Bitcoin Policy Institute Puts Its Own Reserve on the Line in NY's 39,069-Wallet Fight
The think tank wants to become a defendant, using its own self-custodied bitcoin as the standing to fight a theory that could reach any long-term holder.
The think tank wants to become a defendant, using its own self-custodied bitcoin as the standing to fight a theory that could reach any long-term holder.
Binance co-CEO Richard Teng disclosed at Reuters NEXT Asia on July 9 that 70% of EU user withdrawals following the exchange's MiCA-driven service suspension went to self-hosted wallets, not to competing licensed platforms.
Sen. Ron Wyden sent a formal letter to Senate leaders on July 8 demanding Section 604 of the CLARITY Act remain intact. The provision is the only statutory protection standing between non-custodial Bitcoin developers and federal money-transmitter prosecution.
Bull Bitcoin petitioned France's Conseil d'État on February 24 to annul Decree No. 2025-1276, the French rule implementing DAC8's mandatory crypto identity and transaction reporting. The exchange argues the decree fails the EU Charter's proportionality standard and creates a kidnapping-target
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins published the agency's 2026 regulatory agenda on July 7, formally committing to propose rules that would allow Bitcoin to trade alongside equities on SEC-licensed platforms under a single broker-dealer license. The rules aren't final, but the direction is unambiguous.
Payward disclosed a $22 million arbitration win against Mazars USA on July 7, 2026, after the auditor walked away from a nearly complete 2022 audit days before finishing, citing SEC pressure that never materialized into penalties.
A pseudonymous Bitcoin holder calling himself John Doe 33 filed a motion to dismiss the Noah Doe lawsuit on June 30, becoming the first actual owner to contest the claim over 39,069 dormant wallets holding roughly 3.8 million BTC.
OFAC designated 134 ISIS-K crypto addresses on July 1, 2026-131 Tron, 3 Monero, and Tether froze every Tron balance the moment the SDN List updated. The mechanism being normalized here is the story.
