Bitcoin tops $78,000 as regulatory tailwinds fuel rally
August 24, 2026
A 22% weekly surge reversed the August 22 crash as CLARITY Act momentum and a CFTC backstop plan drew buyers.
A 22% weekly surge reversed the August 22 crash as CLARITY Act momentum and a CFTC backstop plan drew buyers.
A White House review now sits between CME’s Oct. 5 target and the first regulated market for GPU rental prices.
A King County judge gave the exchange until September 2 to geofence sports, election and politics contracts, two days after the CFTC ordered it to keep trading.
Session kicks off the CFTC’s first Innovation Advisory Committee meeting as the Clarity Act stalls in the Senate
A federal judge rejected Coinbase’s preemption argument in one word, applesauce, leaving the exchange exposed to Michigan gambling enforcement
A King County judge ruled federal commodity law does not preempt state gambling rules, with the injunction effective Aug. 5.
The prediction market adds employer screening, market risk scoring, and whistleblower tools to curb insider trading
Regulator clears KalshiEX to list 24/7 Bitcoin perps, ending offshore-only era for US traders
The CFTC cleared Kalshi to list BTCPERP and gave Coinbase a no-action letter, opening a regulated US route to crypto perps.