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Binance halts EU services July 1 after withdrawing its Greek MiCA licence bid. Funds remain accessible but consumer protections lapse. Regulated alternatives like Bitpanda gain ground.
Bitgo slashes 90 jobs, refocuses on security, trading, stablecoins, and AI infrastructure. CEO Belshe says the pivot is needed as market conditions bite.
Australia's corporate regulator extended the no-action period for crypto businesses to Sept. 30, 2026, giving firms three more months to secure licenses.
Securitize's SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II faces a June 29 shareholder vote. Sub-30% redemptions keep ~$400M in the deal. NYSE listing under SECZ expected July 2.
Securitize expects $400M after low SPAC redemption. Shareholder vote June 29, NYSE listing July 2 under SECZ, tokenizing $4B in assets.
Securitize expects $400M from Cantor SPAC after low redemptions. Tokenization market hits $30B. CEO says moving mainstream. NYSE listing set for July 2 under SECZ.
Raoul Pal of Real Vision says excess liquidity is turning positive, Bitcoin is oversold, and the cycle is not peaking. He sees rotation from AI stocks into crypto.
Investors who bought OneCoin packages between 2014 and 2019 and suffered a net loss may qualify. The filing window closes June 30.
Bitcoin touched $58K after the Nasdaq fell 2% and semiconductor stocks plunged 8%. The Fear & Greed Index hit 13, signaling extreme fear. A tech recovery could trigger a crypto bounce; more selling would test support.
ASIC gave crypto firms three more months to apply for licenses, but the Block Earner ruling and a 2027 framework mean the clock is still ticking.
ASIC gives crypto firms three more months for license applications. About 30 submissions since October. Block Earner ruling supports ASIC's stance. New licensing regime starts April 2027.
Spain's CNMV says unlicensed crypto firms must stop operations by July 1. No grandfathering. The move tightens EU oversight and forces firms to comply or leave Spanish market.
Bitcoin fell to $62,300 as a tech-led equity selloff triggered $717 million in altcoin liquidations. Privacy coins DASH and XMR showed resilience, losing less than 1%.
Binance will delist Alchemix, Ardor, NFPrompt Token, and Marlin on July 10. Futures positions auto-settle July 2. Withdrawals end September 9. Act before deadlines.
Coin Metrics' weekly analysis maps synthetic and direct tokenized equities. The key difference is counterparty risk: protocol-level versus custodian-level exposure. Regulatory clarity will decide which structure grows.
Elliptic says Hong Kong's SFC licensing framework has made the territory a leading hub for institutional crypto capital, with two licensed exchanges and a dozen applicants in the queue.
Binance halts EU crypto trading July 1 after pulling its MiCA license application in Greece. Users must move assets or lose access until a new EU license is secured.
From January, crypto holdings count toward debt relief eligibility. Forgiveness rates drop to 30% baseline for higher-income applicants. Credit info law change takes effect Aug 13 with penalties for misrepresentation.
ASIC extended its no-action position for digital asset firms to Sept 30, 2026, giving three more months to secure AFS licences before the new framework takes effect in April 2027.
Spain's market watchdog will not extend the deadline for crypto firms to secure MiCA licences, chair Carlos San Basilio said. Binance and other major platforms face a hard stop.
Framework Ventures closed a $400M fourth fund for crypto, AI, robotics, and energy. Half is already deployed. The shift signals a broader trend among crypto VCs expanding beyond blockchain.
Armstrong accused bank lobbyists of stripping stablecoin yield provisions from Senate crypto legislation. Trump echoed the criticism in March. The Senate markup language will decide if yield-bearing stablecoins survive.
Standard Chartered's crypto unit and Grayscale's DeFi Fund both back Aave (AAVE) despite a 40% drop from its high. The V4 upgrade is the next catalyst for a breakout.
Brentford and Burnley's transfer talks spotlight football's crypto sponsorship pipeline. Burnley's Uphold sleeve deal and Brentford's CoinJar partnership show the trend.
Framework Ventures raised $400 million for its fourth fund, signaling a move into real-world assets through a $500 million credit facility with Better Home & Finance.
Solana absorbed 97.8% of $565M tokenized equity volume on June 24, driven by the SpaceX IPO and Micron's earnings report. The key test for the sector is whether volume holds on quiet weeks.
SCRYPT puts idle cash into Franklin Templeton's BENJI token for 24/7 liquidity, bypassing T+1 settlement cycles on conventional money market funds.
Binance emailed EU users saying services will be restricted from July 1 after failing to secure a MiCA license. The exchange now plans to apply in France instead, but faces a regulatory gap.
Collector Crypt's $60.98M in annualized fees and $142.39M in 30-day volume show real usage, but the loop depends on attention and incentives more than institutional RWA.
The CLARITY Act needs 60 Senate votes before August recess. With 31 session days left, Galaxy Research sees 60-75% odds but progress is key.