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Visa, M-Pesa, and Onafriq test stablecoin settlement for cross-border transfers in the DRC. The pilot targets remittance cost and speed issues while keeping the crypto layer invisible to users.
Whales added $16.7 billion in Bitcoin as the price broke above $62,000. ETF outflows continue to bleed billions. Traders eye a key resistance zone for the next move.
CME's crypto derivatives averaged $13.7B daily in Q2, with June surging 76% YoY to $10.7B. Round-the-clock trading boosted volume.
MCSA drops opposition to CLARITY Act's DeFi provision, citing Administration talks. Polymarket odds of Trump signing the bill this year climb to 44%.
Visa, M-Pesa, and Onafriq launch a stablecoin pilot in the Democratic Republic of Congo, aiming to cut remittance costs and settlement time. The test uses USDC on Stellar.
A7A5 claims $34.4B in volume; analytics firms say 34% of transactions are circular. The dispute highlights why sanctioned stablecoin metrics are unreliable for compliance teams and regulators.
US national debt hits $39.4 trillion. Stablecoin issuers like Tether hold hundreds of billions in Treasuries. The debt ceiling could bind by mid-2027.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand calls for ban on lawmakers issuing memecoins after Trump disclosed $1.4B in crypto income. The CLARITY Act faces new ethics hurdle.
Trump's $1.4B crypto disclosure gives Democrats new leverage to demand ethics rules in the CLARITY Act. With August recess looming, the bill's path hinges on whether Scott can bridge the gap.
The central bank told a parliamentary panel that crypto assets are hard to regulate and enable money laundering. Q1 2026 volumes fell 11%.
CryptoQuant data shows cumulative altcoin sell pressure hit -$209 billion by mid-June, the worst reading since 2021. Over 15 months of net selling on spot exchanges with no reversal in sight.
Standard Chartered's MiCA passport lets it serve all 27 EU states under one license, while Tether's USDT loses regulated exchange access. ESMA's register now lists 300 authorized crypto firms.
ESMA added 37 licensed crypto firms to its MiCA register, the first update since the July 1 deadline. Germany leads with 58 authorizations. Binance did not make the cut.
New Hampshire's HB639 cleared registration, advancing protections for crypto payments and self-custody, plus node operation. The bill faces committee review before final passage.
A new report tracking $60B in tokenized assets finds 80% of secondary trade volume comes from just 10 products. Fragmentation and private placement rules limit liquidity.
Bridge secured MiCA and EMI licenses in Luxembourg, enabling its euro stablecoin infrastructure to operate across all 27 EU member states, a step toward broader adoption of euro-denominated stablecoins.
Sen. Gillibrand says conflict-of-interest rules are critical after Trump's $1.4B crypto disclosure. Clarity Act markup expected in two weeks.
A7A5 claims $34.4B in volume. TRM Labs and Elliptic say the real number is far lower and declining. The gap exposes the limits of measuring DeFi activity under sanctions.
Hagerty's revised CLARITY Act timeline targets Senate vote after July 13 recess. Bill needs 60 votes with 53 GOP seats. Bloomberg Intelligence puts passage probability at 60%.
NOBLE, representing 3,000 law enforcement executives, endorsed the CLARITY Act as Lummis pushes for a Senate floor vote before the August recess.
New Hampshire's HB639 would bar state and local restrictions on crypto payments, self-custody, and mining. The bill passed both chambers and awaits the governor's signature.
An American citizen was charged in Israel for spying for Iran, receiving cryptocurrency payments. The case marks a first for U.S. nationals in a rising wave of Iranian intelligence operations since 2023.
Twinqo's 4.4-star Trustpilot rating and crypto-native deposit system drove the best-crypto-casino award for 2026. The catch: no major gaming licence.
Trump says he didn't know about the $1.4B crypto income in his financial filing but defends the earnings. The disclosure renews ethics debate as the CLARITY Act faces shrinking window in Congress.
CME FedWatch shows 82% hold probability for July 29. With inflation at 3.8% and the dot plot pointing to 3.8% year-end, the Fed has little room to cut. Crypto faces opportunity cost as yield-bearing assets stay attractive.
Upbit eyes future OpenStandard participation as several South Korean firms step back from the OUSD initiative. No timeline set for a decision.
The New York senator is tying ethics provisions to any crypto legislation after Trump's financial disclosure revealed his memecoin venture became his biggest income source.
North Korea's Lazarus Group stole $643M in H1 2026, 66% of all crypto theft. Two April attacks netted $577M from Drift Protocol and KelpDAO. DeFi protocols remain prime targets for state-backed hackers.
MiCA's transition period has ended, but enforcement across EU member states will vary. Cross-border crypto firms face a binary choice: comply or exit. The first major actions will set the tone.
Transparency International alleges Farage broke lobbying rules after £1.5M in donations from Tether stakeholder Harborne. A 12-month ban would block crypto advocacy.