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-2.07%

TRX

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1.26%

ADA

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-2.15%

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-0.09%

WBT

$56.61

-1.79%

WBTC

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-1.22%

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-2.04%

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-4.09%

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-1.57%

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-1.21%

SHIB

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-1.14%

CC

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3.09%

CRO

$0.103864

-1.79%

MNT

$1.036

-5.33%

RAIN

$0.00907377

-0.40%

M

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-2.99%

PEPE

$0.00000654

0.30%

TAO

$274.17

-3.42%

OKB

$112.34

-0.99%

ETC

$12.89

-1.14%

ENA

$0.238524

-4.78%

PI

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-0.92%

SOL

$136.68

-2.04%

WLD

$0.596391

-3.51%

HTX

$0.00000169

0.38%

KCS

$11.49

-0.68%

HASH

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-7.14%

SKY

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-2.78%

PUMP

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-8.45%

POL

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3.05%

KAS

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-2.78%

GT

$10.37

-1.66%

ARB

$0.212616

-2.06%

QNT

$75.59

-3.03%

VET

$0.01214663

-3.07%

LBTC

$91,372.00

-1.26%

BONK

$0.00001123

-3.84%

FLR

$0.01177342

-5.29%

XDC

$0.050263

-2.82%

SEI

$0.125629

-1.44%

WM

$0.999429

0.01%

WBTC

$91,058.00

-1.47%

JUP

$0.218008

-3.14%

IP

$2.01

-6.60%

WFLR

$0.01175772

-5.43%

BDX

$0.088844

-1.64%

FET

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-3.28%

STX

$0.344278

-5.04%

CRV

$0.426219

1.44%

DAI

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0.02%

OP

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XTZ

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SPX

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-0.67%

CTM

$0.127857

-1.69%

LDO

$0.640365

-0.60%

TBTC

$91,088.00

-1.42%

GHO

$0.999531

0.06%

TIA

$0.564972

-1.66%

FTN

$1.086

-0.01%

CHZ

$0.0439575

1.02%

GRT

$0.04083107

-1.63%

BTT

$0.00000043

-2.41%

AB

$0.00445277

-0.71%

JST

$0.04291088

2.96%

SBTC

$91,571.00

-1.94%

ENS

$10.71

-2.24%

CFX

$0.078984

-1.95%

2Z

$0.117221

-4.77%

BSV

$19.61

-3.05%

WIF

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-4.91%

SUN

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1.68%

TWT

$0.917819

-1.12%

XPL

$0.178663

-8.30%

GNO

$139.65

-2.91%

NFT

$0.00000037

-0.80%

TEL

$0.00380454

-5.35%

XCN

$0.00985296

8.46%

OHM

$21.63

-1.24%

S

$0.091416

-3.79%

GALA

$0.00734451

-0.61%

KAU

$143.86

0.32%

USR

$0.999915

-0.02%

BAT

$0.214549

-2.13%

VSN

$0.090213

-1.67%

USX

$0.999293

0.01%

UBTC

$91,277.00

-1.40%

MON

$0.02711944

-8.12%

KAG

$78.87

-2.61%

ZK

$0.0343064

-2.12%

DCR

$16.76

-4.21%

H

$0.157388

0.65%

A

$0.176372

-2.95%

ZBCN

$0.00289059

-1.68%

GLM

$0.269926

4.37%

BBTC

$90,744.00

-1.05%

AR

$3.93

-2.40%

MWC

$22.91

-1.38%
Price data by
Sander Lutz

Sander Lutz

Sander is a senior writer at Decrypt reporting on crypto policy from the White House. He covers crypto's impact on politics, law, and culture. Sander graduated from UC Berkeley and holds a masters in history from Cambridge. Disclosure: No significant crypto holdings.

Stories by Sander Lutz

  • US Capitol building in DC. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Senate Republicans Schedule Crypto Bill Vote Despite Divide on Key Issues

    Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), chair of the powerful Senate Banking Committee, announced Tuesday he will bring the group’s crypto market structure bill up for a key vote next week—despite concerns that doing so could doom the legislation’s odds of passage this year. For months, a group of pro-crypto Democrats and Republicans have gone back and forth negotiating language in the sprawling bill, which would establish a regulatory framework for most of the American crypto industry. Crypto groups have spent...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan. Photo: Heather Morgan on X

    Bitfinex Hacker Behind $11 Billion Bitcoin Heist Credits Trump for Early Prison Release

    Ilya Lichtenstein, who orchestrated the theft of over $11 billion worth of Bitcoin from crypto exchange Bitfinex in 2016, is out of prison years ahead of schedule—and credits President Donald Trump with the early release. Months prior, Lichtenstein’s wife and convicted co-conspirator, Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan, was also released early from prison. Morgan similarly thanked Trump for her early release.  A Trump administration official confirmed to Decrypt on Monday that Lichtenstein is in fact o...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Image created by Decrypt using AI

    Crypto Crystal Ball 2026: Will Ethereum Finally Start Going Parabolic?

    It’s never easy being an Ethereum maxi. True, ETH did hit a new all-time high this year; but relative to the Ethereum network’s numerous recent technical and economic triumphs, such price action still seems rather insufficient to many. Ethereum has always been an anomaly, sitting somewhere between Bitcoin’s golden store-of-value legitimacy and every other crypto token in existence. It’s certainly in a league of its own compared to most other tokens—but hasn’t had its Bitcoin moment quite yet. At...

    NewsCoins
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Image created by Decrypt using AI

    Crypto Crystal Ball 2026: Are We Headed for Bitcoin and Crypto Winter?

    In 2025, advantageous regulatory outcomes helped supercharge a delirious crypto bull run—but that hot streak has since petered out. Now many traders are asking themselves: Was this it? Is it back to another bear market already?  For Decrypt's annual Crypto Crystal Ball series, we're diving deep on the questions that could define the next year for digital assets, and what they mean for you. We've already looked at whether the crypto industry will be able to pass its coveted market structure bill,...

    NewsMarkets
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Image created by Decrypt using AI

    Crypto Crystal Ball 2026: Is Wall Street the Industry's Next Villain?

    This year vaulted the crypto industry to unprecedented heights of political influence. But could that new position of power pose unexpected consequences—and attract new enemies—in 2026? At the start of every new year, Decrypt consults its handy Crypto Crystal Ball to divine what trends are likely to shape the coming months—and what those developments could mean for you. First, we investigated whether the crypto industry will be able to pass its treasured market structure bill this coming year. T...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Image created by Decrypt using AI

    Crypto Crystal Ball 2026: Will Crypto Lose the Fight for a Market Structure Bill?

    This year proved to be a surreal, defining, and triumphant turning point for a crypto industry that looked to be on life support barely two years ago. But many of the battles waged by the industry in the last 12 months are not over. In fact, some are just heating up: 2026 could turn out even more consequential for crypto, on topics ranging from regulation to market movements. Here’s a peek at some key questions experts say could define the next year for crypto—and what their answers could mean f...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Ethereum. Image: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    The Year in Ethereum 2025: Institutions Embrace ETH as the 'Ivory Tower' Crumbles

    In an industry well-accustomed to flash and self-promotion, Ethereum has long seemed an outlier. The network’s builders have historically focused on technical accomplishments and an ideal of decentralization so pure, critics say, that they can sometimes lose sight of the bigger economic and political picture. But this year, amidst seismic regulatory developments for the crypto industry, Ethereum has stealthily made huge inroads in arenas it long was perceived to have neglected. From Wall Street...

    Deep DivesLong Reads
    6 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY). Image: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio/Decrypt

    'Bitcoin Senator' Cynthia Lummis Will Not Run for Reelection

    Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), one of the crypto industry’s most reliable and powerful allies on Capitol Hill, announced Friday that she will not seek reelection when her term expires next year. “Deciding not to run for reelection does represent a change of heart for me, but in the difficult, exhausting session weeks this fall I’ve come to accept that I do not have six more years in me,” Lummis said in a statement. “I am a devout legislator, but I feel like a sprinter in a marathon. The energy requ...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, home to the Fed's Reserve Board. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Fed Pushing Ahead With 'Skinny' Master Account Plan for Crypto Banks

    The Federal Reserve is moving forward with an initiative to offer a more attainable version of its coveted master accounts for crypto banks—and is now asking for public comment on the plan. In October, Fed Governor Christopher J. Waller first floated the idea of a “skinny” master account for innovation-focused banks. Master accounts are required to operate a bank nationally, and permit an institution to access the Fed’s paymental rails. The Fed has previously rejected attempts by crypto banks to...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Closeup of the IRS sign seen at one of the entrances to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Building in Washington, D.C. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    House Republicans Urge IRS to Overhaul Crypto Staking Tax Rules—Before 2025 Ends

    A cohort of Republican House members is pushing the Trump administration to change tax rules on crypto staking rewards before they are locked in for the 2026 tax year. In a letter sent late Thursday to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a group of 19 House Republicans urged the administration to immediately repeal a 2023 IRS rule declaring staking rewards to be taxable income as soon as they are received by an individual. Crypto industry advocates have, for years, argued that staking rewards shou...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Closeup of the seal of the SEC at its headquarters in Washington, DC. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    SEC Says Third-Party Bitcoin Mining Services Are Securities Offerings in New Lawsuit

    The Trump SEC has revealed at least one crypto-related service it considers to be a securities offering, at least in some cases: third-party Bitcoin mining. In a new lawsuit filed Wednesday, the regulator accused Danh C Vo of Philadelphia, founder of Bitcoin mining firm VBit, with offering illegally unregistered securities. In addition to selling customers Bitcoin mining rigs, VBit also offered a hosting service in which customers would buy a stake in the company’s mining operations and—with VBi...

    NewsLaw and Order
    2 min read
    Sander Lutz
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    Trump Is 'Open' to Democrats at SEC, CFTC in Glint of Hope for Senate Crypto Bill

    President Donald Trump said for the first time this week that he is open to nominating Democrat commissioners to vacancies at the SEC and CFTC, handing a potential lifeline to the crypto market structure bill languishing in the Senate. “There are certain areas we do look at, and certain areas that we do share power, and I’m open to that,” Trump said Monday in the Oval Office, in response to a question from Decrypt about his willingness to appoint Democrats to federal agencies including the SEC a...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Lady Justice. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    After Setbacks, Crypto Bank Custodia Keeps Fight Alive to Gain Fed Master Account

    After losing a key court battle in its bid to force the Federal Reserve to grant it a coveted master account, crypto bank Custodia is now urging a federal appeals court to revisit the ruling—via an extraordinary, rarely granted procedure. Custodia has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, based in Denver, to rehear its case “en banc”—meaning all 19 judges on the court would review the case, as opposed to the panel of three judges that ruled 2-1 against Custodia in October. A rehe...

    NewsLaw and Order
    2 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • President Donald Trump. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Trump Says He Will 'Look At' Pardon for Samourai Bitcoin App Dev

    President Donald Trump said Monday he was open to exploring a pardon for convicted Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez, and noted he was already familiar with the case. “I’ve heard about it, I’ll look at it,” Trump said of Rodriguez’s case, in response to a question from Decrypt during an afternoon event in the Oval Office. “We’ll look at that, Pam,” the president then commented to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was also present in the room. Bondi then appeared to write something do...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Decrypt 2025 Person of the Year: President Donald Trump. Image: Decrypt/Midjourney

    Decrypt’s 2025 Person of the Year: President Donald Trump

    A year ago, America’s top crypto executives had never stepped foot inside the White House. They had never mingled with the Treasury Secretary, or hosted top DOJ officials at swanky offsite summits—or passed a major federal law. They also had never seen the digital assets they helped create climb so high in value, or so quickly.  These victories have many authors. But they all would have likely been impossible without the support of the president of the United States. In the last twelve months, P...

    Deep DivesLong Reads
    15 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Bitcoin on Venezuela money Bolivar banknotes. Image: Shutterstock

    Crypto Is Now Central to Venezuela’s Economy—And Poses Sanctions Risks: TRM

    New research suggests Venezuela has become increasingly dependent on crypto as the United States and its allies escalate a push for regime change in the isolated nation. Nearly a decade of economic isolation, aggressive international sanctions, and economic collapse have made crypto tokens—particulary, Tether’s USDT stablecoin—central to the everyday life of Venezuelans, according to a new report from TRM Labs. The report also underscores how Venezuela’s largely unregulated crypto economy has po...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • SEC Chair Paul Atkins. Photo: André Beganski/Decrypt

    SEC Chair Atkins Says Many Types of Crypto ICOs Are Outside Agency’s Purview

    SEC chair Paul Atkins said Tuesday that numerous types of ICOs, or initial coin offerings, should be considered non-securities transactions, and thus outside the Wall Street regulator’s jurisdiction. “That’s what we want to encourage,” Atkins said Tuesday at the Blockchain Association’s annual policy summit, in response to a question from Decrypt. “Those sorts of things would not fall, as we would define it, into the definition of a security.” Atkins specifically referred to a token taxonomy he...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Senator Cory Booker. Image: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    Senator Booker: Low Odds for Crypto Bill Without Democrats Appointed at CFTC, SEC

    Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), one of the lead Democrat negotiators on the Senate’s closely watched crypto market structure bill, said Tuesday he would not trust any promise from the White House about appointing Democrats to key financial regulators—and said a failure to meaningfully address the issue could derail the bill’s chances of passage.  Booker said he was discouraged that the Supreme Court now appears poised to grant President Donald Trump the ability to fire commissioners from agencies like...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Image: Decrypt

    Trump DOJ Wants Terra Founder Do Kwon Behind Bars for 12 Years, Citing SBF Sentence

    The Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to sentence Do Kwon to 12 years in prison—the maximum sentence prosecutors reserved the right to pursue after the Terra founder pleaded guilty this summer.  Though Kwon is technically eligible to serve 25 years in federal prison, the DOJ promised in August that it would only seek up to 12 years as part of a deal reached to encourage Kwon to forgo a jury trial and admit to two crimes: conspiracy to defraud, and wire fraud. Now, federal prosecuto...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Coinbase. Image: Decrypt

    Coinbase C-Suite, Marc Andreessen Sued for Billions Over Alleged Insider Trading Scheme

    A group of Coinbase stockholders has filed a lawsuit against the company’s leadership over an alleged yearslong scheme involving the insider trading of billions of dollars worth of company stock. The Delaware-filed suit accuses Coinbase’s top executives and investors of suppressing information for years regarding the company’s failures to implement Know Your Customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering regulations, its vulnerability to data breaches, and the degree to which regulators were investiga...

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    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
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