RegulationSecurityScammers Impersonate EU Regulators to Exploit MiCA Compliance DeadlineFraudsters are posing as European financial authorities to deceive cryptocurrency users during the MiCA regulatory trans...Aug 8, 2026, 11:07 PMEuropean UnionMiCA
Regulation2 SourcesCLARITY Act Senate Vote in Doubt as Negotiations Stall Over Stablecoin RewardsThe CLARITY Act's scheduled Senate vote faces uncertainty as negotiators remain deadlocked over stablecoin rewards langu...Aug 8, 2026, 11:06 PMCLARITY ActSenate
MiningRegulationTexas Governor Halts Data Center Expansion Amid ERCOT Power StrainTexas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order freezing new data center permits to ease strain on the state's powe...Aug 8, 2026, 10:06 PMTexasERCOT
MacroRegulationTrump Revives Threat to Fire Fed Governor Lisa CookDonald Trump renewed his threat to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from office, citing policy disagreements. T...Aug 8, 2026, 10:02 PMFederal ReserveLisa Cook
RegulationSenate Fails to Pass Crypto Clarity Act Before Summer RecessThe Senate did not bring the Crypto Clarity Act to a vote before adjourning for its summer break, stalling legislation m...Aug 8, 2026, 02:01 AMCrypto Clarity ActSenate
RegulationCFTC Warns Prediction Markets Against Gambling-Style Odds DisplaysThe CFTC issued guidance to regulated prediction markets instructing them not to display American-style gambling odds, c...Aug 8, 2026, 01:03 AMCFTCPrediction Markets
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesU.S. Sanctions Crypto Exchanges Shelbit and Aban Tether Over Iran TiesThe U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned crypto exchanges Shelbit and Aban Tether, all...Aug 7, 2026, 11:08 PMShelbitAban Tether
RegulationMacroUS Sanctions Iranian Digital Asset Exchanges During Nuclear TalksThe U.S. imposed new sanctions targeting Iranian digital asset exchanges, according to reports. The move complicates ong...Aug 7, 2026, 11:07 PMUnited StatesIran
Regulation2 SourcesSenate Delays Vote on Crypto Clarity Act Before August RecessThe U.S. Senate will not vote on the Clarity Act before its August recess, with Senate Democrats withholding the 60 vote...Aug 7, 2026, 05:03 PMClarity ActSenate Democrats
