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U.S. M2 hit $22.8 trillion and stablecoins added $300 million last week, but retail volume and ETF flows remain weak. Bitcoin at $60,000 is not generating FOMO.
Reform UK leader met Governor Bailey in September 2025 to oppose the digital pound. His campaign ties surveillance fears to donor interests in stablecoins.
India's Enforcement Directorate raided five Bengaluru crypto firms on June 17, freezing Rs 6 crore in assets tied to alleged unauthorized stablecoin transfers of roughly $300 million. The FEMA action signals a new regulatory front against stablecoin-based remittances.
Philippine SEC commissioner Rogelio Quevedo said tokenized assets could give Filipinos regulated investment options and reduce fraud. The framework timeline is undisclosed.
The CLARITY Act would decide whether stablecoin issuers can pay yield. Banks and crypto firms are lobbying hard ahead of a Senate vote. The outcome could reshape the stablecoin market.
Banking groups are still lobbying for a stablecoin yield ban in the CLARITY Act, even as Senate ethics talks and a tight calendar threaten the bill's path to passage.
Manchester City's CITY fan token is sensitive to transfer news. A £120 million bid could spike the token briefly. Traders face slippage and timing risk because Forest lacks its own token.
Blockworks bought Messari at a steep discount. The deal concentrates crypto's reference data into fewer hands, raising the stakes for anyone using AI or automated feeds to price positions.
Kash Patel says FBI is following the money trail, credits Trump administration for enabling international arrests. Over $11B lost to crypto fraud in US last year. Chainalysis reports $82B in crypto money laundering globally in 2025.
The House Oversight Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs will hold a June 25 roundtable on crypto's role in national security and economic freedom under repressive regimes.
Conio secures its CASP license under MiCAR before the June 30 deadline, with Poste Italiane and Banca Generali as distribution partners for white-label crypto services.
The SEC says tokenized real estate, U.S. equity products qualify under existing law. Central bank tightens listing rules as Binance and BlockShoals lack VASP licenses.
SEC Commissioner Rogelio Quevedo said existing laws accommodate tokenized assets. Four firms are testing in the sandbox, including a real estate project. The results will decide if tokenization scales beyond pilots.
Roughly 80% of suspect stablecoin flows to Brazilian exchanges converge on a handful of addresses, giving compliance teams leverage against industrialized LaaS networks. Targeted disruption can dent the hottest nodes without choking legitimate users.
FDIC's GENIUS Act NPRM requires stablecoin issuers to adopt bank-grade AML and sanctions programs. Comments due Aug 4, 2026. Industry split on secondary-market scope.
With 48 TTF filings and 40+ firms backing token disclosure standards, altcoins need transparency to attract institutional capital. Early filers may gain a listing edge.
Conio's MiCA approval and Greece's expected Binance rejection show licensed bank-backed custody gaining ground in Europe as offshore exchanges face a licensing bottleneck.
The investigation linked 500+ wallets to scams and thefts, with North Korean operatives among the suspects. Nearly half the volume was previously flagged in Elliptic's systems.
Two Texas brothers pleaded guilty to kidnapping a Minnesota family and stealing $8M in crypto. Crypto kidnappings rose 75% in 2025, with 41 cases already in France this year.
Conio says it received an EU MiCAR license for crypto custody, the first such approval for the Italian firm under the unified framework. Verification of the registry entry remains incomplete.
Ireland's new National Risk Assessment targets crypto-asset misuse with tougher oversight and a 30-point plan. The government vows continual updates.
Milei's decree extends the 1.2% cheque tax exemption to registered crypto exchanges, leveling the field with banks. Users will save on deposit and withdrawal fees.
FBI Director Kash Patel posts he will hunt crypto 'pig butchering' scammers. The bureau seized $8B in bitcoin in May's Operation Blackout and has saved $500M through victim warnings.
A 90% stock crash after margin calls exposed the flaw in corporate Bitcoin treasuries: borrowing dollars against a volatile asset. The firm sold one-third of its stack at a loss. Other leveraged peers face similar risk if Bitcoin hits $40,000.
Infinigence's Agentic MaaS platform saw token call volume jump over 20x in six months. Inference now drives more compute spend than training, the company said.
Isiah and Raymond Garcia pleaded guilty to an armed home invasion that netted over $8 million in cryptocurrency. Each faces up to 20 years. The DOJ case points to physical security risks.
A federal jury convicted Daniel Chartraw for Crypto-Pal and TDA Global schemes that promised guaranteed returns with no risk. Bank records showed investor funds went to accounts he controlled.
24X National Exchange filed a rule change to trade tokenized Russell 1000 stocks and ETFs on a unified order book, following Nasdaq and NYSE approvals.
Lummis warns the CLARITY Act's 60-vote Senate threshold could delay crypto rules until 2030, as the bill defines SEC vs CFTC jurisdiction over Bitcoin and Ethereum.
FBI Director Patel warned that decentralized finance won't be tolerated for illicit gains. The IC3's $20.9B figure gives the FBI a mandate to escalate enforcement.