🚨NEW: SENATE REPUBLICANS UNVEIL NEW CLARITY ACT DRAFT The newest Clarity draft includes ethics provisions and increased law enforcement capabilities. Democrats remain unfazed. 🔗 Full story:

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Senate Republicans Unveil New Clarity Act Draft

The newest Clarity draft includes ethics provisions and increased law enforcement capabilities. Democrats remain unfazed.

🚨NEW: FRENCH FINANCE MINISTRY SUED OVER GLOBAL SURVEILLANCE DATABASE The bitcoin exchange Bull Bitcoin is suing the French finance ministry over its implementation of a crypto asset reporting framework that establishes a global surveillance database of cryptocurrency transactions. Full story:

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French Finance Ministry Sued Over Global Surveillance Database

The bitcoin exchange Bull Bitcoin is suing the French finance ministry over its implementation of a crypto asset reporting framework that establish...

🚨SCOOP: THE FED IS WORKING ON A CBDC Despite an Executive Order banning the development of a wholesale CBDC, the US Federal Reserve is contributing to the Bank for International Settlement's CBDC project. 🔗 Full story by @Nick Anthony

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The Fed Is Working on a CBDC

Despite an Executive Order banning the development of a wholesale CBDC, the US Federal Reserve is contributing to the Bank for International Settle...

🚨NEW IN TORNADO CASH: DATES SET FOR STORM RETRIAL The Court has approved the Government's pretrial schedule, confirming that SDNY will be retrying Roman Storm on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to commit sanctions evasion this fall. The Court is yet to rule on Storm's post-trial Rule 29 motion, which challenges the validity of evidence and theories presented against him, and could exonerate Storm of the unlicensed money transmission conviction handed down last August. A ruling favorable to Storm in post-trial motions could continue to prevent the retrial from taking place.

🚨NEW: MINED IN AMERICA ACT WOULD PUT BITCOIN NETWORK AT RISK The Mined in America Act would distort the overall economic incentives of the Bitcoin network and capture U.S. based miners in a situation where dependence on associated loan or grant programs makes it economically non-viable for them to deny government demands. Effectively, the bill would turn miners into their own surveillance teams, collecting and reporting information to the government in exchange for economic favoritism. 🔗 Full story:

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Mined in America Act Would Put Bitcoin Network at Risk

The bill would effectively turn miners into their own surveillance teams, collecting and reporting information to the government in exchange for ec...

🚨NEW: TRUMP EO EXPANDS BANK SECRECY ACT Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order to expand the BSA that is likely to disproportionately affect naturalized citizens, green card holders, and low income households. 🔗 Full story:

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Trump Executive Order Expands Bank Secrecy Act

Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order to expand the BSA that is likely to disproportionately affect naturalized citizens, green card holders, ...

💥NEW: 'PRO LAW ENFORCEMENT BILL' CLARITY PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE Feelings are mixed as U.S. Senate Banking Committee passes landmark cryptocurrency regulation while tension over core components remain. 🔗Full story:

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'Pro Law Enforcement Bill' Clarity Passed Out of Committee

Feelings are mixed as U.S. Senate Banking Committee passes landmark cryptocurrency regulation while tension over core components remain.

🚨NOW: Sen Warren says Tornado Cash was used to launder 7B Dollars in cryptocurrency. This is incorrect. Tornado Cash processed 7B USD in total, of which 85% were found to have been of licit origin.

🚨NOW: LUMMIS ON CLARITY „THIS IS A PRO LAW ENFORCEMENT BILL“

🚨NEW: STERLINGOV'S APPEAL: THE CRIMINALIZATION OF PRIVACY The Department of Justice has repeatedly opined that cryptocurrency mixers are legal. That may be true in theory, but doesn't translate into practice, the appellate court in Washington DC appeared to argue today. "Every payment in[to Bitcoin Fog] is part of advancing the conspiracy because it increases the size of the pool of bitcoin funds that are shuffling around and obscuring identities," a judge opined at today's hearing. Similar arguments have been made by SDNY against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm. 🔗 Read the full story:

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Sterlingov Appeal: The Criminalization of Privacy

The Department of Justice has repeatedly opined that cryptocurrency mixers are legal. That may be true in theory, but doesn't translate into practi...

At the appeal hearing for Roman Sterlingov, who was convicted of operating the bitcoin mixer Bitcoin Fog, circuit judges are repeating the same argumentation brought by SDNY against Roman Storm: "Every payment [to Bitcoin Fog] is part of advancing the conspiracy because it increases the size of the pool of bitcoin funds that are shuffling around and obscuring identities.“ The defense argues that mixers are legal, to which the judge counters: yes, but not Bitcoin Fog. More updates soon.

🚨NEW: THE PEOPLE AND THE MACHINE Last year, Roman Sterlingov was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for allegedly operating the early bitcoin mixer Bitcoin Fog. For the first time, he now speaks out on the abuse he has experienced in the US Justice system, and what it means to lose your privacy – both for those incarcerated, and for everyone else in society. Read Roman Sterlingov’s full guest post here:

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The People And The Machine

For the first time, Roman Sterlingov writes about the abuse he’s experiencing in prison, and what it means to lose your privacy – to those who ...

🚨NEW: VEGAS 2026: THE DOJ’S DEVELOPER EXEMPTIONS In one of the most anticipated talks of this year's Bitcoin Conference, Todd Blanche promised developers would no longer be targeted – with an important caveat: Once a developer knows that their software is being used for criminal activity, the DOJ could send them to prison for decades to come.

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Vegas 2026: The DOJ's Developer Exemptions

In one of the most anticipated talks of this year's Bitcoin Conference, Todd Blanche promised developers would no longer be targeted – with an im...

💥NEW: LETTER #6: TWO YEARS IN On the two year anniversary of his prosecution, Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez reflects on the War on Crypto.

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Letter #6: Two Years In

On the two year anniversary of his prosecution, Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez reflects on the War on Crypto.

💥NEW: ACQUITTAL FOR STORM? BREAKING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT’S EXOTIC THEORIES At last week's hearing for Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, the Government presented theories against Storm's acquittal that, at points, seemed to defy basic logic – to the point that even the Judge cautioned the prosecution. With enough imagination, anyone could be criminally liable for creating software in the Southern District of New York, it seems.

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Acquittal For Storm? Breaking Down The Government's Exotic Theories

At last week's hearing for Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, the Government presented theories against Storm's acquittal that, at points, seemed ...

🚨 NEW: NO ACQUITTAL FOR STORM TODAY Will Roman Storm be freed? After a much anticipated hearing on the Tornado Cash developer’s motion for acquittal, we still don’t know. Judge Failla again appeared to treat the raised constitutional issues stepmotherly – but did still not seem convinced whether SDNY had proven to have jurisdiction over Storm’s case. Meanwhile, the prosecution appeared to continue to struggle to lay out how Tornado Cash actually works. Full story:

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No Acquittal For Storm Today

Will Roman Storm be freed? After a much anticipated hearing on the Tornado Cash developer’s motion for acquittal, we still don’t know.

🚨 NEW: 4CHAN LAWYERS INTRODUCE BRITISH FIRST AMENDMENT 4Chan lawyers have been trolling Ofcom over fines imposed under the UK's Online Safety Act. Now, they mean business: by introducing the UK Free Speech Act. “In a free society, fools, bigots, and assholes get to speak and remain free men. That is not the price of liberty. It is liberty, and the rest of us get it too,” says 4Chan lawyer Preston Byrne. The UK has made over 12,000 arrests for online posts since 2023, more than 30 arrests per day. 🔗 Full story:

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4Chan Lawyers Introduce British First Amendment

4Chan lawyers have been trolling Ofcom over fines imposed under the UK's Online Safety Act. Now, they mean business: by introducing the UK Free Spe...

🇺🇲🇵🇸 US WEAPONIZES GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM AGAINST PALESTINIAN ADVOCACY, POLICY GROUP SAYS The Palestinian Policy Network Al-Shabaka has laid out how the United States leverages the global financial system against Palestinian advocacy in its latest policy paper. Citing an Executive Order enacted last year that allows the US Treasury to act against anyone "assisting" the International Criminal Court, Al-Shabaka argues that overcompliance in the financial services industry has led to blocking of assets and financial transactions, debanking, as well as total funding bans for even tangentially related groups. "Most international transactions clear through US-linked banks and financial institutions," Al-Shabaka writes, allowing for sanctions issued by the US to reverberate far beyond US borders. "Washington’s dominance over the global financial system gives this censorship regime its devastating reach."

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US Sanctions: Criminalizing Palestinian and Global Justice Work | Al-Shabaka

This brief explores the campaign by the US and the Israeli regime against Palestinian civil society and international law

🚨 GERMAN BANKS SEIZE ACCOUNTS OF JOURNALISTS WIFE The bank accounts of German journalist Hüseyin Dogru's wife have been seized, putting his family at risk of homelessness. Dogru was sanctioned by the EU for reporting on Palestinian resistance movements in 2024. His wife's accounts have now been seized under the argument that Dogru may be able to control the accounts. Last week, German courts denied an easing of restrictions on Dogru's bank accounts after he appealed to authorities to fulfill his basic needs.

🇺🇸“We’re not the securities and everything commission anymore” The SEC has issued an interpretation that clarifies the application of federal securities laws to digital assets using definitions in the GENIUS Act. The document clarifies bitcoin and other digital assets as a commodity. Going forward, only securities that have been tokenized will fall under the SEC's authority, says SEC Chair Paul Atkins. The interpretation ends a long dispute over the SEC's jurisdiction over digital assets which potentially could have led to the classification of digital asset developers as securities brokers with grave implications for user privacy. The interpretation appears to additionally advance clarity on proposals in market structure drafts, which insufficiently defined what digital assets could be subject to broker/dealer registration requirements. The interpretation is a major win for privacy, as broker/dealers are required to implement KYC/AML programs by law. Find the full interpretation here: https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/interp/2026/33-11412.pdf