Datavault AI stock drops by half after bitcoin access failure
Datavault AI shares fell 49.5% on Tuesday after the company told the SEC it has been unable to withdraw bitcoin held at crypto exchange Biconomy since June 2026.
Datavault AI shares fell 49.5% on Tuesday after the company told the SEC it has been unable to withdraw bitcoin held at crypto exchange Biconomy since June 2026.
CoreWeave, Broadcom, Verizon and six other U.S. companies blocked OKXICE from tokenizing their stock. Nasdaq and Citadel Securities warn the venue could create a shadowy parallel market for U.S. equities.
Finland wanted Richard Heart for tax fraud, not crypto — but the arrest still tanked his empire. HEX and PLS lost a quarter and a third of their value within a day.
Winklevoss Asset Services has filed with the SEC for a WINK fund holding ZEC directly, with Gemini as custodian and a 0.25% fee — the third spot Zcash ETF bid after Grayscale and Bitwise.
After the CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate, the CFTC and SEC stopped waiting for Congress and proposed their own rules for leveraged crypto trading — though the gap in spot-market oversight is still wide open.
The SEC has approved listing six 3x leveraged ETPs from Volatility Shares, pushing past the old 2x cap on US crypto funds for the first time. Trading won't start right away — a registration statement still has to clear.
OKX and Intercontinental Exchange filed with the SEC to launch a venue for tokenized shares of Nvidia, Apple and Tesla. Trading would run 24/7, with dividends and shareholder voting rights kept intact.
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will chair a new White House task force on AI. The team of cabinet officials and advisers has 120 days to shape how Washington will approach regulating the technology.
After the CLARITY Act died in the Senate, the SEC moved on its own: advisers and funds could soon custody crypto through state trust companies or, in narrow cases, hold it themselves.
The SEC says buying back tokens or upgrading a live blockchain doesn't automatically make an asset a security. The guidance follows the Senate's failure to pass the Clarity Act.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, the crypto industry's favorite regulator, leaves the agency on October 2. Her exit drops the commission to just two sitting members, with no replacement named by the White House yet.
NYSE signed a memorandum with Blockchain.com to give the exchange's 44 million users tokenized US stock and ETF access, trading around the clock. The deal leans on a new SEC exemption, but there's no live product yet.
The SEC granted a five-year exemption for tokenized US stocks to trade via smart contracts on public blockchains, skipping broker and exchange status — two days after the Senate voted down the CLARITY Act.
The US Senate fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance the CLARITY Act, stalling America's crypto market-structure bill. Bitcoin slid to about $75,850 amid nearly $570 million in liquidations.
Wintermute's New York arm has registered with the SEC and FINRA as a broker-dealer. The crypto market maker can now trade US stocks and options and act as an authorized participant for crypto ETFs.
Senators Warren and Blumenthal asked the SEC to probe Trump's $TRUMP memecoin, citing $3.8 billion in buyer losses against the president's own $636 million gain. The clash is also stalling the Clarity Act.
CME Group is challenging the SEC's May approval of Nasdaq's bitcoin options under ticker QBTC, arguing bitcoin derivatives belong under CFTC oversight. The launch is frozen pending review through August 24.
The SEC settled Coinbase's lawsuit over former Chair Gary Gensler's vanished texts, agreeing to pay $150,000 and reform how the agency preserves official records.
Trump has personally signed off on an ethics clause barring officials from profiting off crypto, clearing the last hurdle before the Senate votes on the Clarity Act, America's first comprehensive crypto law.
The US and UK Treasuries released a ten-point roadmap aligning rules for tokenized securities and stablecoins, backed by the SEC, CFTC, FCA and Bank of England.