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Supreme Court ruling ends SEC independence, placing enforcement under presidential control and raising risks for market trust and capital allocation.

Gondi's Sell & Repay feature repaid a $350K loan on XCOPY's 2018 'Dissolution' NFT in one atomic transaction for $525K. The Ethereum-based protocol has grown to over $100M in TVL.

The $1.5B Bybit cold-wallet hack showed that offline storage has a blind spot: the moment funds move. North Korea stole $2.02B in 2025 alone.

French, Dutch and EU watchdogs warn of impersonation scams targeting investors amid MiCA’s July 1 deadline. Over 1,700 firms may need to exit, creating a window for fraudsters to mimic regulators and exchanges.

Putin signed bill No. 1194918-8 creating a legal foundation for digital-currency activity. The law replaces fragmented rules with a statutory structure for Russia's crypto market.

Dollar loses ground while Fed hike bets cool. July NFP due 7 August sets the next test; EUR/USD faces resistance near $1.157, USD/JPY holds ¥157.50.

MyTrade founder Liu Zhou admitted using bots to create fake volume for crypto tokens. A $10,000 fine followed. The case shows how federal agents posed as a fake crypto project to catch market makers.

Ukraine's latest sanctions target 23 firms and 20 individuals supplying Russia's military. The decree raises compliance stakes for crypto exchanges and privacy coin demand.

Motorists face a costly fall as refining capacity losses from Iran and Ukraine keep gasoline prices elevated even with U.S. crude near $76 a barrel.

UK customers can trade fractional shares commission-free alongside crypto, but settlement goes through Apex Clearing, not blockchain. The move puts Coinbase closer to multi-asset apps like Revolut.

Apollo appointed partner Reed Rayman to lead AI chip dealmaking, part of a push to capture more digital infrastructure financing as AI projects grow too large for standard loans.

FBI sting nets first guilty plea for crypto wash trading. MyTrade founder Liu Zhou fined $10,000, ordered to dismantle bots that faked volume across 60 tokens.