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Mike Selig, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and one of the most consequential figures in American crypto regulation, has been officially confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026 — bringing the voice of Washington’s most Bitcoin-forward regulatory agency to the world’s largest Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December 2025 as the 16th Chairman of the CFTC, Selig began his career as a law clerk for then-CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo, before moving into private practice advising financial institutions, trading platforms, and digital asset developers on compliance with securities and commodities laws.…

March 5th, 2026 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Geopolitical tensions and global uncertainty continue to weigh on markets this week. With the S&P 500 trading at 6,869.50, the Nasdaq Composite at 22,807.48, and BTC rebounding above $73,000, Bybit TradFi’s Wall Street Showdown has been activated at an opportune time for traders diversifying across multiple asset classes. Bybit TradFi’s round-the-clock access to commodities, energy markets, global benchmarks, and a growing menu of equity CFDs positions traders to build resilient portfolios amid economic headwinds. The Bybit TradFi trading competition is on-going and ends on April 10, 2026, available to all eligible Bybit…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have submitted rule proposals to the White House to oversee the crypto industry and prediction markets, advancing their efforts to provide clarity and regulate emerging markets. SEC Advances Crypto Taxonomy Plans This week, Wall Street’s main financial regulators, the SEC and the CFTC, stepped up their efforts to provide formal rules and fully establish a welcoming approach by presenting their rule plans for crypto assets and prediction markets to the White House for review,…

Bitcoin has again failed to hold $71,500, reinforcing the level as a long-term ceiling while global markets shift into a risk-off environment driven by rising oil prices and higher bond yields.The latest rejection came after Bitcoin briefly rose past $73,000, then lost momentum and fell back below $71,500.Bitcoin price chart showing BTC rejection near $73,000 and a drop below the $71,500 support level.The move extends a pattern that has now played out several times in recent sessions: price rallies into the same resistance zone, stalls, and reverses. The seventh attempt carried an additional signal. Instead of pressing directly into the…

In brief City staff have concluded the Vancouver Charter does not allow Bitcoin in city reserves. The motion followed a late 2024 decree by Mayor Ken Sim to study crypto use. Municipal finance rules keep assets like Bitcoin outside treasuries, Decrypt was told. Vancouver staff have recommended closing a council motion that explored whether the city could become “Bitcoin-friendly,” after determining that its rules don’t allow the crypto to be held as a municipal reserve asset.The recommendation appears in a report to the council reviewing outstanding member motions, where staff said they had “conclusively determined” that Bitcoin is not “an…

In brief The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case over copyrights for AI-generated art. Courts continue to rule that intellectual property protections require human creators. Similar patent rulings involving the same AI system reinforce that standard. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging whether artwork created entirely by generative artificial intelligence qualifies for copyright protection, leaving intact rulings that limit U.S. copyrights to works created by humans.The dispute involved computer scientist Stephen Thaler, who is seeking copyright protection for an image generated by his artificial intelligence. Lower courts upheld a U.S. Copyright Office…

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is starting to look like a financial back end that traditional finance can adopt without changing itself too much.This is because tokenized funds can sit on the ledger, and stablecoins can move across it. At the same time, protocol upgrades keep landing, including features designed for institutions that want on-chain settlement without open access to every counterparty.However, the awkward part for XRP holders is that a thriving XRPL does not automatically translate into proportional demand for XRP.That is the real story in 2026. XRPL can generate significant economic activity, while XRP captures only a thin utility…

In brief Anthony Pompliano’s Bitcoin treasury firm added $31 million in BTC. The firm also continued its streak of buying back shares of BRR, now having added more than $2.2 million over 10 days. ProCap Financial stock is now changing hands around $2.83, up more than 7% on the day. ProCap Financial, the Bitcoin treasury firm of crypto personality and investor Anthony Pompliano, said Monday that it acquired 450 BTC valued around $31 million amid continued share buybacks as the firm attempts to claw back towards a market cap on par with the value of its assets. In addition to its…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse recently commented on ongoing tensions between the crypto industry and traditional banking groups following public comments surrounding stablecoin yield negotiations at the White House.  His response came after a series of posts on X involving journalist Eleanor Terrett and White House adviser David Sacks, ultimately resulting in Garlinghouse sending a message to banks, urging them to act in good faith. Stablecoin Yield Talks Spark Online Debate The latest chapter in the crypto-vs-banks saga unfolded on social media platform X, where journalist Eleanor Terrett…

Within minutes of the first U.S.-Israeli missiles striking Tehran on Saturday morning, a different kind of exodus was already underway.  Crypto outflows from Nobitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, surged 700%, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. The spike was capital flight, executed in real time, by Iranians racing to move money out of a country suddenly under full-scale military bombardment.​ Nobitex processed $7.2 billion in crypto transactions in 2025 and serves more than 11 million users, Elliptic said. It allows Iranians to convert rials into crypto and withdraw to external wallets which is a direct pipeline around the country’s crippled…

Bitcoin rises over 6% on the U.S. open as CME premium spikes, and liquidations don’t explain itBitcoin jumped over 6% to threaten $70,000 during Monday’s U.S. market open even as the broader macro environment appears risk-off.Oil ripped higher on Middle East escalation risk, equities opened sharply lower, and the dollar held firm. The S&P500 fell at open but has recovered to flat as of press time.That mix usually pressures high-beta assets.But BTC pushed higher anyway, and the standard crypto reflex, “shorts got squeezed,” doesn’t fit the numbers.Coinglass liquidation data over the past 24 hours showed roughly $423 million in total…