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Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. The opinion editorial below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. A payments company wants merchants to settle invoices in a dollar stablecoin bearing its name. Before it…Read More

The cryptocurrency industry poured a staggering $471 million into the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, nearly doubling its 2024 contributions. An extensive investigation by James Delmore, a blockchain and crypto market analyst for Breadcrumbs and an independent writer, traces the extraordinary flow of political money, revealing which candidates and committees benefited, where the industry’s financial firepower…Read More

Missouri’s attorney general has asked a federal court to stop sports-centric prediction market platform Novig from taking money from Missouri residents under a 2006 federal anti-gambling law, while Polymarket U.S. filed its own suit to block the state’s crackdown. Both filings landed on Nov. 9 in the same federal court in St. Louis. Missouri Counterclaims…Read More

Formation Securities plans to bring round-the-clock stock trading to Solana, with Galaxy Digital, Exodus, and Forward Industries among its anticipated initial offerings, as rival tokenization efforts face growing corporate opposition. Formation Securities has notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of plans to launch a tokenized securities venue on the Solana blockchain in early…Read More

Federal prosecutors sought forfeiture of cryptocurrency allegedly taken through romance fraud targeting people on dating sites and Facebook. The Massachusetts case followed failed withdrawals from fake investment platforms and efforts to trace payments made by victims. Prosecutors Pursue Funds Traced to Romance Fraud The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said Nov. 9…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Heated Hot Tubs and 278 Washington Bitcoin Merchants : Now Accepting Bitcoin Washington Bitcoin merchants, from Seattle coffee shops to a Snorkel hot tub heated by bitcoin miners. This post Bitcoin Heated Hot Tubs and 278 Washington Bitcoin Merchants : Now Accepting Bitcoin first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine LNbits Releases 1.7.0 Urgent Security Update After November 8 Attacks Drain Funds LNbits released version 1.7.0 on November 10 as an urgent security update following active attacks that began November 8. Operators must upgrade before restarting servers as prior versions put funds at risk of theft. This post LNbits Releases 1.7.0 Urgent Security…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Texas Rep. Files Bill Letting Cities Invest $10 Million in Bitcoin Rep. Ron Reynolds filed House Bill 815 on Monday, allowing each Texas city or county to put up to $10 million of public money into bitcoin starting Sept. 1, 2027. This post Texas Rep. Files Bill Letting Cities Invest $10 Million in…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Poland’s Parliament Votes 240-202 to Let Officials Freeze Crypto Before Court Review Poland’s Sejm passed a sanctions bill Friday that lets the interior minister freeze bitcoin and bank funds of people on a national list, and a court appeal would not pause the freeze. This post Poland’s Parliament Votes 240-202 to Let Officials…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Canaan (CAN) Swings to an $8 Million Profit on Bitcoin Gains as Rig Sales Collapse 96% Canaan’s mining-machine sales fell to $4.8 million from $118.6 million a year earlier, but a $51.9 million fair-value gain turned an operating loss into $8.0 million of net income. This post Canaan (CAN) Swings to an $8…Read More