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Transparency International alleges Farage broke lobbying rules after £1.5M in donations from Tether stakeholder Harborne. A 12-month ban would block crypto advocacy.
Nigeria's SEC granted Luno Approval-in-Principle for its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme on July 2, allowing supervised operations while permanent rules are drafted.
Brazil froze $2B in assets tied to a crypto-linked laundering network after U.S. sanctions. The probe targeted shell companies and exchange accounts moving drug trafficking proceeds.
Trump reported $1.4B in crypto income for 2025. The disclosure lacks detail, and critics say the person shaping crypto policy shouldn't hold that much in the asset class.
The UK-based bank joins a register that now includes over 400 firms, signalling deeper institutional adoption under the EU's flagship crypto rules.
EU regulators authorized 36 crypto firms just before the MiCA transition ended, but the register shows most hold limited permissions – just 17 can operate a trading platform.
Nearly 1 in 4 knockout games ends in penalties. Geir Jordet's research shows pressure degrades performance. Systematic preparation beats panic in crypto's binary events.
Binance captured 80% of the $67B TradFi equity perpetuals market in June, driven by SpaceX's Nasdaq debut. Pre-IPO perp volume surged 6,000x in one quarter. Concentration risk and regulatory gaps are the key watchpoints.
Polymarket bettors give Mexico a slight edge in the World Cup round-of-16, pricing altitude advantage into a $2 billion crypto betting market. England's lack of acclimatization is a key risk.
Sysdig documented the first autonomous LLM agent intrusion, compromising a system in 60 minutes. Days earlier, a prompt injection drained $175k from a Grok wallet.
Three years after MiCA took effect, Europe's crypto framework is losing ground to dollar-backed stablecoins and the U.S. GENIUS Act. Platforms are leaving, and the Bank of France wants tighter rules, not looser ones.
Blockchain.com and FalconX filed confidential S-1s in May 2026 as the SEC proposes easing IPO rules. The public comment period runs until July 27.
Trump said he didn't know about the $1.4B from TRUMP and WLFI tokens. The CLARITY Act odds fell to 41% as Senate faces August recess deadline.
Berlin plans to kill the one-year crypto tax exemption, replacing it with a flat 25% capital gains tax. The finance ministry expects €2 billion in new annual revenue.
NOBLE's endorsement gives wavering Democrats a law enforcement constituency vouching for the Clarity Act's investigative teeth as Lummis pushes for a July Senate vote.
Trump told CNBC he knew nothing of the $1.2B in crypto revenue generated by family ventures. The disclosure shows the Trump family's deepening ties to digital assets.
The EU added six researchers to its sanctions list, forcing crypto exchanges to update screening. Privacy coins and DeFi face growing pressure as compliance lists expand.
India's central bank told Parliament it wants banks isolated from crypto and stablecoins. The government's upcoming policy report will test whether the RBI's containment approach becomes law.
IMF staff note argues tokenization compresses settlement to seconds, cutting counterparty risk while also enabling faster bank runs. Policy lag could amplify next crisis.
Russia's crypto law delayed to Sept 1, 2026. Regulations by Nov, first trades early 2027. Annual cap of 300,000 rubles ($4,000) for retail. Licensed intermediaries required.
RBI told a parliamentary panel it wants banks to avoid crypto, with a ban still possible. India's 30% tax and FIU OTC reporting tighten oversight without an outright prohibition.
SEC Chair Atkins calls crypto rulemaking a market necessity. Yet with the CLARITY Act stuck in the Senate and EU's MiCA framework live, the U.S. risks losing ground.
Elliptic's new service scans crypto transactions and wallets in real time, updating risk scores as new data emerges. The product targets a weakness in compliance: onboarding checks that go stale fast.
BloFin limits copy trading to perpetuals but allows 50 positions. Bybit supports futures, spot, and options but caps at 10. Fee structure also differs sharply.
Trump says family's $1.4B crypto earnings are managed by outside firms and rejects conflict-of-interest claims. Ethics experts say the structure still creates an appearance problem.
Minutes from the Fed's June meeting reveal nine officials see at least one rate hike. Bitcoin and Ether already dropped 2-3% after the hawkish June decision. The next CPI and jobs data will tip the balance.
BTSE Group launches regulated crypto exchange in Indonesia under OJK license via joint venture with PT Aset Kripto Internasional. Spot trading live, futures on hold.
India's central bank told a parliamentary panel that digital assets should not serve as payment instruments. The RBI wants a statutory ban on crypto as a medium of exchange, cutting exchanges off from bank transfers.
President Trump told CNBC his family's crypto income of $1.2B in 2025 was legal. Critics argue the windfall creates a conflict with his pro-crypto policies.
Trump defends $1.4B crypto earnings, says he didn't know details. Disclosure shows $636M from memecoin, $594M from World Liberty Financial, $197M stablecoin.