🚨The White House crypto report calls for greater clarity (and potentially “modernization”) of the Bank Secrecy Act, which imposes requirements on software developers that DeFi advocates say are unworkable given the open-source, decentralized nature of blockchain technology.

🚨NEW: Industry Cheers SEC’s 'Project Crypto' as Regulatory Turning Point ➕ A new report reveals corporations are missing out on billions in staking rewards 💰and a recap of this week’s biggest stories. 🗞️ Eleanor Terrett reports ⬇️ cryptoinamerica.com/p/industry-che…

🗞️Lawmakers Out, Crypto Lobbying In With Congress on summer break, crypto advocates rally for legislation to support DeFi innovation, tax reform Eleanor Terrett reports ⬇️ DeFi Education Fund Satoshi Action Fund cryptoinamerica.com/p/lawmakers-ou…

🚨SCOOP: Crypto Lawyer Khurram Dara Considers Run for New York Attorney General 36-year-old Khurram Dara is preparing to seek the GOP nomination for New York’s highest legal post, setting up a potential challenge against Democratic incumbent Tish James. cryptoinamerica.com/p/crypto-lawye…

🚨NEW: Regulators Act on White House Crypto Roadmap With Moves Toward Trading and Staking Rules ➕VanEck CEO shares insights on institutional crypto investing, and a recap of some of this week’s top stories. Eleanor Terrett reports ⬇️ cryptoinamerica.com/p/regulators-a…

Verdict for Tornado Cash's Roman Storm trial is in: Count 1: Not unanimous Count 2: Guilty Count 3: Not guilty He was found guilty on the money transmitting charge, but not guilty on the sanctions charge. The jury couldn't come to a conclusion on the money laundering charge.

🚨NEW: Some initial confusion over the status of the third count, which the jury could not unanimously decide. But to clarify: Roman Storm 🇺🇸 🌪️ has been found guilty on one charge: conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business (aka “the 1960 charge”), which,

🚨NEW: Just caught Roman Storm 🇺🇸 🌪️ outside the courtroom. I asked how he was feeling. In a quiet voice, but with a noticeable smile, he told me: “It’s a big win. The ‘1960’ charge is bullshit and we’re going to fight it all the way. You know how President Trump said ‘fight, fight,

Tokenized gold? Great in theory. Complicated and expensive in practice, explains Jan van Eck on the Crypto In America podcast.

🗞️SEC and Ripple Close Book on 5-year Legal Battle Wall Street’s top cop and blockchain payments firm Ripple have agreed to end their 5-year legal battle, closing the 📕 on one of crypto’s most high-profile courtroom dramas. Eleanor Terrett reports ⬇️ cryptoinamerica.com/p/sec-and-ripp…

🗞️ SEC Removes Major Fundraising Roadblock for Ripple The regulator threw the company a bone, letting it bypass Regulation D restrictions ➕ Elizabeth Warren lays out her wish list for market structure legislation & economic data to watch this week ⬇️ cryptoinamerica.com/p/sec-removes-…

🚨NEW from me: Bo Hines Departs White House Crypto Council to Return to Private Sector In an exclusive interview, Bo Hines discusses his legacy and next steps after leaving the Trump administration. cryptoinamerica.com/p/bo-hines-dep…

🗞️ Andreessen, DEF Push SEC for Safe Harbor to Protect DeFi Developers ➕ Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino 🤖 details the firm’s U.S. expansion plans. cryptoinamerica.com/p/andreessen-d…

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🗞️GENIUS Gripes: State Preemption and Stablecoin Loopholes Why the banking lobby is pushing lawmakers to revise the stablecoin bill, plus the week’s top headlines. Eleanor Terrett reports ⬇️ cryptoinamerica.com/p/genius-gripe…