Patrick Witt Exits Role as Head of White House Crypto Council
Patrick Witt, who served as the executive director of the White House Crypto Council, is stepping down from his post to pursue a fresh venture…
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US Digital Economy Requires Grid Modernization: Who Pays the Bill?
The Ratepayer Protection Act recently failed a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate. With 57 senators voting to advance the measure and 43 opposed, it…
Patrick Witt Leaves White House Crypto Position Amid Stalled Clarity Act
Serving as the executive director for the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, Patrick Witt spearheaded Washington initiatives aimed at securing passage for comprehensive…
Dutch Central Bank Issues E-Money License to Qivalis for MiCA-Compliant Euro Token
Oct 14, 2026, 7:12 a.m. EDT 2 min read The central bank of the Netherlands has granted Qivalis an Electronic Money Institutional approval. (Can Pac…
Greece prepares to levy 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency
Greece is getting ready to introduce a 10% capital gains tax on digital assets, as noted in a draft legislation released for public feedback and…
US CFTC Advances Plan to Include Event Contracts in Swaps Regulations Amid Court Battle
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has established one rule and introduced another proposal to reinforce Chairman Mike Selig’s stance that prediction market transactions should…
UK Imposes Sanctions on Three Crypto Exchanges Over Alleged Russia Connections
Oct 9, 2026, 6:14 a.m. EDT 2 min read The U.K. released more sanctions against companies helping Russia evade Western penalties. (Artem Beliaikin/Unsplash) Summary The…
Leading Senate Democrat Investigates Connection Between Cantor Fitzgerald and Tether
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal is pressing further into Tether’s monetary connections by issuing a letter to the chief executive of Cantor Fitzgerald to demand details…
Self-Styled Crypto Godfather Sentenced to Over 6 Years for $37M Meta Fraud Scheme
Adam Iza, a 26-year-old entrepreneur who went by the moniker “The Godfather,” has been handed a 78-month prison sentence in federal court for swindling Meta…
U.S. Abandons Proposed $10,000 Reporting Mandate for Crypto Sent to Private Wallets
The United States Treasury Department has discarded a long-standing initiative that would have mandated financial institutions and digital asset enterprises to gather and submit extra…