Senator Ted Cruz shares his unfiltered take on the future of crypto in America. From calling a central bank digital currency “a terrible idea” to explaining why half of Congress still doesn’t understand Bitcoin, Cruz reveals how he’s working to keep the U.S. a leader in blockchain innovation — and why he believes Texas can become the world’s new Bitcoin capital. Watch Cointelegraph’s full investigation of crypto and the 2024 elections: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suMyYsRjVzM #bitcoin #crypto #news Follow COINTELEGRAPH: Website: https://cointelegraph.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/cointelegraph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cointelegraph Twitter: https://twitter.com/cointelegraph Mobile app: https://linktr.ee/cointelegraph_mobile Cointelegraph covers everything Bitcoin, bringing you the latest news, prices, breakthroughs, and analysis, with emphasis on expert opinion and commentary from the digital currency community.

Can Crypto Flourish in the US? Sen. Ted Cruz Explains the Biggest Obstacles

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance 
issued a staff statement on August 5, 2025, addressing certain liquid staking 
activities, marking a key follow-up to its May 29, 2025 Protocol Staking 
Statement. Read the full statement here. The following opinion editorial was 
written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. What […]

Understanding the SEC’s August 2025 Update Regarding Crypto Staking

Crypto exchange Binance has reportedly teamed up with Spain’s BBVA to enable 
clients to store collateral outside the trading platform. In this arrangement, 
BBVA — the nation’s third-largest lender — will act as an independent 
custodian, holding client funds in US Treasuries that Binance accepts as 
margin for trades. The collaboration aims to reduce counterparty […]

Binance Teams up With BBVA for Off-Exchange Custody

Vitalik Buterin&#8217;s net worth could be bolstered even more as crypto traders are 
eyeing new all-time highs for Ether in just days.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin reclaims ‘onchain billionaire’ crown

India has launched a massive cryptocurrency tax enforcement drive, targeting 
tens of thousands of investors and uncovering hundreds of crores in hidden 
income through advanced data-driven surveillance. India Alerts 44,057 Crypto 
Investors in Sweeping Tax Evasion Crackdown Union Minister of State for 
Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India&#8217;s 
parliament, in […]

India Detects Crypto Tax Evasion—Over 44K Notices Sent to Investors

A Nasdaq-listed company is making history with a $100 million bet on Ripple 
shares and XRP tokens, delivering unprecedented dual crypto-equity exposure 
for investors. First US-Listed Company to Offer Shareholders Both Ripple 
Equity and XRP Token Exposure Vivopower International Plc (Nasdaq: VVPR) 
announced on Aug. 8 that after a two-month due diligence review, it plans […]