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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.
Thailand finalizes baht stablecoin with private issuance, full reserves, interbank-only phase. Public consultation by end-2026. 5,000 accounts suspended in renminbi crackdown.
Monday's meeting between the White House and law enforcement could clear the CLARITY Act's biggest hurdles on stablecoin oversight and exchange rules, opening a path to a House vote.
BIS report says $320B stablecoin market fails four money criteria, warns that dollar-pegged tokens drive 'stablecoin dollarization' in emerging economies.
The White House is mediating talks between law enforcement and the crypto industry over the Clarity Act's illicit-finance provisions. A compromise would remove a key risk for regulatory clarity; stalling would delay it.
JPMorgan supports the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act while flagging stablecoin yield risks. The window for passage shrinks as midterms approach.
JPMorgan's blog post argues digital assets must follow traditional finance rules and warns stablecoins should not evade banking safeguards, as the Senate races to pass the Clarity Act before the August recess.
Illinois' 0.2% crypto transaction tax, effective 2027, shows federal GENIUS and CLARITY bills don't block state-level fees.
Chainalysis released a standardized ontology for blockchain tracing based on its work in the Bitcoin Fog case. The framework aims to improve data consistency across criminal investigations.
The House Digital Assets Subcommittee has scheduled a field hearing on the CLARITY Act, a bill that would settle the securities-versus-commodities debate for digital tokens.
Kiwoom Securities is negotiating an equity stake in Bithumb via a share issuance, as South Korea's July reforms include a tokenized securities framework for 2027.
The DRC's new quota system forfeits unused cobalt export allocations to a government reserve, driving prices from $21k to $56k per tonne. Here's how that affects battery costs and crypto mining.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a detailed post on cryptographic obfuscation. The technology hides code logic while preserving output, enabling private blockchain apps. Current implementations are too slow for practical use. Researchers are working on efficiency improvements.
Margin debt hit a record $1.42T in May. Equity financing costs rose to their highest since Dec 2024, squeezing bank capacity. The leverage buildup raises liquidity risk for crypto markets.
CZ says Binance's MiCA application in Greece was near approval before political intervention killed it. The exchange withdrew, suspended EU services, and now eyes France.
Bitcoin holds near $59,000 after a $140B weekly drop. MiCA's transition period ends July 1, leaving Binance without a license. June U.S. jobs data Friday could shift rate expectations.
CertiK reports operational security incidents are rising as attackers target key management. MPC wallets and account abstraction aim to reduce single-key risk, but adoption remains uneven.
Bybit phases out some services for EEA users as the July 1 MiCA deadline nears, while its Austria-based EU entity launches a deposit-reward campaign to attract new customers.
Chainalysis proposes minimum benchmarks for clustering accuracy and entity coverage for bank tracing tools, plus independent verification, in an FDIC letter.
White House meets law enforcement Monday over Clarity Act's DeFi developer protections; bill needs 60 Senate votes with four weeks left.
J.P. Morgan added five currencies to its Kinexys blockchain payments network, giving institutional clients 24/7 settlement for tokenized deposits across eight currencies.
Index funds tracking the Russell 1000 will buy shares, giving Galaxy Digital exposure to large-cap allocators. The firm's Helios AI compute campus adds a second growth engine.
Ahead of July 1, EU crypto exchanges without MiCA licenses face winding down, leaving over 10 million users hunting for new platforms, Swissborg's Fazel says.
Muriel Siebert & Co, with $20B in wealth management assets, selects tZERO's tokenization platform, signaling traditional broker-dealer adoption of digital asset infrastructure.
XRP has recorded eight straight weeks of ETF inflows and a 72% spike in active addresses. BNB's MiCA license efforts and tokenized RWA volume above $5 billion are key catalysts. Risks remain.
BIS annual report warns stablecoins act like money market ETFs with peg deviations, threatening FX stability in emerging economies; report calls for coordinated oversight.
BoT Governor Vitai Ratanakorn outlined a 1:1 baht stablecoin plan, privately issued and backed by reserves. Public hearing expected by end of 2026. First phase restricted to banks and institutions for settlement.
FundBank rebrands to IRACE Digital, partnering with Tenet Bank to offer unified institutional banking for fiat, stablecoins, and digital assets as regulation converges.
With only 244 of 3,000+ EU crypto firms licensed under MiCA, the July 1 cutoff will force 80% of providers to halt operations. Traders face liquidity gaps and a scramble for compliant euro-denominated exchanges.