US Representative Dina Titus has asked the CFTC to investigate Brian Quintenz, Donald Trump’s pick to run the agency, over his ties to Kalshi. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-nominee-brian-quintenz-probed-kalshi-ties?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Monthly Archives: August 2025
Trump Bitcoin adviser David Bailey wants to create a $200M PAC
A key priority of the proposed PAC would be to send the Bitcoin price to $10 million, according to Bailey, and positioning “for the long term.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/david-bailey-bitcoin-pac-crypto-political-push?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
CFTC seeks to allow spot crypto trading on registered exchanges
The CFTC is seeking feedback on how to more effectively regulate spot crypto trading as it moves to implement recommendations from the Trump administration. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-spot-crypto-contracts-trading-initiative?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Solana begins shipping Seeker mobile device in over 50 countries
Solana Mobile stands to earn at least $67.5 million from sales of the Seeker, which had pre-orders many times higher than the first-generation device. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/solana-mobile-device-seeker-ships-50-countries?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Grayscale adds Wall Street veterans as founder Barry Silbert returns to chair
Grayscale reappoints founder Barry Silbert as chairman and hires top Wall Street talent as it looks to defend its ETF revenue lead and sharpen its institutional edge. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/grayscale-wall-street-veterans-barry-silbert-chair?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
GENIUS Act scrutinized for stablecoin yield ban as TradFi tokenization gains steam
The GENIUS Act’s ban on yield could dampen the appeal of digital dollars, particularly as tokenization efforts in traditional finance gain momentum. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/genius-act-scrutinized-stablecoin-yield-ban-tradfi-tokenization?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Verb stock soars 200% after announcing TON treasury plan
Verb Technology is raising $558 million and rebranding as TON Strategy Co., becoming the first public company to hold Toncoin as a treasury asset. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/verb-stock-soars-announcing-ton-treasury-plan?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin price eyes $116K liquidity sweep with ETF comeback in focus
Bitcoin ETF netflows may be key in gauging market appetite as exchange order-book liquidity puts $116,000 top of the list for bulls. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-btc-price-eyes-116k-liquidity-sweep?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Nvidia releases update for 'critical' vulnerabilities in AI stack
Triton is Nvidia’s open-source inference server designed to optimize AI model deployment, now at the center of newly disclosed security vulnerabilities. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/nvidia-update-vulnerability-triton-server?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
How fake news and deepfakes power the latest crypto pump-and-dump scams
Web3 pump-and-dump schemes thrive on hype, anonymity, and unregulated markets; understanding their playbook is key to avoiding costly traps. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-pump-and-dump-scams?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound