CFTC Chief Urges Senate To Pass CLARITY Act
CFTC Chief Michael Selig urged the US Senate to pass the CLARITY Act. With around four weeks before the next recess, it might be the last realistic window for passage.
MiCA Enforcement Has Not Started Yet, Despite Belgium's Warning List
Belgium's FSMA added six platforms to its list of fraudulent crypto-asset service providers. It's been touted as MiCA enforcement, but the numbers say otherwise: practically nothing has changed.
Cloudflare Joins AWS in Building Stablecoin Payments Into Web Infrastructure
Cloudflare has opened the waitlist for its Monetization Gateway, letting publishers and developers charge for access to any page, API, dataset or tool they host, with payments settled in stablecoins over x402.
1,700 UK Investors Take Binance and CZ to Court for £150m
Nearly 1,700 investors are suing Binance and Changpeng Zhao in London, seeking £150 million over high-risk derivatives allegedly sold without FCA authorisation, both before and after the products were banned.
MiCA's Final Deadline Nears, and Binance Still Has No License
On July 1st, the EU's comprehensive MiCA framework reaches its final deadline. One notable holdout for getting a license is the world's largest exchange, Binance, which withdrew its Greek application.
Japan Moves Closer to Flat 20% Crypto Tax as Lower House Passes FIEA Bill
Japan's House of Representatives has passed a bill reclassifying cryptocurrencies as financial instruments, cutting crypto tax from 55% to a flat 20% and opening a legitimate way towards crypto ETFs.
Six New US Tax Bills Fixes Crypto's Everyday Tax Problems
Republicans introduced six separate tax bills aimed at crypto inconveniences owners experience day to day. Within hours, the White House crypto adviser had backed them. Next step: a committee markup.
Mastercard Wins New York BitLicense for Stablecoin Settlement
Payments giant Mastercard has been awarded a BitLicense by the New York State Department of Financial Services. The license covers stablecoin settlements, tokenized deposits and digital-asset payment rails.
SpaceX's IPO Filing Reveals 18,712 BTC on Its Balance Sheet
SpaceX is preparing for the largest IPO in history. Its S-1 also shows the company holds a whopping 18,712 BTC, more than Tesla and even Coinbase.
EU Opens MiCA Review as Euro Stablecoins Fall Behind
The EU built the first comprehensive crypto rulebook. Now it has to decide whether to loosen the one rule that might make it compete.
SEC Set to Open the Door for Tokenized Stocks
The SEC's innovation exemption for tokenized stocks could be released as soon as this week, letting institutions offer, on an experimental basis, a new token based way to invest in stocks.
Minnesota's Banks Get the Green Light on Crypto Custody
Tim Walz signed HF 3709, letting state chartered banks and credit unions in Minnesota custody crypto for their customers. While the CLARITY Act moves through Congress, states are taking matters into their own hands.