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According to TheBlock, Coinbase has filed lawsuits against the states of Michigan, Illinois, and Connecticut, arguing that prediction markets should be exclusively regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rather than state gaming regulators. The move comes on the heels of Coinbase's announcement of a partnership with the CFTC-regulated Kalshi platform, which plans to enter the prediction market space in January 2026. Paul Grewal, Coinbase's chief legal officer, said state int...
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is escalating its conflict with state regulators. After federal regulators dropped a case against the exchange earlier this year, Coinbase has written to the Department of Justice (DOJ) asking it to step in. In a 14-page letter sent Monday, Coinbase's chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, argued that the Justice Department should push Congress to pass a comprehensive federal preemption bill that would prevent states from regulating data subject to federal law.
Sudan's Khartoum state government said on the 10th that the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces shelled Omdurman, west of the capital Khartoum, killing 65 civilians.
The Louisiana state government has begun accepting cryptocurrency payments, making it the latest state in the United States to adopt digital currencies to provide government services. Louisiana Treasury Secretary John Fleming announced earlier this week that residents can now pay for various state services using a variety of digital assets. Residents can now make payments using Bitcoin (BTC), the Bitcoin Lightning Network, and the U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin USDC. The state says its first cryp...
According to Bitcoin Magazine, the government of Louisiana in the United States now accepts bitcoin payments.
The North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill restricting the use and acceptance of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) issued by the Federal Reserve by the state government. House Bill 690 is now before Governor Roy Cooper for approval, a day after the Senate passed it by a 39-5 vote. On June 26, the House passed the bill by a 109-4 vote. If Cooper signs the bill into law, it would immediately ban...
