politics
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The CFTC is seeking comment on a federal framework for leveraged retail crypto trading. What the proposal does—and does not—mean for Bitcoin.
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California Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires, directing 90% of the proceeds to healthcare. We examine the strongest arguments for and against taxing extreme wealth.
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Fairshake is putting millions behind 32 House candidates—19 Republicans and 13 Democrats—as the crypto industry shifts its stalled CLARITY Act fight into the 2026 midterms.
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Jay Clayton will lead the White House Super Intelligence Force, which has 120 days to assess advanced AI risks, opportunities and the federal response.
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Trump’s White House AI safety accord uses internal controls, independent external audits and board oversight instead of new binding federal rules.
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The White House has ordered federal agencies to replace AI terminology with “Super Intelligence” and “SI” while major tech executives signed a separate voluntary AI standards accord.
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Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis is moving from blueprint to five-year-plan centerpiece, testing whether China’s megaregion strategy can deliver growth without erasing the communities and landscapes in its path.
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The Senate voted 57–43 to advance the Ratepayer Protection Act but fell short of the 60 votes required, exposing a bipartisan agreement that data-center grid costs matter—and a partisan dispute over how binding federal protections should be.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing something crypto institutions have wanted for years: custody rules written specifically for digital assets instead of forcing Bitcoin and other tokens into a framework designed around paper certificates and conventional securities. The proposal, announced October 1, would create a tailored custody framework for registered investment advisers, registered…
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The Federal Reserve has proposed reserve, capital, custody and bank-application rules for payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act.
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AI-generated conceptual artwork of a shared electricity grid serving homes and an AI data center; not a photograph of an AES facility. A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject the proposed $33.4 billion acquisition of AES by a consortium led by BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT.…
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Trump and leading AI executives announced a voluntary accord focused on internal controls, external review and industry self-policing as U.S. AI infrastructure continues to expand.
