Lynch joined his Democratic colleagues in denouncing cryptocurrencies and calling for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). US Democratic lawmakers characterized crypto as an outright “scam” in a Wednesday press conference, pushing for the development and rollout of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Representative Maxine Waters called the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, a bill that would prohibit the creation of a government-controlled digital dollar, the “anti-innovation act.” The anti-CBDC bill and the GENIUS stablecoin bill “endanger our national security,” Waters said. Representative Stephen Lynch, who also attended press event, said crypto had no legitimate use case: Read more
Henri Coanda Airport (Otopeni), the largest airport in Romania, served 7.8 million passengers in the first half of 2025, a record traffic level, up 6% compared with the year-ago period and one million passengers more than in the first half of 2019, considered the best year in tourism until the pandemic, data the company officials sent to ZF show.
US Attorneys continued hearing from witnesses in their case against the Tornado Cash co-founder and filed a motion to block testimony on crypto-related kidnappings and torture. US attorneys prosecuting Tornado Cash co-founder and developer Roman Storm are asking a judge to block certain testimony after opening statements on Tuesday suggested that defense lawyers plan to question witnesses on crypto-related cases involving kidnapping and torture. In a Wednesday filing, interim New York Attorney and former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton asked Judge Katherine Failla “to preclude evidence and arguments based on privacy rights” following opening statements. Specifically, Clayton requested that the judge not allow Storm’s attorneys to elicit testimony about “people being threatened, harmed, and even kidnapped” for their crypto during witness testimony. Read more
Institutional investor demand for Solana-based staking options could set a fire under SOL price. Key point: Increased demand for liquid staking solutions combined with higher institutional interest could drive the price toward the $185 resistance. Liquid Collective introduced a liquid staking token on Solana (SOL), in partnership with Coinbase, Kraken, Galaxy, Anchorage Digital and Fireblocks. The Liquid Staked SOL (LsSOL) will cater to the rising institutional interest in the network in anticipation of SOL-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) receiving US regulatory approval. Read more