The SEC says Mining Automatic and owner Zan Shaikh ran a crypto mining investment scheme that raised about $22 million from more than 380 investors, while most of the money allegedly went to marketing, personal spending, and unrelated expenses instead of mining.
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Crypto VC is still raising serious money, but it’s getting picky: startups pulled in $1.2 billion in July even as DeFi investment kept sliding for a third straight quarter. Capital is now chasing exchanges, prediction markets, payments, and AI instead of weak tokenomics and empty promises.
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ChartUp is expanding its Telegram-based trading automation beyond Solana, but Solana still appears to be the only chain with serious depth and documentation. The new BNB Chain, Base, and Robinhood Chain support may broaden reach, but the real tension remains the same: useful market testing tool or slick fake-volume machine?
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The Senate Banking Committee has advanced the CLARITY Act in a 15-9 vote, moving the crypto market-structure bill to the Senate floor. Backers say it could finally bring clearer rules, while critics know Washington can still turn “clarity” into chaos if it tries hard enough.
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Kraken Financial won a rare Fed approval in March, but months later the account still isn’t live. The limited-purpose, one-year green light shows crypto-linked banks can get in the door — just not without heavy guardrails, delays, and plenty of regulatory fine print.
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says Bitcoin’s best role is “digital gold,” while stablecoins have become crypto’s real payments rail. With BTC’s volatility and stablecoin adoption rising under clearer U.S. rules, the market is splitting neatly between savings and spending.
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South Korea’s regulator says it has probed 40+ suspected crypto manipulation cases under its new user protection law and is ramping up AI surveillance to catch the next wave of market abuse. The message is clear: cleaner markets, tougher rules, and less room for shady trading games.
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Cardano’s ADA is stuck in a tight $0.160–$0.170 range, with traders watching for a breakout that could spark a bounce or a breakdown that opens more downside. Oversold short-term signals offer hope, but the broader trend still looks shaky.
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Solana is gaining mainstream brokerage access and seeing strong on-chain activity, but SOL price remains stuck in the mud. With ETF filings, rising USDC supply, and tokenized stock volume, the network looks busy — even as the market keeps saying “prove it.”
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Stellar’s XLM is trying to build a breakout, but it still has to clear $0.195–$0.205 resistance and defend $0.180 support. Momentum is improving, yet the chart is still a range until buyers prove they can push through the ceiling.
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