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On the eve of a U.S. House of Representatives hearing to scrutinize a bill to establish rules for the crypto markets, Democrats said they've been stymied from seeking technical information about its effects from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to staffers.Regulatory agencies such as the SEC routinely give technical analysis to lawmakers, answering questions about the potential effects of legislative efforts such as the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act that would establish regulatory guardrails for digital assets. Democratic staff on the House Financial Services Committee submitted questions to the SEC about the bill and in a briefing were denied basic answers that were previously given to Republicans, according to the Democratic aides who asked not to be named....

Democrats say the agency refuses to provide them needed analysis of a crypto bill, but has given this support to Republicans, in a partisan escalation.Source link

In May 2025, MARA Holdings produced 950 BTC, marking a 35% increase from April, and achieved a record 282 blocks mined. The company’s total bitcoin holdings rose to 49,179 BTC, with no sales during the month. MARA Holdings’ Bitcoin Production Increases by 35% in May MARA Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: MARA) reported a significant uptick inSource link

Pump.fun is planning to raise $1 billion in a token sale at a $4 billion fully diluted valuation (FDV), according to Blockworks, which added that it was unable to confirm timing nor whether the new token would be issued on pump.fun.The platform, which allows any and all to freely create their own tokens on the Solana blockchain, has generated more than $700 million in total revenue since launching more than a year ago, according to the story.Solana's SOL SOL dipped about 2% as the news hit, but has since recovered about half of that knee-jerk decline.Source link

Consensys CEO and Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin said Tuesday that there's sizable interest from institutions in building on ETH.Source link