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BTC

$113,915.00

-0.74%

ETH

$3,511.68

-3.43%

BNB

$758.13

-1.84%

SOL

$164.06

-2.85%

TRX

$0.326723

0.62%

ADA

$0.720728

-0.43%

WBTC

$113,834.00

-0.75%

XLM

$0.385881

-1.14%

BCH

$541.32

-3.38%

LTC

$108.10

3.04%

SHIB

$0.00001217

-0.10%

WBT

$42.42

-1.08%

XMR

$296.52

-3.55%

PEPE

$0.00001054

-0.23%

CRO

$0.132998

-3.05%

ENA

$0.548545

-6.67%

TAO

$345.01

-0.62%

ETC

$19.87

-1.26%

OKB

$46.51

-1.16%

PI

$0.349002

-13.36%

MNT

$0.696879

-5.31%

KAS

$0.084542

-1.95%

BONK

$0.00002595

0.82%

GT

$16.76

-0.44%

VET

$0.02273574

-0.07%

ARB

$0.376506

-2.77%

POL

$0.197961

-1.70%

WLD

$0.964243

-1.44%

IP

$5.74

-2.65%

SKY

$0.078368

-4.40%

FET

$0.634022

-3.24%

SEI

$0.281166

-1.86%

QNT

$110.48

-2.69%

LBTC

$113,960.00

-0.41%

FLR

$0.02227997

-3.10%

XDC

$0.093735

-4.73%

JUP

$0.454287

-4.09%

KCS

$10.66

-4.89%

HASH

$0.02634967

2.94%

CRV

$0.902088

-1.79%

STX

$0.686888

-1.44%

INJ

$12.62

-2.50%

OP

$0.645164

-1.09%

CFX

$0.19087

-9.96%

S

$0.299898

-0.76%

GRT

$0.090682

-2.13%

IMX

$0.492116

-2.87%

WBTC

$113,553.00

-0.97%

WIF

$0.883928

-1.69%

ENS

$25.41

-1.94%

LDO

$0.894478

-3.96%

A

$0.50001

-1.02%

XTZ

$0.751039

-2.05%

GALA

$0.01503724

-1.38%

TBTC

$113,529.00

-1.09%

BTT

$0.00000066

-1.43%

AB

$0.00831181

-0.88%

M

$0.347715

-5.89%

ZEC

$35.59

-1.48%

WAL

$0.385511

0.75%

BDX

$0.074531

1.56%

BSV

$26.09

-0.99%

XCN

$0.01427672

1.70%

B

$0.48791

-2.62%

MOG

$0.00000124

-3.72%

NFT

$0.00000047

-0.14%

ZBCN

$0.00507038

-2.75%

APE

$0.553381

-1.50%

TEL

$0.00469722

-4.78%

RSR

$0.00736959

-2.53%

AR

$6.44

-3.16%

SUN

$0.0215114

1.81%

REKT

$0.00000097

11.02%

XEC

$0.00002016

-1.28%

DAI

$0.999815

0.05%

KTA

$0.986063

2.68%

CHZ

$0.03771142

-0.70%

UBTC

$113,858.00

-0.69%

OHM

$22.37

-0.06%

ZK

$0.04994912

-1.49%

W

$0.074244

-2.44%

EBTC

$115,197.00

1.06%

BEAM

$0.00669457

-3.77%

RON

$0.493886

-3.67%

AXL

$0.333532

-0.68%

EOS

$0.499237

-1.16%

WBTC

$113,838.00

-0.85%

JST

$0.0335728

-0.86%

LUNC

$0.00005826

1.66%

ATH

$0.03021305

-6.26%

GNO

$118.47

-5.09%

TWT

$0.736717

-0.54%

GHO

$0.998801

-0.01%

DOG

$0.00300199

3.01%

CTC

$0.639856

-0.83%

AMP

$0.00344055

-3.02%
Price data by
Sander Lutz

Sander Lutz

Sander is a senior writer at Decrypt reporting on crypto policy from the White House. He covers crypto's impact on politics, law, and culture. Sander graduated from UC Berkeley and holds a masters in history from Cambridge. Disclosure: No significant crypto holdings.

Stories by Sander Lutz

  • Bitcoin is down. Source: Decrypt

    Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Sink as Crypto Liquidations Top $900 Million

    Top cryptocurrencies pushed deeper into the red after a days-long slump Friday, triggering over $900 million dollars in liquidations, as global unrest and a poor U.S. jobs report impacted markets before the weekend.  Bitcoin, which nearly eclipsed $120,000 towards the beginning of the week, has fallen to $113,411 at writing, a drop of roughly 5.6% from the recent peak. Ethereum took a steeper dive in the second half of the week, falling from around $4,000 on Sunday to $3,518 at writing—a 10.5% d...

    NewsMarkets
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • SEC Logo. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    SEC Chair Paul Atkins Unveils Project Crypto, Greenlighting ICOs, Airdrops and More

    SEC Chair Paul Atkins said Thursday the agency plans to soon offer purpose-fit disclosures, exemptions, and safe harbors for crypto offerings, including ICOs, airdrops, and network rewards, in a sweeping speech announcing the regulator’s new “Project Crypto” initiative.  “I would like the world to go on notice that under my leadership, the SEC will not stand idly by and watch innovations develop overseas while our capital markets remain stagnant,” Atkins said, speaking steps away from the White...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    Former OpenSea Manager Has Conviction Overturned in First-Ever Crypto Insider Trading Case

    A U.S. Appeals Court overturned the conviction of a former OpenSea product manager Thursday, blowing a hole in what had previously been the most prominent conflict of interest-related crypto industry prosecution in the United States to date. The Manhattan-based appeals court found that prosecutors in the initial trial of Nathaniel Chastain were improperly allowed to argue that Chastain’s decision-making about what NFTs were featured on OpenSea’s homepage constituted “property” of the company.  C...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • The White House. Image: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    White House Wants Americans to Report, Pay Taxes on Foreign Crypto Accounts

    The White House proposed Wednesday that Congress consider enacting legislation obligating U.S. taxpayers to report “foreign digital asset accounts,” in a move the Trump administration  said would discourage Americans from moving their crypto offshore. Such a policy shift would “promote the growth and use of digital assets in the United States and alleviate concerns that the lack of a reporting program could disadvantage the United States or U.S. digital asset exchanges,” the policy proposal said...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • The White House. Image: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    White House: Sprawling Crypto Report Makes No Mention of Bitcoin Reserve

    A senior Trump administration official confirmed Wednesday that the White House’s hotly anticipated crypto report, which is set to drop today, will not include any recommendations related to the federal government’s creation of a federal Bitcoin reserve or separate digital asset stockpile. Despite the sprawling report being “over 160 pages long,” according to the official, and containing “dozens of recommendations” related to crypto policy, it will not touch on one of the Trump administration’s...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • George and Nancy Jones in 2012. Photo: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Alleged XRP Thief Also Accused of Stealing Ethereum, SHIB From George Jones' Widow

    A Tennessee man charged with stealing millions of dollars worth of XRP from the widow of country music sensation George Jones has been further accused of stealing additional crypto tokens from the woman, including Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Ethereum (ETH).  Kirk West, who until weeks ago was the live-in lover of George Jones’ widow, Nancy Jones, was arrested Friday in Nashville for allegedly stealing $400,000 in cash and a Ledger wallet containing $17 million worth of XRP from a safe in Jones’ home....

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • George and Nancy Jones in 2012. Photo: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    $17 Million in XRP Allegedly Stolen From Widow of Country Music Legend George Jones

    A Tennessee man is facing years behind bars for allegedly stealing millions of dollars worth of XRP from the widow of a famed country music star.  Kirk West, a Nashville area resident, was arrested on Friday for the alleged theft of approximately $400,000 in cash and a Ledger wallet containing over 5.5 million XRP tokens. The alleged victim of the caper? West’s spurned lover, Nancy Jones—the fourth and final wife of George Jones, the late country music sensation. So how, exactly, did XRP—the red...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • US Capitol building. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Senate Will End Up Passing House Version of Crypto Market Structure, Says Tom Emmer

    Days after the House passed a sweeping crypto market structure bill, the Senate began the process this week of considering its own, parallel version of the legislation. Republican senators have signaled a desire to get their market structure bill moving after lawmakers return from their August recess—but a top House Republican expressed confidence Thursday that, ultimately, the Senate will pass the House’s bill, dubbed the CLARITY Act. “The House has years of work on this topic,” House Majority...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • US Capitol building in DC. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Another ICO Boom? What the Senate’s Market Structure Bill Means for Crypto Startups

    The Senate yesterday unveiled a preliminary draft of its crypto market structure legislation—a companion bill to the House’s sweeping CLARITY Act passed last week with bipartisan support. And while there are differences, there is one common theme throughout: crypto startups may soon have a legal path toward raising money through ICOs like never before. The bill released earlier this week came from the Senate Banking Committee, and it deals primarily with securities and the SEC; the other half of...

    NewsLaw and Order
    6 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev. Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    Robinhood CEO Acknowledges OpenAI Crypto Stock 'Controversy'—But Is Doubling Down

    Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev conceded his company’s recent foray into offering tokenized stocks has been contentious, to say the least—but remained steadfast in his commitment to expanding the initiative. “Being the first to actually tokenize those great companies is a big milestone,” Tenev told Decrypt in an interview Friday. “Of course, every time you're the first to do something interesting, it has some element of controversy.” Earlier this month, Robinhood rolled out a giveaway of tokens, issued...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Tether CEO Paolo Ardonio. Image: Tether/Decrypt

    Tether's CEO Says USDT Is Coming to America—And Circle’s CEO Isn’t Afraid

    Minutes after President Donald Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law, the CEOs of the world’s two largest stablecoin issuers laid out their plans for complying with the landmark legislation, with each making the case that their own company is better suited to America’s new regulatory landscape. Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, the world’s top stablecoin issuer, told Decrypt Friday his company intends to make sure USDT—its flagship dollar-pegged token—complies with the GENIUS Act’s regime for foreign...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • President Donald Trump. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Trump Signs GENIUS Act Into Law, Ushering In Crypto’s Integration With US Economy

    President Donald Trump signed America’s first major piece of crypto legislation into law Friday, greenlighting the issuance and trading of stablecoins in the United States. At a ceremony held in the White House’s East Room, attended by many of the crypto industry’s most politically connected leaders, Trump hailed the signing of the bill, dubbed the GENIUS Act, as a major accomplishment of his second term. "I pledged that we would bring back American liberty and leadership, and make the United St...

    NewsLaw and Order
    5 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • The White House. Image: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    'Historic': Trump to Sign Nation’s First Major Crypto Bill After Passing House

    After a madcap week of starts and stops, the House voted overwhelmingly Thursday afternoon to pass the GENIUS Act, a landmark piece of legislation that will create a federal framework for creating and issuing stablecoins.  In a bipartisan showing, 102 Democrats joined 206 Republicans in voting for the bill, which was drafted in and previously passed by the Senate. The GENIUS Act now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature, where it will become the first-ever major piece of crypto le...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Jeffrey Epstein. Image: Decrypt/Mug shot

    Epstein, Antichrists & Dragons: Crypto Week in Congress Nearly Goes Off the Rails

    Crypto Week in Congress has turned chaotic. And while a smooth process may have been too much to expect, few could have predicted the legislative event would be nearly derailed—and irreparably damaged, policy leaders say—by a combination of Jeffrey Epstein and a digital “mark of the beast.” Crypto leaders, House Republicans, and the White House rolled into Monday with a prideful plan to take over Washington with “Crypto Week”: a five day legislation bonanza poised to climax with the signing of o...

    NewsLaw and Order
    7 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • US Capitol building. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Crypto Bills in Limbo After Dramatic Standoff on House Floor

    The House’s much touted “Crypto Week” struggled to get back on track Wednesday, with a re-do administrative vote to consider three major crypto bills initially squeaking by, then stalling, after a small group of right wing Republicans appeared to acquiesce but then balked at the demands of party leadership and President Donald Trump.  An initial dramatic vote, 215-211, came down to the buzzer, with a small set of Republicans voting against the rule until a lively exchange with party leaders on t...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • US Capitol building in DC. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Crypto Market Structure Bill Will Kill DeFi in the US, Industry Leaders Say

    DeFi policy experts and industry leaders are coming out swinging against the House’s crypto market structure bill, dubbed the CLARITY Act, just hours before the landmark legislation is set to face a floor vote.  After months of tongue biting, DeFi policy leaders from a spectrum of nonprofits, advocacy groups, and top industry firms—who requested anonymity to speak candidly—told Decrypt they believe the bill as written, while not explicitly hostile to DeFi, is deeply flawed. If signed into law, C...

    NewsLaw and Order
    7 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton. Image: Brookings/Flickr Creative Commons

    The SEC Chair Who Sued Ripple Is Now Prosecuting Roman Storm

    Since President Donald Trump’s crypto-fueled return to office, the American digital assets industry has lost most of its favorite villains, and many of its most revered martyrs.  But in the United States, at least one victim of the federal government’s so-called “war on crypto” remains: Roman Storm, co-founder of the popular coin mixing service Tornado Cash, who is set to go on trial Monday in New York for criminal conspiracy to commit money laundering and evading U.S. sanctions.  And the man no...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • US Capitol building. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    House Democrats Struggle to Approach 'Crypto Week' With Unified Front

    House Republicans, supported by the White House, are barrelling forward with a slew of crucial votes on digital assets legislation set for next week—and Democrats appear unsure of how to approach “Crypto Week” with a unified front.  Next week, among other crypto-related measures, the House will vote on the stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act, which would create a crypto market structure framework. Some senior House Democrats have urged party leadership to officially come out agains...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Image: Tada Images/Shutterstock

    IRS Formally Removes Anti-DeFi Broker Rule From Tax Code

    The IRS announced Thursday it formally removed a controversial rule from the federal tax code that would have obligated decentralized finance platforms to collect and report the same financial information as traditional brokers.  The so-called DeFi broker rule was adopted in the last weeks of former President Joe Biden’s administration, though it never went into effect. It was shortly thereafter repealed via a resolution supported by bipartisan majorities in both chambers of Congress.  In April,...

    NewsLaw and Order
    2 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • US Capitol building in DC. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Trump Ally Compares Crypto Industry Writing Its Own Rules to Spilled 'Urine Sample'

    Senators from both parties raised concerns about a crypto market structure bill during a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee Wednesday—with even a staunch Trump ally expressing worry about allowing the crypto industry to write its own rules. “To what extent should we allow you to draft [these rules]?” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) asked a panel of crypto leaders including Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. “I've… heard some of you say that digital assets represent the next generation of the internet,”...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Sander Lutz
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