US politics

During a Congressional hearing Wednesday, some lawmakers toed the party line while others appeared to reach across the aisle

There’s still over 50 days left until the election, or as it should be known, the Superbowl for political memecoins

Plus, how the FTX collapse played out in Asian countries

While candidates still have time to share crypto policy details, “we shouldn’t pin all our hopes on politics,” Chirp founder Tim Kravchunovsky says

Plus, the latest company flexing a special purpose broker-dealer license

The goal of Tuesday’s inaugural Congressional hearing on DeFi was to “explore emerging topics” in digital assets, Rep. French Hill said

A tech industry coalition executive last week urged moderators to ask about crypto, noting that “passing bipartisan digital asset regulations is front and center this election cycle”

Token launches could also see a comeback this fall, PitchBook’s Robert Le said

Making sense of the jobs report that didn’t necessarily clear up what size of rate cut the Fed could opt for

Trump doubles down on tax cuts, keeping business in the US during remarks at the Economic Club of New York

Attorney John Deaton aims to take Elizabeth Warren’s US Senate seat this November

There’s a misunderstanding that TradFi players don’t want to transact in bitcoin, says Cantor Fitzgerald’s Howard Lutnick

Plus, an update on the euro-backed stablecoin market

Blockworks’ Q&A with 0x general counsel Ashley Ebersole addresses crypto politics, the Wells notice against OpenSea and regulation of the industry

Plus, unpacking what’s happening — or not happening — with bitcoin ETF (and other crypto) options

Plus, how specific will Harris and Trump get about crypto policy before the election? An industry expert weighs in

“In an honest system, I believe that I would have won the election,” he said in his remarks

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday teased a new cryptocurrency project started by two of his sons

Ryan Salame’s partner, Michelle Bond, faces multiple campaign finance violation charges

Exodus legal chief Veronica McGregor rebuffs criticism of Kamala Harris’s lack of a crypto stance so far — though looks for a shift away from “regulation by enforcement”

And a look at whether Dems are viewing crypto more favorably as the DNC kicks off

Plus, we chat with an industry legal chief who patiently awaits Kamala Harris’s crypto stance

Plus, what the CPI report really says

The Harris campaign has quietly onboarded an array of former Biden administration officials