Russia’s FSB charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorist activity and placed him on an international wanted list. The agency alleged Telegram failed to remove channels, chats and bots used by Ukrainian special services and extremist groups for sabotage and cyber fraud inside Russia. Telegram’s official X account responded by posting an image of Durov making a middle-finger gesture; no further comment was issued. Telegram, with...

U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez issued a preliminary injunction on July 27 blocking Minnesota’s prediction market ban. The ruling favors Kalshi, Polymarket US and the CFTC, finding the state law likely preempted by the Commodity Exchange Act. Minnesota’s statute, signed by Gov. Tim Walz, was set to criminalize operating or advertising prediction markets starting Aug. 1. A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota from...

The CLARITY Act updated draft, a key bill to establish U.S. crypto market structure rules by clarifying SEC and CFTC jurisdictions, was released on July 23, 2026. Senate Majority Leader John Thune signaled on July 24, 2026, that passage before the August 7 recess is unlikely, though floor proceedings may begin sooner. Ethics provisions in the bill, which would bar federal officials including the president from crypto activities, have sparked...