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Blockchain Association Supports Custodia Bank's Application to Supreme Court for Federal Reserve Master Account Access
According to The Block, the Blockchain Association filed an amicus curiae brief on August 13 supporting Custodia Bank's appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting a review of the legality of the Federal Reserve Bank's refusal of its master account application. The Blockchain Association pointed out that this case concerns whether legitimate digital asset enterprises can compete in a fair environment, and warned that the lower court ruling provides a precedent for federal regulators "to debank unpopular industries in the future without the intervention of state regulators." Custodia Bank was founded by Wall Street veteran Caitlin Long, applied for a Fed master account in October 2020, was rejected by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in January 2023 on the grounds that the crypto business model posed risks, subsequently lost twice in the district court and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and was denied rehearing by the full court in a 7 to 3 vote in March 2026. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City must respond to the Supreme Court application by September 11.
Kalshi's federal protection claims dismissed by federal judge in Utah anti-gambling law lawsuit
: U.S. Federal District Judge Robert J. Shelby ruled that the Commodity Exchange Act does not prevent Utah from applying its anti-gambling laws to Kalshi's sports event contracts, granting Utah's motion for summary judgment and denying Kalshi's motion for a preliminary injunction. Shelby stated that the jurisdictional provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act are subject to multiple reasonable interpretations, and in such cases, courts generally do not support federal law preemption. He also rejected Kalshi's argument that amendments under the Dodd-Frank Act established federal preemption for derivatives trading. Kalshi spokesperson Jacki McGavick said the company disagrees with the ruling and will appeal to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Currently, Utah users can still use sports event contracts, and the state has not yet initiated enforcement action. The New York Attorney General has already cited the ruling as supplementary grounds in opposing the CFTC's motion for a preliminary injunction against New York state. Earlier, New York sued Kalshi last week, alleging that it operates as an unlicensed gambling operator.
US Court of Appeals overturns injunction, Perplexity AI Agent returns to Amazon
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the prior injunction, allowing Perplexity's AI shopping agent to return to the Amazon platform. The court ruled that users bear legal liability for accessing Amazon through the Perplexity agent, rather than Perplexity itself, thus making it difficult to sustain claims of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
SBF Second-Instance Appeal Officially Closed, 25-Year Sentence Upheld, Supreme Court Becomes Only Way Out
According to BeInCrypto, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit officially issued the mandate in the SBF case on August 4, marking the formal conclusion of Sam Bankman-Fried's appellate proceedings. The one-page order affirmed the original verdict without providing any new reasoning, leaving his 25-year prison sentence and approximately $11 billion forfeiture order unchanged. Previously, on June 12, the panel rejected SBF's appeals on all seven counts. In the opinion, Judge Parker noted that while SBF publicly assured customers, investors, and regulators of the safety of FTX funds, he misappropriated customer funds for real estate, political donations, and personal investments. Currently, SBF's only remaining judicial recourse is to petition for a writ of certiorari from the U.S. Supreme Court within 90 days, but the Supreme Court's acceptance rate is extremely low. Additionally, SBF has separately submitted a clemency application to the Department of Justice, but Senators Cynthia Lummis and Ruben Gallego have jointly introduced a resolution opposing the granting of clemency to him.
Kalshi: US States Lack Jurisdiction over Prediction Markets, Washington State's Regulatory Action Wastes Taxpayer Money
A Kalshi public relations representative stated that U.S. states do not have the jurisdictional authority to regulate prediction markets, a legal boundary that has been clarified through relevant case law by multiple courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.Kalshi expressed disappointment over Washington State's continued allocation of public financial resources to advance related regulatory actions, asserting that the authority to regulate prediction markets should rest at the federal level.
CFTC Blocks Kalshi from Liquidating Michigan Users' Sports Event Contracts
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Tuesday suspended an emergency rule by Kalshi, preventing it from forcibly liquidating open sports event contracts held by certain Michigan residents, and requiring Kalshi to follow normal procedures to fulfill related transactions. Kalshi submitted the emergency rule on July 12, after the Ingham County Circuit Court in Michigan orally requested it to close some positions. A letter dated July 6 stated that the related transactions must be voided, canceled, and refunded. The dispute began in March, when Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Michigan Gaming Control Board sued Kalshi, alleging that its sports event contracts constituted unlicensed internet sports betting. Kalshi argues that the relevant products are federally regulated derivatives under the Commodity Exchange Act. The CFTC stated that allowing Kalshi's emergency rule to take effect could undermine confidence that completed derivatives transactions will be honored and could cause significant market disruption. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig stated that a state government cannot force a designated contract market to violate its obligations.
Blockchain Association Supports Custodia Bank's Application to Supreme Court for Federal Reserve Master Account Access
According to The Block, the Blockchain Association filed an amicus curiae brief on August 13 supporting Custodia Bank's appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting a review of the legality of the Federal Reserve Bank's refusal of its master account application. The Blockchain Association pointed out that this case concerns whether legitimate digital asset enterprises can compete in a fair environment, and warned that the lower court ruling provides a precedent for federal regulators "to debank unpopular industries in the future without the intervention of state regulators." Custodia Bank was founded by Wall Street veteran Caitlin Long, applied for a Fed master account in October 2020, was rejected by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in January 2023 on the grounds that the crypto business model posed risks, subsequently lost twice in the district court and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and was denied rehearing by the full court in a 7 to 3 vote in March 2026. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City must respond to the Supreme Court application by September 11.
U.S. Appeals Court Upholds SBF's Conviction, 25-Year Sentence, and $11 Billion Forfeiture Order
Odaily News: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has issued a formal order upholding the conviction and sentencing of former FTX CEO Sam "SBF" Bankman-Fried. The lower court previously found him guilty on seven felony counts and sentenced him to 25 years in federal prison. The three-judge panel rejected Bankman-Fried's appeal arguments that FTX had sufficient liquidity and that investors would be fully repaid without incurring losses, and upheld the $11 billion forfeiture order issued by the New York court in the criminal case. Circuit Judge Barrington D. Parker stated in the opinion that even if Bankman-Fried believed he would ultimately repay customers, it does not affect the applicability of wire fraud laws to the temporary misappropriation of funds or property. With the order now in effect, his legal avenues for seeking early release have narrowed, including options such as applying for a presidential pardon or appealing to the Supreme Court.
Kalshi's federal protection claims dismissed by federal judge in Utah anti-gambling law lawsuit
: U.S. Federal District Judge Robert J. Shelby ruled that the Commodity Exchange Act does not prevent Utah from applying its anti-gambling laws to Kalshi's sports event contracts, granting Utah's motion for summary judgment and denying Kalshi's motion for a preliminary injunction. Shelby stated that the jurisdictional provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act are subject to multiple reasonable interpretations, and in such cases, courts generally do not support federal law preemption. He also rejected Kalshi's argument that amendments under the Dodd-Frank Act established federal preemption for derivatives trading. Kalshi spokesperson Jacki McGavick said the company disagrees with the ruling and will appeal to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Currently, Utah users can still use sports event contracts, and the state has not yet initiated enforcement action. The New York Attorney General has already cited the ruling as supplementary grounds in opposing the CFTC's motion for a preliminary injunction against New York state. Earlier, New York sued Kalshi last week, alleging that it operates as an unlicensed gambling operator.
Custodia files petition with US Supreme Court, advancing 6-year dispute over Federal Reserve master account
Odaily Odaily News: Custodia Bank has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking a ruling on whether a regional Federal Reserve Bank president has the authority to deny master account services to an institution. Custodia Bank had repeatedly applied for a Federal Reserve master account but was denied in 2023 by the Fed, citing significant safety and soundness risks associated with its novel business model and its planned primary focus on crypto assets. Custodia Bank subsequently appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, which ruled in favor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in 2024. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide in October whether to take up the case. (Bitcoin.com News).
Lu Jun's court hearing has remained undecided for over six months, second supplementary indictment reveals 12.18 million yuan in bribes including Bitcoin benefits
Lu Jun, former deputy president of the Shanghai branch of China Development Bank, vice president of CDB Capital, and later head of the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, is accused of accepting bribes totaling over 700 million yuan. In a second supplementary indictment by the Baishan City People's Procuratorate, it was disclosed that Lu Jun and his long-time colleague Du Yang received "benefits" of 12.18 million yuan, including equity consideration from Zhongqing Xinxin and Bitcoin. The involved Bitcoin is said to have been obtained through Du Yang's cooperative mining activities. Lu Jun's defense lawyer stated that Lu Jun was unaware of the Bitcoin mining activities. The case was adjourned by the presiding judge on November 28, 2025. To date, more than six months have passed since the trial began, and the case has not yet been decided. (Caixin)
Coinbase CLO: Former U.S. Acting Solicitor General Files “Masterpiece” Amicus Brief in Kalshi Case
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal stated that former U.S. Acting Solicitor General Prelogar, representing the Coalition for Prediction Markets, has submitted an amicus brief supporting Kalshi to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, describing it as a “masterpiece.” Paul Grewal pointed out that the document not only outlines the historical background of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's exclusive regulatory authority over prediction markets but also presents three key arguments:1. Prediction markets can uniquely aggregate market information and convert it into simple price signals, collectively aggregated by market participants.2. Users of prediction markets trade at prices that market participants are willing to accept. They cannot control contract prices and bear the legal obligation to provide users with fair access to contracts.3. The laws of various U.S. states are unsuitable for regulating prediction markets because their core objectives are not to maintain fair markets, price discovery, information aggregation, risk hedging, or prevent market manipulation.
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Blockchain Association Supports Custodia Bank's Application to Supreme Court for Federal Reserve Master Account Access
According to The Block, the Blockchain Association filed an amicus curiae brief on August 13 supporting Custodia Bank's appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting a review of the legality of the Federal Reserve Bank's refusal of its master account application. The Blockchain Association pointed out that this case concerns whether legitimate digital asset enterprises can compete in a fair environment, and warned that the lower court ruling provides a precedent for federal regulators "to debank unpopular industries in the future without the intervention of state regulators." Custodia Bank was founded by Wall Street veteran Caitlin Long, applied for a Fed master account in October 2020, was rejected by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in January 2023 on the grounds that the crypto business model posed risks, subsequently lost twice in the district court and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and was denied rehearing by the full court in a 7 to 3 vote in March 2026. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City must respond to the Supreme Court application by September 11.
U.S. Appeals Court Upholds SBF's Conviction, 25-Year Sentence, and $11 Billion Forfeiture Order
Odaily News: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has issued a formal order upholding the conviction and sentencing of former FTX CEO Sam "SBF" Bankman-Fried. The lower court previously found him guilty on seven felony counts and sentenced him to 25 years in federal prison. The three-judge panel rejected Bankman-Fried's appeal arguments that FTX had sufficient liquidity and that investors would be fully repaid without incurring losses, and upheld the $11 billion forfeiture order issued by the New York court in the criminal case. Circuit Judge Barrington D. Parker stated in the opinion that even if Bankman-Fried believed he would ultimately repay customers, it does not affect the applicability of wire fraud laws to the temporary misappropriation of funds or property. With the order now in effect, his legal avenues for seeking early release have narrowed, including options such as applying for a presidential pardon or appealing to the Supreme Court.
Kalshi's federal protection claims dismissed by federal judge in Utah anti-gambling law lawsuit
: U.S. Federal District Judge Robert J. Shelby ruled that the Commodity Exchange Act does not prevent Utah from applying its anti-gambling laws to Kalshi's sports event contracts, granting Utah's motion for summary judgment and denying Kalshi's motion for a preliminary injunction. Shelby stated that the jurisdictional provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act are subject to multiple reasonable interpretations, and in such cases, courts generally do not support federal law preemption. He also rejected Kalshi's argument that amendments under the Dodd-Frank Act established federal preemption for derivatives trading. Kalshi spokesperson Jacki McGavick said the company disagrees with the ruling and will appeal to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Currently, Utah users can still use sports event contracts, and the state has not yet initiated enforcement action. The New York Attorney General has already cited the ruling as supplementary grounds in opposing the CFTC's motion for a preliminary injunction against New York state. Earlier, New York sued Kalshi last week, alleging that it operates as an unlicensed gambling operator.
Goldman Sachs: AI Servers Drive PCB/CCL Demand Boom, Market Size to Reach $84 Billion by 2028
According to TechFlow Research, Goldman Sachs' August 5 research report upgraded the 2027 global AI PCB market size by 38% to $38 billion, and the AI CCL market size by 18% to $22 billion, and issued 2028 forecasts for the first time: PCB market $84 billion, CCL market $48 billion, with compound annual growth rates from 2026 to 2028 reaching 148% and 161% respectively. AI server PCB shipments will increase from 1.3 million square meters in 2026 to 4.5 million square meters in 2028, and CCL shipments from 42 million sheets to 131 million sheets. The proportion of HDI above 6 layers will rise from 35% in 2027 to 66% in 2028, and the proportion of CCL above M9 will rise from 41% to 58%. Goldman Sachs gave buy ratings to Shengyi Technology, Victory Giant Technology, Wus Printed Circuit, Panasonic HD, Mitsui Kinzoku, Nitto Boseki, Shennan Circuits, Gold Circuit Electronics, HannStar Board, Zhen Ding Tech, and Elite Material. Goldman Sachs believes capacity expansion cannot keep up with demand growth, industry capacity utilization rates will remain high in the next two years, and the tight supply-demand pattern will not change.
US Court of Appeals overturns injunction, Perplexity AI Agent returns to Amazon
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the prior injunction, allowing Perplexity's AI shopping agent to return to the Amazon platform. The court ruled that users bear legal liability for accessing Amazon through the Perplexity agent, rather than Perplexity itself, thus making it difficult to sustain claims of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
SBF Second-Instance Appeal Officially Closed, 25-Year Sentence Upheld, Supreme Court Becomes Only Way Out
According to BeInCrypto, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit officially issued the mandate in the SBF case on August 4, marking the formal conclusion of Sam Bankman-Fried's appellate proceedings. The one-page order affirmed the original verdict without providing any new reasoning, leaving his 25-year prison sentence and approximately $11 billion forfeiture order unchanged. Previously, on June 12, the panel rejected SBF's appeals on all seven counts. In the opinion, Judge Parker noted that while SBF publicly assured customers, investors, and regulators of the safety of FTX funds, he misappropriated customer funds for real estate, political donations, and personal investments. Currently, SBF's only remaining judicial recourse is to petition for a writ of certiorari from the U.S. Supreme Court within 90 days, but the Supreme Court's acceptance rate is extremely low. Additionally, SBF has separately submitted a clemency application to the Department of Justice, but Senators Cynthia Lummis and Ruben Gallego have jointly introduced a resolution opposing the granting of clemency to him.