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The top eight crypto assets control $1.71 trillion. June support tests separated the strong hands: SOL, TRX, HYPE and ETH held; others broke. Now a BTC rally tests the recovery.
Two-thirds of TRUMP token wallets are underwater with $3.8B in losses. Early buyers captured $4B in gains. The token is down 96% from its peak.
Sparkassen and cooperative banks bring Bitcoin trading to 50 million retail customers through existing banking apps, bypassing exchange accounts.
Americans are on pace to lose over $250B on legal gambling in 2026, while crypto and options escape the same rules. The regulatory gap costs states $500M in tax revenue from prediction markets alone.
NOBLE becomes the first major US law enforcement group to back crypto legislation, endorsing the Clarity Act ahead of a Senate vote expected in early July.
Sparkassen, Germany's largest banking network, is prepping crypto trading for millions of retail clients under MiCA rules. The initial offering will include a handful of cryptocurrencies.
Visa and Mastercard jumped 4.9% and 4.4% on a swipe-fee settlement approval. Crypto stocks tumbled with bitcoin. Big banks slid on hawkish Fed minutes.
French police arrested two suspects after a year-long probe into a $1.8M crypto scam. A wealthy couple paid for a Saint-Tropez villa that never existed.
Two of Germany's largest banking networks are adding crypto trading to their apps, letting millions of retail customers buy and sell digital assets directly. The integration reduces friction and signals a shift in traditional banking's approach to crypto.
37 new crypto firms join ESMA's MiCA register, total 280. No ART issuer licensed. Tether's USDT continues outside the framework as the European Commission plans an early revision.
CoinGlass: $18.38M liquidated over four hours, with shorts at 74%. Binance accounted for half. Aster and Hyperliquid showed extreme short-side positioning at 96%.
TokenPost rebrands PRO as a digital asset data terminal with 22 modules spanning macro, derivatives, and Korea-specific flows. AI briefings and real-time dashboards target faster local interpretation.
DZ Bank and DekaBank are rolling out crypto trading platforms for Germany's cooperative and savings banks, putting digital asset access in front of millions of retail customers through their existing accounts.
French police arrested mother-son duo who used hidden glasses cameras to steal $1.8M in crypto from a couple selling a €10M villa. Crypto-linked kidnappings in France rose 71% year-on-year.
Trump's disclosure of $1.4 billion in crypto earnings, including $636M from his memecoin, raises conflict-of-interest questions as his administration shapes digital asset policy.
The FCA's June 30 rulebook sets a 1% capital floor for stablecoin issuers and extends market abuse rules to crypto, with authorization starting September 2026.
Robinhood and BitGo have expanded layoffs as crypto trading volumes fall from early 2024 peaks. The cuts signal a consolidation phase, not a structural decline, analysts said.
Major County Sheriffs withdrew opposition to the CLARITY Act but want amendments for local enforcement resources. The bill's fate hinges on whether Congress addresses the gap.
Visa, M-Pesa and Onafriq are testing stablecoin settlement for cross-border mobile transfers in DRC, keeping the user interface unchanged while shifting the back-end to digital dollars.
Crypto.com and Coinbase ran prediction markets on BLG's MSI 2026 win over T1. The esports-crypto overlap is a customer acquisition play, not a gimmick.
MCSA dropped its earlier stance on the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, now neutral as Congress debates the broader Clarity Act.
India investigates after reports allege Indian nationals were trafficked into Myanmar and forced to run crypto scams from cyber compounds near the Thailand border.
Binance's stock trading service hit $1B AUM in 30 days with $3B in volume. The offering gives users access to 7,000+ U.S. stocks via the Binance app, competing with traditional brokerages.
DZ Bank starts rolling out Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to millions of retail clients across Germany. Berlin is planning a tax overhaul on crypto gains.
Session keys and spending caps give AI agents controlled access to crypto wallets. Time-based rules add expiry. Stablecoin transfers are the earliest high-usage case.
Retail investors lost $4B on $TRUMP meme coin. Insiders booked $1.4B. Lawmakers may revisit disclosure rules for political tokens.
Major County Sheriffs of America dropped opposition to the CLARITY Act. Ethics concerns resurface after Trump family crypto windfall. Bloomberg sees 60% passage chance.
Brazil's central bank proposes 24-hour holds on outbound stablecoin transfers of $10,000 or more, targeting crypto VASPs. The rule takes effect October 2026 alongside a broader stablecoin crackdown.
The Major County Sheriffs of America dropped opposition after talks on Section 604 of the digital asset bill. The shift marks a win for the bill's sponsors.
MiCA ends national patchwork rules across 27 EU states. Exchanges and custodians now need a single authorization, while stablecoin issuers face strict reserve requirements.