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Alabama Just Gave DAOs What They Have Needed for Years

Governor Kay Ivey signed the DUNA Act on April 1, 2026, giving decentralized autonomous organizations full legal personality in Alabama. Over $24.5 billion in DAO treasury assets have operated without this protection. That is changing.

By Jan Whitfield
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SEC's 'Reg Crypto' Is One Step From Publication. Here Is What the Proposal Actually Contains.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins confirmed on April 6, 2026 that 'Regulation Crypto Assets' is at OIRA — the White House's regulatory review office — awaiting sign-off before public comment opens. The proposal creates three safe-harbor pathways, reclassifies most crypto assets as non-securities, and introduces the first structured fundraising framework for blockchain startups under U.S. federal law.

By Jan Whitfield
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Americans Lost Over $11 Billion to Crypto Scams in 2025. The FBI's IC3 Report Shows How.

The FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Complaint Center annual report — its 25th — recorded more than one million complaints and $20.8 billion in total losses. Crypto accounted for $11 billion of that figure, the single largest category. Pig butchering, AI deepfakes, Bitcoin ATM fraud targeting the elderly, and North Korean IT workers all feature in a report that documents cybercrime's industrialization at scale.

By Jan Whitfield