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Crypto News for 22/8/2025

📰 Main News & Legal

1️⃣ USA: House defense bill adds anti-CBDC provision. 🪙

2️⃣ US CFTC launches plan to enhance oversight of digital assets, implementing Trump’s crypto strategy. 💰

3️⃣ US Department of Justice: Writing non-malicious code is not a crime. 🚀

4️⃣ Pennsylvania: Proposal to ban public officials from trading cryptocurrencies. 📊

💰 Market & Technology News

5️⃣ UBS: Chinese family offices expected to allocate 5% of capital to Bitcoin. 📈

6️⃣ Fed Bostic: Another rate cut may happen this year. ⚡️

7️⃣ Fed: Probability of a rate cut in September at 75%; Hammack opposes; traders lower expectations for two cuts. 📉

8️⃣ Fed Collins: Short-term rate cut if labor market worsens.

9️⃣ Bank of America: Stablecoins will compete fiercely with money market funds.

🔟 Harvard Professor: Reflects on undervaluation of Bitcoin, criticizes conflicts of interest in regulation.

1️⃣1️⃣ Verb Technology (soon to be rebranded as Ton Strategy): Holds $713 million in TON and $67 million in cash.