Ripple CEO Slams 48-49 Senate Stall – Will Regulatory Void Cost U.S. Billions?

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has expressed disappointment after the Senate fell one vote short of advancing the GENIUS Act, arguing the US is stalling on stablecoin clarity. The debate unfolds as Democrats question potential conflicts tied to Donald Trump-linked USD1 and $TRUMP tokens.
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Weekly Crypto Regulation News Roundup: Trump’s Crypto Links Spark Ethics Concerns, Stablecoin Framework in Limbo

Crypto governance has experienced a busy week: the SEC has opened tokenization discussions with Wall Street names like BlackRock and Nasdaq, Senate Democrats have questioned Donald Trump’s links to a meme coin and DeFi venture, and a long-awaited stablecoin framework has collapsed in a split vote.
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Michelle Bond Alleges ‘Stealth and Deception’ in Prosecutors’ 7-Year FTX Plea Deal

Michelle Bond says federal prosecutors have used stealth and deception to persuade her husband, former FTX executive Ryan Salame, to plead guilty, asserting they have not upheld an understanding that she would be spared campaign-finance charges stemming from her 2022 congressional bid.
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eXch Crackdown: German Police Seize $38M Linked to $1.4B Bybit Hack

Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office and Frankfurt prosecutors have seized €34 million in mixed crypto from eXch and shut its servers, stating the privacy-centric swap service has processed large portions of the Bybit hack’s $1.4 billion haul and other funds linked to Lazarus Group and CSAM networks.
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