The U.S. Treasury Department investigated $165 million in cryptocurrency-linked transactions that may have helped finance Hamas prior to the October 2023 attacks, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal.

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Simply purchasing Bitcoin does not resolve underlying personal financial habits, psychological money baggage, or chronic undersaving

Utah's October 20, 2026 lawsuit against Kalshi and Susquehanna seeks an injunction, public nuisance abatement, restitution, disgorgement, and damages estimated between $30.6 million and $61.2 million

Cryptocurrency trading volume on Robinhood Markets platforms fell 38% year-over-year in Q3 2026 to $50 billion, comprising $21 billion on the main app and $29 billion on Bitstamp

Robinhood Markets' Q3 2026 event contracts revenue reached $173 million, increasing over sixfold year-over-year and surpassing cryptocurrency revenue for the second consecutive quarter

On September 8, 2026, the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Kalshi's request to pause Utah's enforcement while appealing an August 4, 2026 ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby

Robinhood Markets generated $120 million in Q3 2026 cryptocurrency revenue, a 55% decline from $268 million in Q3 2025 despite exceeding analyst expectations of $114 million

Robinhood Chain brought in $26 million in its mainnet debut quarter following Robinhood Chain's July 1, 2026 launch, lifting Q3 2026 cryptocurrency revenue

Utah is the tenth state against which the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has initiated legal proceedings, following actions involving Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, New York, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Rhode Island, New Mexico, and Kentucky

Federal courts have entered preliminary injunctions in favor of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in its prediction market regulatory disputes involving Arizona, Illinois, and Minnesota

Cryptocurrency revenue accounted for 8.4% of Robinhood Markets' total quarterly revenue in Q3 2026, down from 21% in Q3 2025

North Korean state cyber actors stole between six billion and eight billion dollars from cryptocurrency ecosystems between 2017 and 2025

North Korea finances weapons proliferation by laundering stolen cryptocurrency through Chinese commercial banks and Chinese money laundering networks

Chris Giancarlo testified before the United States Senate regarding cryptocurrency regulation in early 2018

Sam Bankman-Fried made political campaign contributions to United States politicians before the collapse of FTX

Chris Giancarlo entered his 2018 United States Senate cryptocurrency hearing with approximately 1,500 Twitter followers and exited with about 45,000 followers

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission under Gary Gensler utilized enforcement actions and the debanking of digital asset executives and companies

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission under Gary Gensler issued Wells Notices to firms to halt business operations without commencing prosecutions

Chris Giancarlo authored a book titled The New Adventures of CryptoDad

Chris Giancarlo adopted the public moniker CryptoDad following his 2018 United States Senate cryptocurrency hearing

Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee stated that recent price pullbacks across cryptocurrency markets offer further evidence that a crypto bull market is currently underway