent incidents, a trail of safety-team departures, and a new lawsuit.

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• 18d ago

  It's the Start of Uptober. Will Bitcoin Live Up to It?

  Bitcoin enters its historically strongest month after a record-pace September, but a Fed hike and 5.3% Treasury yields are testing the bulls.

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• 18d ago

  Illinois Delays Controversial Crypto Tax Amid Industry Lawsuit

  Illinois officials and crypto groups jointly asked a state court to delay the 0.2% Digital Asset Tax from Jan. 1 to July 1, 2027, while a legal challenge continues.

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• 18d ago

  Morning Minute: Crypto Gives Up on Congress and Goes After Senators

  Plus, a major MetaMask security event has crypto natives on edge as details trickle out.

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• 18d ago

  EU Presses Binance Over ‘Reverse Solicitation’ Exemption for Users: Report

  Regulators are probing how the exchange keeps serving EU customers from Abu Dhabi, months after it lost its MiCA registrations.

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• 19d ago

  Coinbase-Backed Crypto Group Reveals Midterm Endorsements After Clarity Act Collapse

  The Coinbase-backed group's first Senate endorsements—Republicans Jon Husted and Ashley Hinson and Democrat Chris Pappas—come two weeks after the Clarity Act's collapse, as the industry's fight shifts to the campaign trail.

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• 19d ago

  CFTC Sends White House New Rules to Cement Its Grip on Prediction Markets

  The two proposals would define event contracts as "swaps" while excluding "casino-style gambling products"—a bid to cement the agency's exclusive jurisdiction as states sue prediction-market operators over gambling claims.

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• 19d ago

  CFTC Investigating Adam Kinzinger Over Kalshi Bets on His Own Pardon: Report

  The former congressman says he made $823 on the trades, had no inside information, and had checked the platform's rules first.

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• 19d ago

  US Senator Blumenthal Calls Tether's USDT a 'Superhighway' for Iranian Sanctions Evasion

  The Connecticut Senator's subcommittee released its report on Monday and referred the findings to Treasury and the Justice Department.

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• 20d ago

  Someone Finally Jailbroke the PS5—Just After Sony Said Players Don’t Own Their Games

  Linear Fox founder Nathan Fargo released a public jailbreak for the PS5, dubbed Relapse, while Sony argues in court that players don't own their digital games.

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• 20d ago

  Bitcoin Hovers at $84K as Treasury Yields Hold Near Multi-Year Highs

  Analysts point to crude prices capping non-yielding assets, while spot ETFs have taken money in for eight sessions running.

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• 20d ago

  Coinbase Now Owns Every Layer of Its Derivatives Stack After CFTC Approval

  Coinbase Clearing will take USDC as collateral and settle around the clock, though margined products stay with partners.

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• 21d ago

  Strategy Sets New BTC Holdings Record After $143M Bitcoin Purchase

  Michael Saylor's Bitcoin treasury firm bought 1,665 BTC last week, taking its holdings above its previous record to 847,666 BTC.

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• 21d ago

  Morning Minute: SEC Clears Token Buybacks for Crypto Networks

  The Gary Gensler era is long gone and now the SEC is providing clarity on what crypto protocols can and can’t do with their tokens.

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• 22d ago

  SEC Staff Says Token Buybacks Don't Make Crypto a Security—If the Network Works

  New SEC staff guidance says announcing a token buyback on a functional network isn't a promise that turns the token into a security, a shift one attorney says makes securities laws look "opt-in."

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• 23d ago

  How Crypto Stopped Waiting for Congress and Learned to Love the Regulators

  After the Clarity Act failed in the Senate, the SEC, CFTC, and the Fed moved within days to write crypto's rules themselves. Will it be enough?

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