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Five EU states hold zero MiCA licenses as Germany leads with 57. Poland lacks a local law after three presidential vetoes. Traders face service restrictions by July 2026.
A federal court ordered $5.52M in penalties against operators of the fake NanoBit crypto platform, which used WhatsApp groups and fake ICOs to lure investors. The SEC continues to target similar group-chat scams.
FCA sets Oct 2027 crypto regime start. Application window Sept 2026-Feb 2027. Stablecoin capital requirement cut to 1% after industry feedback. Late applications risk disruption.
JPMorgan backs the CLARITY Act while calling for tighter stablecoin controls and investor safeguards to prevent risk from yield products and deposit shifts.
Trump has 10 days to decide on a housing bill that bans the Fed from issuing a CBDC through 2030. He called the bipartisan package "a big yawn" and pushed for the SAVE Act instead.
The FCA's February 2027 deadline for UK crypto authorization hits exchanges and wallet providers. Smaller firms face the heaviest compliance burden under the new framework.
Only 17% of pre-MiCA registrants converted. With the July 1 deadline looming, 83% of EU crypto firms risk losing access to clients across the bloc.
Ukraine's ARMA received $8.3M in USDT into its own wallet for the first time, following a hacking operation that caused over $100M in damages. The case signals a shift in how Kyiv handles seized digital assets.
The SEC closed its case against NanoBit with a $5 million fine for deceiving investors in a relationship investment scheme. The penalty resolves charges of misappropriation.
JPMorgan's digital asset chiefs told Congress yield-bearing stablecoins should be banned, calling them shadow banking. The push complicates already-stalled stablecoin legislation.
The FCA's final crypto rules set a 40% net-risk capital charge, cut stablecoin coefficient to 1%, and impose market abuse rules from Oct 2027. Deadline for applications: Feb 2027.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said the current crypto market weakness stems from a mix of influences, not any one isolated trigger. He offered no price target.
A classic market maxim returns as crypto cycles shift; traders said adapting positioning to changing liquidity and sentiment is key to avoiding stretch risk.
Binance spent $300M on compliance and blocked $10.5B in fraud from 2025 through Q1 2026. The compliance team now numbers 1,500, or one in four employees.
74% of family offices now invest or explore crypto, BNY Mellon finds — not for lottery returns, but to smooth out portfolios. The catch: correlation spikes during selloffs.
Galaxy Digital's Alex Thorn cut CLARITY Act passage odds from 60% to 50% on June 26. Senate calendar crunch, not policy, is the culprit. Polymarket traders are even more bearish at 41%.
Securitize, the BlackRock-backed tokenization firm, will start trading on the NYSE Thursday under ticker SECZ after shareholders approved the SPAC merger. The deal gives public investors a pure-play on tokenized assets.
Senate Republicans aim for a July vote on the crypto market structure bill, but Galaxy Digital sees only a 50% chance in 2026 as negotiations continue on key provisions.
The Chinese dissident-turned-fraudster ran unregistered stock offerings, a luxury club, and a sham crypto exchange that bilked investors out of over $1 billion.
DeFiLlama data shows $16.69B lost to crypto hacks, with 40% tied to stolen private keys. Experts say key management, not blockchain flaws, is the real vulnerability.
White House meets law enforcement Monday over Section 604 objections that could shield crypto mixers. Senate vote possible in weeks but needs 60 votes.
JPMorgan adds five new currencies to its 24/7 blockchain settlement platform, passing $4 trillion in cumulative volumes. Early adopters include Payoneer and JERA Global Markets.
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou refutes reports of an EEA service halt, confirming the exchange holds a MiCAR license from Austria's FMA and is actively onboarding users.
Phantom wallet names World Prediction Markets as its new prediction markets issuer, replacing Kalshi with automatic payouts and non-custodial SPL token architecture.
Bybit begins restricting EEA services ahead of July 1 MiCA deadline. Rival OKX steps in with zero-fee trading and a dedicated migration hub for European users.
The CLARITY Act faces a four-week window in the Senate after lawmakers return from recess. What the timeline means for crypto regulation and market prices.
JPMorgan backed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. The bank warned stablecoin yield provisions could create shadow banking risks. Senate returns July 13 with August deadline.
Bybit will limit services for EEA users starting July 1 as MiCA compliance takes effect. Affected customers face trading restrictions and must migrate to a regulated entity.
The White House is reaching out to the FBI and DEA to resolve objections to the Crypto Clarity Act. A compromise could clear the bill's path through Congress before year-end.
CZ claims Binance's compliant MiCA application was near approval when unnamed political forces intervened, raising doubts about EU regulatory predictability.