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A cryptocurrency trading fund founder has been convicted of defrauding investors after pitching them a trading operation that federal prosecutors say did not deliver what was promised. The verdict marks another win for U.

The appointments were confirmed in an official Binance leadership announcement , which framed the move as part of the exchange's push to strengthen its compliance function. For related coverage, see Wall Street Firms' ETF Tax Strategy Draws Treasury Scrutiny .

The effort is an industry-owned blockchain network, backed by state banking associations rather than a startup or exchange. The Texas Bankers Association confirmed its support for the launch of the shared infrastructure.

Stanley Druckenmiller acknowledged that artificial intelligence played a role in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that took aim at Scott Bessent, a disclosure that puts the question of authorship squarely at the center of the story.

The deal pairs an unlikely buyer and seller. Spirit Airlines, working through Chapter 11 proceedings, put a package of corporate data on the block, and Google emerged as the purchaser, as reported by Reuters .

The focus follows a recent discussion in which the IRS and Treasury flagged current issues with ETFs and so-called tax-aware strategies, according to a K&L Gates analysis . For related coverage, see Wall Street's Alleged Night-Only Bitcoin ETF Sparks Buzz .

Binance has hired two senior compliance executives from rival exchange Crypto. com, a move that puts regulatory and risk-control talent at the center of the world's largest crypto exchange's next chapter.

The talks are reported, not finalized. According to reporting from Crypto Briefing , Lambda is exploring a fresh round while it eyes public markets.

The Crypto Clarity Act just cleared a major checkpoint. The bill has advanced out of committee and now moves toward a full Senate vote, the last hurdle before it could reach President Donald Trump's desk for a signature.

The United States has launched Operation Economic Outcast, a new enforcement push aimed squarely at Iran's financial networks. It marks Washington's latest attempt to choke off the money that keeps the Iranian regime running.

The probe is the headline event, and it puts a regulator's spotlight on a fund whose entire identity is wrapped up in the AI trade. Cryptobriefing reported that the SEC is investigating Situational Awareness .