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Sen. Lummis says $150M in law enforcement funding targets crypto scammers, not lower compliance. Industry and lawmakers meet in Chicago as the bill nears a Senate floor vote.
xStocks cancels $1B tokenized SpaceX IPO orders after failing to secure shares. Binance offered $1M. Backpack's 1:1 model offers a contrast.
Metaplanet's Bitcoin treasury flywheel stalls as the share premium compresses. The August earnings report will show if the company resumed equity raises to restart the cycle.
Nasdaq, NYSE Arca, and Cboe are racing toward 23-hour equity trading. The DTCC is upgrading clearing infrastructure by mid-2026 to support it. Crypto's 24/7 edge narrows.
Greece set to reject Binance's MiCA license, risking EU access for the exchange. Rivals Coinbase and Kraken already licensed. Users may need backup venues before the July 1 deadline.
Bitcoin and ether face headwinds as 40% of fund managers expect a rate hike within a year. The FOMC meets June 17 with 99.6% odds of no change, but the hawkish repricing is already weighing on crypto liquidity.
Greece's regulator is set to reject Binance's MiCA license application, sources told Reuters, blocking the exchange's EU gateway weeks before the deadline.
State Street's new money market fund holds short Treasuries and repos for stablecoin issuers, joining Blackrock and Goldman in a $300B market.
Greece is set to reject Binance's MiCA license application, sources say. The MiCA deadline looms, threatening Binance's access to European clients.
Binance's MiCA application in Greece, likely approved by June, would grant a passport to serve all 27 EU states before the July 2026 deadline. The exchange is ahead of peers yet to file.
Coinbase plans tokenized stocks backed 1:1 by custodied shares. SEC approval is pending. The product differs from synthetics and faces regulatory hurdles across jurisdictions.
Binance says Greece reviewed its MiCA application as compliant, countering a rejection report. A board vote could come before the July deadline.
Hong Kong's central bank hosted a tokenization seminar for 50 corporate treasurers, pushing Project Ensemble and digital bonds to move blockchain beyond pilots.
State Street launched a GENIUS Act-compliant money market fund for stablecoin issuers. STT rose 1.65% to $170.13. The fund targets the growing reserve management market under the new federal stablecoin law.
Sen. Lummis said the $150M would fund agencies to track scammers as the CLARITY Act also gives exchanges authority to freeze suspicious transactions for up to 30 days.
Coinbase says it will launch 1:1 backed tokenized US stocks onchain. The move revives a concept that has drawn SEC scrutiny. The 3 PM event will test whether this time is different.
State Street launched a money market fund for stablecoin issuers, joining BlackRock and JPMorgan in a reserve management market that could reach $4 trillion by 2030.
Grayscale's research team argues the Claude outage proves centralized AI creates a single point of failure. Bittensor's TAO token jumped 30% as the market priced in the alternative.
Binance filed its MiCA application with Greece's HCMC in January. Approval or rejection by July 1 decides EU access for millions. The clock is tight.
Bitcoin's $110B in spot ETFs, simple supply cap, and deep liquidity make it the safest starting point for new crypto buyers. Altcoins can come later.
Greece's HCMC is expected to reject Binance's MiCA license application, blocking EU access after July 2026. The exchange has 12 months to find an alternative or exit the bloc.
An independent candidate for Tennessee governor faces 11 federal counts for allegedly running a crypto Ponzi scheme that diverted over $1.9M from investors.
An estimated 75% of EU crypto operators risk losing authorization as Binance's MiCA rejection nears. Coinbase and Kraken are positioned to capture displaced users.
A Greek license is Binance's primary EU access point under MiCA. Rejection would force a months-long restart in another state. The outcome shapes institutional trust.
Binance may lose access to EU customers within weeks as Greece is expected to reject its MiCA license application, people familiar with the matter said. The deadline for compliance is June 30.
The VIX hit 15.32 and the S&P 500 set a record, yet crypto funds saw $5.8B in outflows over three weeks. Here's why the divergence matters and how to filter it.
Two sources say Greece's HCMC will deny Binance's MiCA application, blocking EU operations after the July 1 deadline. Binance insists it met requirements.
Passage odds dropped to 45-59% as ethics and developer fights stalled the bill. XRP’s price hinges on which of three paths unfolds. Watch the floor calendar.
Cuban's three-word retort to Armstrong's reform pitch frames the regulatory debate as a battle over who sells the riskiest products to retail buyers.
Tokenized crude perpetuals on Hyperliquid saw $46.6M in liquidations as Brent crude dropped below $80 for the first time since March. Off-hours trading risk and shallow order books amplify the cascade.