Crypto-Backed Super PACs in Focus as Lawmakers Push $5,000 Donation Cap

Two spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking Hyperliquid’s HYPE token have set a new benchmark for altcoin fund debuts in the U.S., absorbing 1.04% of the token’s total market capitalization in their first 10 trading days, while a single wallet simultaneously withdrew $30.93 million in HYPE from Coinbase Prime. HYPE ETFs Outperform Every Prior Altcoin Debut […]

Tokyo-listed Bitcoin Japan Corporation has invested in SpaceX through a U.S.-based private secondary market transaction tied to digital infrastructure and AI expansion. According to a press release shared with crypto.news, Bitcoin Japan made the investment through BTCJPN US LLC, its…

Trump supports crypto growth and prediction markets while defending CFTC authority and warning against state-level regulatory interference across America. U.S. President Donald Trump strongly supported the crypto industry and prediction markets in recent remarks. The U.S. needs to continue to safeguard innovation and remain a leader in digital finance markets, he said. Trump also emphasized […] The post Trump Pushes Crypto Boom, Defends CFTC Control Over Prediction Markets appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Christian Menefee defeats Al Green in Texas runoff after Fairshake-backed crypto PAC spending, giving pro-crypto forces a key House win.

Stand With Crypto is urging full Senate approval of the CLARITY Act after a committee vote advanced the crypto market-structure bill. The group says the legislation could shape consumer protections, regulator oversight, and legal certainty for digital asset firms. Crypto Group Presses Senate After CLARITY Act Advances Stand With Crypto, a digital asset advocacy organization […]

The odds of the CLARITY Act becoming law this year are fading, according to TD Cowen, even after the bill cleared key legislative hurdles in the Senate.  While the measure successfully passed through the Senate Agriculture Committee and the Senate Banking Committee, a full Senate vote—and the final approval needed to send the bill to the finish line—now looks increasingly unlikely before year’s end. CLARITY Act Momentum Hits New Wall TD Cowen managing director Jaret Seiberg, writing in a Tuesday note from the firm’s Washington Research Group, said his team remains pessimistic that the CLARITY Act will be enacted this year.  In his view, the main challenge is political: whether Democrats can support the bill if it includes provisions aimed at addressing presidential conflicts of interest.  Related Reading: Ethereum Price Roadmap For The Rest Of 2026: Bull, Base, And Bear Scenarios Unpacked At the same time, Seiberg warned that Republicans could become more reluctant to advance the legis

Ripple has filed two new U.S. trademark applications covering its Triskelion design and word mark. The filings have drawn attention because they list several services tied to institutional finance, trading, treasury systems, and asset management. According to reports shared on…

The post Fresh Iran strikes failed to spark panic, leaving Bitcoin set for a volatile week ahead appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Make CryptoSlate preferred on Same risk, different day. Fresh U.S. self-defense strikes in southern Iran have reopened the Bitcoin Iran risk trade, but the market is treating the headline as conditional rather than as an automatic crypto selloff. The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out self-defense strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, while saying it was using restraint during the ceasefire. That is exactly the kind of development that should have challenged the prior session’s Iran-deal relief trade. Yet the first cross-asset signal was calmer than the headline suggested. Early trading showed mixed Asian shares, higher U.S. futures, Brent below $100, and U.S. crude lower or mixed ahead of Wall Street cash trading resuming after Memorial Day. As pre-market trading commenced, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq