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Trace Finance's $32M Series A, led by CoinFund, shows VC conviction in regulated stablecoin payments. Brazil's FX classification of digital assets is the catalyst.
Former Spanish PM Zapatero denied influence-peddling in a €56M airline bailout. The court is now tracing his cryptocurrency holdings as part of the probe.
The FBI warned June 15 that fraudsters are dispatching in-person cash collectors after banks flagged suspicious transfers. Seniors are the main targets and cash is gone once handed over.
Binance's MiCA license in Greece stalled after ECB President Lagarde reportedly ordered rejection. The exchange now eyes France before the July 1 EU cutoff.
Elliptic's ground-truth approach combines analyst-led investigations with automated tools to label billions of addresses across 66 blockchains without sacrificing reliability.
Transaction revenue dropped 23% year-over-year to 44% of total net revenue. Subscription and services revenue climbed 13.5% to $727.4 million. The pivot to stablecoins, custody, and subscriptions faces execution risk.
Satori Finance shuts down after $134B in perp volume but only $3M annual revenue. Users must withdraw by July 16. The closure signals a shift in how DeFi projects are judged.
Anthropic cut global access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on June 12 after a US export directive. Crypto AI agents built on those models stopped. The sector now carries geopolitical tail risk.
Tokenization of stocks needs the CLARITY Act by July 4. Senate stalls on crypto ethics rules. Polymarket sees 53% chance. Robinhood and Coinbase sit in the crosshairs.
Grayscale says Hyperliquid, Aave, Uniswap, Sky, Maple have strong fundamentals. But revenue alone isn't value – check token burns and buybacks.
Trace Finance's $32M Series A, led by CoinFund, funds stablecoin expansion in Latin America and Asia-Pacific after $10B in cross-border volume. Brazil leads adoption.
CoinMENA formalized a banking deal with Standard Chartered, bringing dedicated fiat accounts and faster on/off-ramps to UAE traders. The move cuts settlement risk for crypto-fiat conversions.
SEC prepares rules for tokenized stock trading, enabling 24/7 settlement. The sector grew 3,300% since 2024. Coinbase and Citigroup position for the shift.
StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson says the crypto crash is forcing startups to close at a record pace, but the shakeout will strengthen the industry by weeding out weak projects.
South Korea's crypto trading volume fell 28% year over year. Retail investors shifted to domestic AI and semiconductor stocks. The rotation pressures exchange revenue and narrows the kimchi premium.
Illinois's 0.2% crypto business tax, added at the last minute, is permanent, sources say. The surprise move may push startups to friendlier states like Wyoming.
Non-custodial developers could face criminal liability if the BRCA carve-out is diluted. Olney warns of an exodus to crypto-friendly jurisdictions like Singapore and Switzerland.
Australia's High Court ruled Block Earner's yield product needed a licence, backing ASIC's technology-neutral stance. The case now heads to Federal Court for penalty determination.
Uniswap leads Grayscale's DeFi Fund at 35%, followed by Ondo and Aave. The fund also holds Ethena and Curve. Q2 watchlist includes Hyperliquid and Pendle as potential additions.
The surprise provision in Illinois' budget applies to firms with $100K revenue, expected to raise $60M. Industry groups call it discriminatory and are pursuing a lawsuit.
Citi's tokenized depositary receipts let investors trade private company stakes like stocks. Foreign access starts now; US in 2026. Transfer restrictions and thin liquidity remain hurdles.
Brazil's stablecoin infrastructure leader lands CoinFund-led round to tackle FX compliance in LatAm and Asia-Pacific. The $10B-plus volume operator now faces multi-country scaling.
Binance may lose EU access, Tether pulled EURT. The June 30 MiCA deadline forces crypto firms to restructure. What the shakeout means for euro pairs and traders.
The SEC plans an 'innovation exemption' letting crypto platforms trade tokenized US stocks. Coinbase, Robinhood, Kraken prepare. Market cap hits $6.4B, but opponents want formal rulemaking.
A Reuters report says Binance's MiCA license application in Greece may be rejected before the June 30 EU deadline. The exchange denies receiving any official rejection signal.
RB Leipzig fired head coach Ole Werner after one season despite a third-place finish. The Kraken crypto partnership remains unaffected, but the coaching turnover raises questions about organizational stability.
Senate and House negotiators agreed to block the Fed from issuing a digital dollar until 2031, while preserving room for private stablecoins with cash-like privacy.
Stablecoin supply crossed $300B as Binance's APAC director said regulation and utility in stablecoins and tokenized assets will define crypto in 2026.
Tokenized stock volumes hit $4.3B in 30 days as SpaceX IPO fuels Solana dominance. Platforms faced allocation shortages. Cumulative on-chain volume passes $20B.
Bloomberg's Mike McGlone says the CLARITY Act legitimizes stablecoins and tokenized assets but will push most tokens to zero. The bill has a July 4 target; only 16 legislative days remain.