Trump Family Crypto Ties Put a Federal Agency Under Pressure

Phemex launched a $7 million USDT prize pool World Cup trading and prediction campaign. The campaign runs from June to July 20, 2026, alongside the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Four participation tracks include match predictions, blind box rewards, prediction market sprint, and country-based trading. As the world awaits the biggest football matches in history, the […] The post Crypto Firms Bet Big on 2026 World Cup Sponsorship Deals appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

UK sanctions crypto firms linked to Russian networks while HTX says operations remain safe and unaffected by recent actions. The UK government expanded its crackdown on Russia-linked financial networks on May 26. Multiple crypto businesses were sanctioned as part of the Russian sanctions. The UK’s first use of these sanctions powers against crypto exchanges. UK […] The post UK Cracks Down on Russia-Linked Crypto Firms and Exchanges appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

U.S. President Donald Trump has backed the CFTC’s exclusive authority over prediction markets as federal and state officials fight over who should regulate the fast-growing sector. According to Trump’s Truth Social post late Tuesday, keeping the Commodity Futures Trading Commission…

After Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren's claimed that the Comptroller may have violated US banking laws by approving crypto companies’ charters, The Digital Chamber urged the regulator to defend the applications.

British financial institutions are now barred from doing business with the exchanges—and may face penalties for interacting with crypto transactions that pass through them.

Britain has imposed sanctions on several crypto-related firms and financial networks linked to Russia, including entities registered in the United Arab Emirates and Georgia, as part of a new crackdown on sanctions evasion tied to Moscow’s war economy. According to…

Binance's strategic entry into the Philippines via a regulatory sandbox could set a precedent for global crypto firms navigating local compliance. The post Binance partners with BlockShoals for Philippines market entry via regulatory sandbox appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

A New York Times investigation reveals that CFTC officials who raised concerns about prediction markets were suspended and removed from the agency.