butterscotch is the only media outlet exclusively covering news about inclusion in Web3, DeFi, crypto. CHEWS is our inaugural, weekly newsfeed, providing timely policy updates, industry trends, market research.
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Joint Federal Investor Guidance |
Last week, various Federal Regulators issued an Investor Bulletin to coincide with World Investor Week 2026 to raise awareness and promote investor education and protection.
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Federal Financial Literacy Updates |
The Financial Literacy and Education Commission has released the 2026 Update to the U.S. National Strategy for Financial Literacy.
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Crypto PACs’ House targets raise eyebrows. Fairshake will back 19 House Republicans but only 13 House Democrats. “The absence of [North Carolina Democratic Rep.] Don Davis is the most dangerous thing, because that’s a Dem who’s in a swing seat who’s not getting love,” despite backing the industry’s top legislative priority, - Semafor
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- As crypto and prediction markets expand, their regulator shrinks. - NPR
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LeBron’s Polymarket deal may not break NBA rules, but it raises uncomfortable questions. The Athletic/NYT
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Kalshi is launching prediction apps with Native American tribes. That’s dividing Indian country. - CNN
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SEC and CFTC Crypto Rules 'Fall Short' of Clarity, Says Rep. French Hill. The House Financial Services chairman credited the SEC and CFTC for stepping in after the Clarity Act's collapse but said only "permanent law change" can secure U.S. leadership. - Decrypt
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Clarity's failure could speed crypto innovation while shielding incumbents. Executives see openings for tokenization, DeFi and dealmaking, while lawyers warn agency action leaves spot-market oversight and lasting certainty unresolved. - CoinDesk
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Senate Democrat Gallego Floats AI Tax to Fund Economic Jobs Plan. - Bloomberg
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Ledger investigates wallet drains involving CryptoBilis buyers; estimate tops $86 million in losses. - The Block
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Greece plans 10% cryptocurrency capital gains tax. - Reuters
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Dept of Treasury is clearing two long-pending cryptocurrency rules off the books: the Financial Crime Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN’s) proposed rules targeting so-called “unhosted wallets” and cryptocurrency mixing. Both threatened to dramatically expand financial surveillance of cryptocurrency users, - Coin Center
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THE GET DOWN: BEYOND BITCOIN PODCAST
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Stream all episodes from seasons one and two on your favorite platform.
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butterscotch is a digital news studio broadcasting stories about Black, Latino, Indigenous DeFi retail investors, Web3 consumers, founders, executives, officials. The virtual newsroom - featuring eNews, Podcast, Live Events – seeks to deepen mainstream understanding of diverse segments of the emerging $3 trillion crypto industry.
Cleve Mesidor, CEO & Managing Editor
Ashlynn Mesidor, CTO & Co-Founder
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