Topic: crypto industry
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Trump Family's Potential Gains from CZ Pardon Revealed
The presidential pardon for Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao highlights a pattern of transactional relationships between tech leaders and government officials, where political funding enables favorable treatment and policy influence. Zhao's pardon removes professional restrictions from his fel...
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Trump hosts crypto execs as SEC unveils friendliest rules yet
The SEC proposed a crypto-friendly rule package, "Regulation Crypto Assets," featuring two registration exemptions (up to $5M over four years or $75M in 12 months) and a conditional safe harbor that would exempt tokens from security status once issuers complete or abandon promised managerial effo...
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SEC Ends Lawsuit Against Gemini Crypto Exchange
The SEC has formally dismissed its lawsuit against Gemini over the failed Gemini Earn program, a key development in crypto industry regulation. The dismissal follows a 2024 settlement with New York state, which will allow affected investors to fully recover their lost digital currency assets. Sep...
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Silicon Valley's Surprising New Champion
Silicon Valley's influence is now deeply embedded in the highest levels of government, with figures like David Sacks acting as key conduits for direct access and policy influence, prioritizing business interests over public ideology. The tech industry's political stance has shifted from fringe op...
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StrictlyVC's Cocktail Chats: The Year's Best Tech Talks
StrictlyVC events provide intimate forums for candid, off-the-record conversations with top tech leaders, moving beyond the noise of formal conferences. The 2025 series featured diverse global insights, from AI in consumer tech and defense startups in San Francisco to regulatory challenges in Lon...
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Trump Pardons Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao
President Donald Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, following his support for a Trump-affiliated crypto initiative and advocacy from the company. Zhao had previously received a four-month prison sentence and Binance paid a $4.3 billion fine for anti-money laundering failures a...
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Get M&A Answers at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will be held in San Francisco from October 13-15, with a limited-time offer of 50% off a second pass of the same ticket type when you purchase one pass by May 8 at 11:59 p.m. PT. A new panel on the Builders Stage will focus on M&A as an early-stage strategy for founders, f...
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Why UK Politicians Are Courting Silicon Valley
Major tech firms like OpenAI and Coinbase are increasingly hiring former high-level politicians, such as ex-UK Chancellor George Osborne, to gain regulatory insight and government connections. Osborne's new role at OpenAI focuses on partnering with governments to build local AI infrastructure and...
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Music Labels Sue Suno Over AI Song Sharing
A dispute over AI-generated music control has escalated between major record labels (Universal, Sony) and the platform Suno, with stalled negotiations focusing on whether users can share tracks outside the app. The conflict follows a major copyright lawsuit and centers on concerns that Suno's son...
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Meta’s Muse AI lets you insert Instagram users into photos
Meta has launched Muse Image, its first AI image generation model from Superintelligence Labs, now available on Meta AI, Instagram, and WhatsApp, with Facebook and Messenger rollout planned. A key feature allows users to @ mention Instagram accounts in prompts, enabling the AI to pull from public...
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