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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urges Congress for new #crypto laws to address systemic risks.

⚡️Proposed legislation focuses on regulating #stablecoins and non-securities crypto assets spot market.

⚡️ Yellen highlights concerns about stablecoins growth, money laundering, and their impact on #financial stability.

⚡️ Bipartisan deadlock slows crypto legislation; regulatory disagreement persists between #SEC and #CFTC.

⚡️ Yellen proposes a federal regulator for stablecoins and stresses the need for protections for stablecoin holders.
Top #CryptoNews of Past 12 Hours

1️⃣ Matthew Sigel stated that launching a spot
#SolanaETF depended on the 2024 presidential election outcome.

2️⃣ In June,
#Fed officials saw improving inflation, held off rate cuts, noted cooling economic growth.

3️⃣ The U.S.
#CFTC confirmed Bitcoin, Ethereum, OHM, ad Klima as commodities, regulating their futures trading.

4️⃣
#Uniswap team moved 2.359M UNI ($20.2M) to Coinbase Prime, holding 6.64M UNI ($56.77M) now.

5️⃣ On July 3,
#Bitcoin spot ETFs had $20.4495M outflow; GBTC outflow was $26.9947M.

6️⃣The Russian government is exploring legalizing
#stablecoins for international transactions to streamline cross-border payments.
🚨 Big News in Crypto Regulation! 🚨

CFTC Chairman Behnam announces that an Illinois court has officially classified Bitcoin and Ethereum as digital commodities under the Commodity Exchange Act! 🎉 This significant ruling places $BTC and $ETH under CFTC jurisdiction, contrasting SEC Chairman Gensler's view that 70-80% of cryptocurrencies are securities.

Behnam's call for legislative measures to enhance CFTC oversight and investor protections shows a proactive approach to balancing regulation and innovation. This decision sets a precedent for the future and could boost market confidence and growth.

Stay tuned as we navigate this exciting and evolving DeFi landscape! 🌐💡 #Crypto #Bitcoin #Ethereum #Regulation #CFTC #SEC #DeFi

https://coinpedia.org/news/cftc-chairman-declares-btc-and-eth-are-not-securities/
Top #CryptoNews of This Week

1️⃣ Putin signed a law legalizing
#cryptomining in Russia, effective ten days after publication

2️⃣ On August 5, the global market crash led to $1.022B in
#crypto liquidations

3️⃣
#Crypto executives spoke with the White House as Democrats launched the “Crypto for Harris” campaign

4️⃣ BoJ Deputy Governor Uchida stated no rate hikes amid
#financial market instability, yen dropped

5️⃣ U.S. Judge fined
#Ripple $125M for securities law violations, reducing SEC's demand significantly

6️⃣ U.S. Judge approved a $12.7B settlement between
#FTX and #CFTC, resolving the lawsuit.

7️⃣ Paris Olympic venues and French museum shops were hit by cyberattacks demanding
#cryptocurrency ransoms.

8️⃣ Plustoken transferred over $450 million in ETH, with stolen funds now worth $1.9 billion.

9️⃣
#BitcoinETF options might launch in Q4; BlackRock applied for Ethereum Spot ETF options.

🔟
#OKX announced account terminations for users interacting with #TornadoCash or sanctioned entities.
Top 10 Crypto Lawsuit Settlements

➡️ The
#CFTC reached a record $12.70 billion settlement with #FTX and #Alameda, the largest in #Crypto history as of August 2024

➡️ Celsius, Terraform Labs, and Binance are also facing significant fines as part of this crackdown.

#CoinPedia #CryptoCommunity #Lawsuits #Blockchain