Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. The opinion editorial below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. This Week in Crypto Law This week’s developments show courts and regulators addressing crypto through several distinct […]
This Week in Crypto Law (October 18, 2026)
Key Takeaways Most of the money supports Husted. Winklevoss money arrived as bitcoin. Ethics and stablecoin rewards stalled CLARITY. Polls give Brown a narrow lead. Defend American Jobs, the Republican-focused arm of the Fairshake network, has reported $46.67 million in Ohio independent expenditures, and the Winklevoss-backed Digital Freedom Fund $5.94 million, according to FEC
Winning Ohio Won’t Save CLARITY – It Needs 7+ Democrats
The rights are his, and the game's helped renew interest in 'Hellraiser.' Now, Barker wants to do something with the ideas in his head.
Clive Barker’s Ready to Bring ‘Hellraiser’ Back to Movies
TL;DR: Research attributed to Castle Labs puts Solana’s real-world asset market at about $4.3 billion, versus $700 million a year earlier. Ethereum remains substantially larger, but the gap has narrowed sharply. Solana’s next growth story may have less to do with meme coins and more to do with assets that already exist in the traditional financial system. According to a recent Cast
Solana’s Tokenized Asset Market Grows More Than Sixfold In A Year
Everyone is trying to work out whether it's better to leave the heating on all day.
Martin Lewis plea over whether to leave heating on all day after 'debate settled'
EXCLUSIVE: State pensioners can get a bumper £10,138 on top of their state pension by doing one thing.
State pensioners over 75 can get £10,138 payments on top of state pension
Thai Immigration Police arrested Wu Chaoshuai, a Chinese national who had entered the country on a tourist visa back in 2019, and had taken action to evade arrest. Chaoshuai allegedly led a cryptocurrency laundering ring that moved over $74 million for a transnational criminal organization. Chinese Crypto Money Laundering Kingpin Arrested in Thailand Thai authorities […]
Thai Police Bust Chinese Boss Behind $74M Crypto Laundering Ring
Anthropic has been privately pitching lawmakers on a draft bill to regulate frontier AI safety and security, POLITICO reported Friday. The outlet cited three people familiar with the effort and obtained a copy of the confidential draft.An Anthropic spokesperson told POLITICO the bill reflects the company’s Advanced AI Framework, which it has promoted to lawmakers since June. The sp
Anthropic is pitching Congress its own AI safety bill, report says
A triple lock change will give some extra cash to older pensioners.
Older state pensioners set for £768 boosted DWP payments in 2027
Faster payments and reconciliation are separate operating problems. Faster settlement does not automatically improve payment reconciliation.
Your Payments Got Faster. So Why Didn’t Your Finance Team?
TL;DR: Sazmining is offering individual Proto immersion hashboards at $4,187 each, with financing and managed hosting. The arrangement lowers the upfront hardware purchase but does not remove Bitcoin mining‘s ongoing costs or profitability risk. Buying into industrial Bitcoin mining usually means dealing with noisy equipment, electricity contracts and cooling infrastructure. A new
Block’s Proto Mining Hardware Gets A Smaller Entry Point With Sazmining
Before Patrick Stewart returned to 'Star Trek' with 'Picard,' McAvoy hoped to play another of the actor's iconic roles.
James McAvoy Almost Played Picard In a ‘Star Trek’ TV Prequel
A Missouri Lottery player in Arnold matched all five numbers in the Aug. 10, 2026 Show Me Cash drawing to win a $228,000 jackpot on a ticket bought at the Circle K on Jeffco Blvd. Before realizing it was her, she saw a sign touting a local winner and felt a twinge of jealousy, then […]
A Missouri Woman Felt Jealous When She Heard About a $228,000 Jackpot. Then She Checked Her Own Ticket
Patrick Witt announced his departure from the White House last week.