Every day, the media are telling us how various countries take legal steps to embrace cryptocurrency. However, not the entire humanity is moving in the same direction in this regard. On July 14, 2025, Hungary introduced the law turning “unauthorized crypto trading” into a crime punishable with several years behind bars. Several other governments are…
After days of uncertainty and political drama, ‘Crypto Week’ in the U.S. House ended with a clean sweep as lawmakers passed all major bills on the agenda. On July 18, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the trio landmark crypto bills, clearing a major hurdle for digital asset regulation. The votes came after intense…
Tether’s flagship stablecoin USDT is expanding at a record pace, even as new U.S. legislation threatens to complicate its future in the world’s largest financial market. Its market cap recently reached an all-time high of $160 billion, driven largely by soaring activity on the TRON (TRX) blockchain and growing demand from decentralized users across the…
Beyond the stolen millions, the breach exposed a deeper truth: Iran’s crypto economy is less a market than an extension of state power. Leaked code shows surveillance built in, VIPs protected, and miners mobilized in crisis. In a report shared with crypto.news on July 17, TRM Labs revealed how Israel-linked hackers known as Predatory Sparrow…
Tim Scott praised the House of Representatives for passing the bipartisan Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, marking a major step forward in U.S. digital asset regulation. In a July 17 statement, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) called the legislation which was just passed “a major milestone in securing America’s…
Why did a routine house vote on crypto bills stretch over nine hours, and what does it reveal about internal Republican politics? Summary Instead of an hour, the vote took over nine hours, because of internal disagreement within the Republican Conservative Republicans, particularly from the Freedom Caucus, opposed unclear language in the GENIUS Act that…
The landmark stablecoin legislation, the GENIUS Act, could be on Trump’s desk by the end of the week. Key stablecoin legislation finally obtained a procedural green light, but with no support from Democrats. On Wednesday, July 16, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 215–211 to advance the GENIUS Act. If the act passes in the…
Bittensor price is right up at a key trend line resistance amid a 34% uptick in the past week, with buyers riding the latest bullish sentiment across the artificial intelligence market. The Bittensor (TAO) token traded at $438 on July 16, up 2% in the past 24 hours. But with huge gains in the past…
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As the Crypto Week event, aimed at speedrunning three crypto bills, kicked off in DC, Democrats started their own event called Crypto Corruption Awareness Week. Rep. Maxine Waters, Rep. Stephen Lynch, and their comrades are pushing for clauses that will block sitting presidents from participating in the crypto business. Experts doubt that fighting corruption is…
