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Crypto bill ethics provision could let Trump defer millions in taxes: Bloomberg

Quick TakeSens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) sent Trump ethics language last week requiring him to divest from crypto-related businesses, Bloomberg reported Thursday.That provision is now critical to passing the first comprehensive federal crypto regulation.　　President Donald Trump is reviewing ethics language in a bid to pass broader cryptocurrency legislation — which could result in a personal tax benefit for himself.　　Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) sent Trump ethics language last week requiring him to divest from crypto-related businesses, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. That divesture could mean that Trump would not have to pay federal taxes on his gains for years, or potentially ever, and could be worth millions of dollars in tax savings, according to Bloomberg.　　That ethics language is now critical to passing the Clarity Act, the first comprehensive federal crypto regulation. Democrats have long pushed for stronger rules addressing Trump‘s crypto holdings, including the TRUMP and MELANIA memecoins launched days before his inauguration and his family’s World Liberty Financial venture.　　According to Bloomberg, the latest language also allows state attorneys general to enforce the ethics provision, which is a change some senators have been advocating for. Earlier drafts, including the

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SEC Bought a Billion Airline Records to Track Travelers—Likely Without a Warrant

In briefSEC documents obtained by 404 Media show the agency subscribed to Airlines Reporting Corporations Travel Intelligence Program, which held over one billion ticket records.The data included names, credit card numbers, routes, and an alert system that flagged new bookings by people the agency was monitoring — likely without a warrant.ARC, co-owned by Delta, United, and American, sold the data until lawmaker pressure forced a shutdown in 2025.　　The Securities and Exchange Commission bought access to a worldwide airline ticketing database holding more than one billion records, according to SEC documents obtained by 404 Media through a Freedom of Information Act request.　　The data came from Airlines Reporting Corporation, a clearinghouse co-owned by American, Delta, and United that sits between carriers and travel agencies, and resold bookings made through sites like Expedia and Kayak.　　The records held passengers names, the credit cards used to buy tickets, departure and arrival cities, and flight numbers. More than that, the SECs subscription included an alert system that checked new bookings against a list of people it was monitoring, flagging travel from the prior 24 hours, with the agency requesting between one and 25 of these alerts a day.　　No court order was needed; the government simply bought

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Wintermute registers as SEC broker-dealer to trade stocks, options and crypto ETFs

Quick TakeWintermute USA is a New York-based subsidiary that has registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and FINRA.“Digital assets and traditional finance will continue to develop in parallel, intersect in new ways, and ultimately integrate more deeply,” Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy said.　　Crypto market maker Wintermute said it has registered a subsidiary as a broker-dealer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, with plans to expand into trading traditional equities and commodities, according to an announcement on Thursday.　　In particular, the registered firm can provide liquidity to U.S.-based securities exchanges and over-the-counter counterparties and trade stocks and options from its proprietary account. It will also be able to self-clear digital asset securities transactions and act as an Authorized Participant for exchange-traded products, “including those tied to digital assets,” the company said.　　A broker-dealer is a firm or individual that is registered with the SEC and FINRA to both execute trades for clients as a broker and trade securities for its own account as a dealer, while an Authorized Participant creates and redeems large blocks of ETF shares by exchanging them for the underlying basket of securities or cash, helping to maintain the funds price aligned with

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Following primary loss, crypto PACs invest $1.5M in 3 US state races

Two groups affiliated with the cryptocurrency company-backed political action committee (PAC) Fairshake disclosed spending more than $1.5 million on media to support House of Representatives and Senate candidates in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming after suffering a primary loss in Michigan on Tuesday.　　According to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings as of Thursday, Fairshake PAC affiliates Defend American Jobs and Protect Progress spent a combined $1.5 million on ads for Republican and Democratic candidates, many of whom voted in favor of the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act while serving in Congress.　　In Alaska‘s at-large congressional district, scheduled to hold a primary on Aug. 18, Defend American Jobs spent more than $500,000 on media supporting the re-election of Representative Nick Begich. The Super PAC spent about the same amount on Republican candidate Sydney Gruters in Florida’s 16th district, and Representative Harriet Hageman, running for the soon-to-be-vacant Wyoming Senate seat now occupied by Cynthia Lummis. Both US states will also hold primaries on Aug. 18.　　The reported expenditures follow a primary loss for a Protect Progress-supported candidate in Michigan‘s 13th Congressional District. On Tuesday, Democratic incumbent Shri Thanedar lost a primary to State Representative Donavan McKinney after the Super PAC poured more than $2 million

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Bitcoin miners MARA and CleanSpark post double-digital revenue drops as AI infrastructure pivot continues

Quick TakeMARA Holdings saw second-quarter 2026 revenue drop 27% to $174.9 million from the year before, while CleanSpark, reporting its third fiscal quarter, saw $138.0 million in revenue, a 30.5% decline.　　Despite the weaker results, both companies continued expanding high-performance computing and AI infrastructure capacity.　　Bitcoin miners turned AI infrastructure providers reported softer quarterly results Thursday, with MARA Holdings posting second-quarter 2026 revenue of $174.9 million, down 27% from $238.5 million a year earlier, and CleanSpark, reporting its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, claiming $138.0 million in revenue, a 30.5% decline from $198.6 million a year prior.　　Both firms have been investing in expanding their high-performance computing business lines amid growth in the AI sector and the rising difficulties of mining bitcoins.　　MARAs net loss widened to $611.3 million, or $1.60 per diluted share, versus net income of $808.2 million in the year-ago period, driven in part by a $343 million fair-value loss on digital assets. Adjusted EBITDA swung to a $360.9 million loss from a $1.2 billion profit.　　MARA mined 2,422 BTC during the period at an average price of about $71,325 and sold 2,213 BTC at an average of $73,078. Energized hashrate rose 22% year-over-year to 70.3 EH/s, while cost per petahash

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Wintermute Lands US Broker License and a 5-Year Plan to Rival Citadel

Wintermutes US arm has registered as a broker-dealer and already signed exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuers as clients, the Wall Street Journal reported.　　The registration clears Wintermute USA to register as a market maker on American stock exchanges. Chief Executive Evgeny Gaevoy said the firm wants to compete with Jump Trading, Jane Street and Citadel Securities within three to five years.　　Good morning, USA ????????　　Follow us on X to get the latest news as it happens　　Sponsored　　Sponsored　　What the Wintermute Broker License Changes　　One list frames the whole move. BlackRocks iShares Bitcoin Trust held $43.2 billion at the end of June. A dozen firms are cleared to create and redeem its shares, the job that keeps an ETF trading close to the value of what it holds.　　Not one of them is a crypto company. The funds latest prospectus names Jane Street, Citadel Securities, Virtu Americas, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan among them.　　That is the gap Wintermute is stepping into. It says it quotes prices across more than 60 venues, yet it could not touch the plumbing of cryptos own flagship product. The job needs a broker-dealer license.　　Now it has one. It also has customers waiting, according to the Journal.　　Registration does not make Wintermute a Wall Street firm

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Michael Saylor says ChatGPT helped Strategy raise $15B

Michael Saylor said ChatGPT helped him design the preferred stock financing model that enabled Strategy to raise about $15 billion for its Bitcoin-focused balance sheet.　　SummarySaylor credited ChatGPTwith helping develop Strategys preferred stock financing structure.Strategy raised about $15 billionthrough the securities and related capital-market activity.The company reported holding 842,138 BTCas of Aug. 2 after selling 1,638 BTC.Saylor said workers should use AI to extend their abilitiesrather than compete with automation.　　ChatGPT helped shape Strategys financing plan　　Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said he used ChatGPT to explore and develop a preferred stock financing model tied to the companys Bitcoin strategy, according to an Aug. 6 Fortune report.　　Saylor discussed the process during an interview with The Diary of a CEO. He said the AI chatbot helped him examine financing structures that Strategy later used to raise billions of dollars from investors.　　“AI helped me create $15 billion,” Saylor said.　　The figure reflects capital raised through Strategys preferred stock products and related financing rather than revenue generated directly by ChatGPT. The AI tool helped Saylor work through the structure, while investors, underwriters and company executives carried out the offerings.　　Strategy has built a group of Bitcoin-backed preferred securities, including STRC, STRK, STRF and STRD. The products give investors

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Senators Push CFTC to Ban Wildfire Bets on Prediction Markets

In briefNine Democratic senators urged the CFTC to prohibit prediction market contracts tied to wildfires.Lawmakers said the markets could create incentives for arson, insider trading, and profiting from natural disasters.The request comes as prediction markets face growing legal and political scrutiny across the U.S.　　Nine Democratic senators are urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to crack down on prediction markets that let users bet on wildfires, arguing the contracts create dangerous incentives to profit from natural disasters.　　In a letter earlier this week to CFTC Chair Michael Selig, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and six other Democratic senators asked the agency to ban wildfire-related event contracts, warning they could encourage arson, enable insider trading, and put public safety at risk.　　“Offering bets on destructive wildfires threatens to minimize communities‘ suffering all so the rich and powerful can profit,” the Senators wrote. “There’s also the heightened risk—according to state and local fire officials—that individuals could be tempted to commit arson in order to make sure their bets are successful.”　　The senators pointed to reports that Polymarket accepted more than $1.2 million in bets tied to Californias Palisades and Eaton fires in 2025. They also cited newer platforms that

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Late Ondo founders mother seeks control of company and removal of De Bode as CEO

Quick TakeThe mother of deceased Ondo Finance founder Nathan Allman is seeking control of the company and the removal of Ian De Bode as chief executive, according to a court filing.The complaint alleges De Bode wrongfully assumed the role of CEO.De Bode said the legal complaints allegations are “meritless” and the company has the support of key stakeholders and lead investors.　　Kathleen Allman, mother of the late Ondo Finance founder Nathan Allman, is seeking control of the company and the removal of Ian De Bode as chief executive and president, according to a verified complaint filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery.　　In the complaint, Allman alleges that in the days after her sons death, De Bode improperly held himself out as CEO of Ondo without board approval and attempted to install himself as its sole director. She further contends that, as personal representative of Nathan Allmans estate, she holds a controlling voting interest in the company and has the authority to reconstitute its board.　　The public version of the filing redacts the precise size of that voting interest and the cause of Nathan Allmans death.　　“Ms. Allmans claims are meritless, and that will come through clearly in court. The company continues to have

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10 weirdest things ever tokenized... including farts

Brazils B3 stock exchange made headlines last month when its tokenized cows went viral.　　A farmer in southern Brazil was able to use 10 cows as collateral for a 100,000 Brazilian real ($19,600) loan by virtually herding them into a blockchain based holding pen, demonstrating how farmers can literally milk their assets to access credit.　　And it raises an obvious question: if cows can be tokenized, what cant be？　　From dairy cows to a years worth of farts, here are 10 of the strangest things to be tokenized onchain.　　1. A years worth of farts　　When BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink said every asset will eventually be tokenized, he probably wasnt thinking about flatulence. Yet, thats exactly what happened here.　　Every bit as appealing as, well, a years worth of farts, it has to be a contender for the strangest thingever to make it onchain.　　It was during the pandemic, when most people were baking bread or leveling up on Duolingo, that filmmaker Alex Ramírez-Mallis recorded his own farts and minted each one as a nonfungible token (NFT).　　They say farts are like children, and you only love your own. But the novelty factor meant that Ramírez-Mallis was able to sell his for 0.05 ETH each (about $85

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