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White House agrees to ethics provisions in market structure bill

The price of Bitcoin moved above $66,000 to reach a seven-week high on Tuesday as reports circulated of a deal with the White House to address ethics in the CLARITY Act.

BIS warns stablecoins could weaken capital controls in emerging markets

Researchers found dollar-backed stablecoins are less affected by capital controls than traditional bank deposits, raising new questions about monetary sovereignty in emerging markets.

MEXC adds Bittensor TAO staking for its global user base

The integration with validator Yuma gives millions of MEXC users access to Bittensor, an AI-focused blockchain whose ecosystem now spans 128 specialized subnets.

Bitcoin nears seven-week high as stocks ignore Iran strikes, Trump 10% tariff plans

Bitcoin and crypto joined US stocks in brushing off US-Iran war escalation and the threat of fresh trade tariffs before the end of the month.

CoinShares debuts Bitcoin mining ETF in Europe entrance

The UCITS ETF, CoinShares’ first in Europe, began trading on Deutsche Börse Xetra, tracking a rules-based index of publicly listed BTC miners.

Robinhood-backed DEX Arcus expands with tokenized assets, perps

Arcus, built by the dYdX team, adds tokenized stocks and perpetual futures on Robinhood Chain as platforms compete to bring traditional assets onchain.

Morpho launches fixed-rate lending protocol on Base

Morpho Midnight introduces fixed rates and defined maturities alongside Morpho Blue’s variable-rate lending markets.

Tether-backed Twenty One, Strike merger plan scrapped: Bloomberg

Strike will remain a standalone company after the proposed three-way merger was scrapped, while Twenty One Capital and Elektron continue discussions, Bloomberg reported.

More MiCA-licensed crypto firms could exit EU market: Gate Europe CEO

Gate Europe’s Giovanni Cunti says some MiCA-licensed crypto firms may struggle to sustain compliance costs as Europe enters its new regulatory era.

Russian parliament passes law regulating crypto market

The State Duma legislation creates a regulated framework for crypto market participants and now moves to President Vladimir Putin for his signature before becoming law.

Bitcoin price gains to $66.3K as range breakout attempt sparks 1-month high

Bitcoin beat out local resistance to pass $66,000 amid predictions of as much as 6% BTC price upside if momentum continued.

UK parliamentary group probes banking barriers for crypto firms

A UK parliamentary group launched an inquiry into banking restrictions on crypto firms and consumers, including their impact on investment and competition.

Bitcoin ETFs post 5-day inflow streak, longest since May

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $227 million in inflows as BTC climbed above $65,000, extending their longest winning streak since early May.

Base’s 1:1-backed tokenized equities launch ‘imminent,’ Pollak says

The Coinbase-backed Ethereum layer-2 is preparing to expand its financial offerings as it pivots away from its earlier social-first strategy.

Grayscale files S-1 for first US Worldcoin ETF

The filing expands Grayscale’s growing lineup of crypto-related exchange-traded products outside of Bitcoin and Ether.

Celsius co-founders Leon, Goldstein to pay FTC over $6M

The settlements add to former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky’s $10 million FTC settlement in April.

Binance & OKX users face $1900 fines in Vietnam, Coinbase in China? Asia Express

Retail users in Vietnam who trade on offshore crypto exchanges like Binance or OKX face heavy penalties. Network School controversy in Malaysia over Israeli citizen ban.

London Stock Exchange eyes overnight trading launch in 2027: FT

The move comes as traditional exchanges face growing competition from crypto markets and tokenized equity platforms that offer around-the-clock trading.

Patrick Witt defers military training as CLARITY heads to Senate

The decision keeps the administration’s chief crypto policy negotiator in place during what could be a decisive few weeks for the CLARITY Act.

Democrats added certain consumer protection rules to CLARITY: Coinbase exec

Coinbase vice chair Ryan VanGrack said that Democratic lawmakers had added provisions on customer protection to a digital asset market structure bill under consideration in the US Senate.

Tether Gold recognized as Accepted Spot Commodity in Abu Dhabi financial center

The recognition allows regulated firms in Abu Dhabi Global Market to offer services involving Tether Gold as tokenized commodities gain broader adoption.

Bitcoin defies recent tech stocks sell-off: Are bulls eyeing $70K rally?

Despite muted derivatives sentiment, Bitcoin’s decoupling and Strategy’s cash raise set the stage for a potential rally to $70,000.

SEC sues Mining Automatic and founder over alleged $22M crypto mining scheme

The SEC alleges Mining Automatic and its founder raised $22 million from investors by promising guaranteed crypto mining returns while spending only a fraction of the funds on mining operations.

Exodus to cut 25% of staff in company reorganization

The wallet company said it expected the layoffs to generate between $10 million and $13 million in savings as part of its strategy to build a full-stack card issuance and payments platform.

Hut 8, IREN deals lift AI-focused Bitcoin mining stocks

Bitcoin miners rallied as investors cheered multi-billion-dollar AI infrastructure contracts, underscoring the sector’s accelerating shift toward data centers and cloud computing.

Nigerian president signs order on approach to crypto regulation, taxes

The West African country’s executive order established a virtual asset council and addressed the fragmentation of crypto regulation for oversight and enforcement.

Bernstein raises Robinhood price target, cites tokenization and prediction markets

The brokerage’s blockchain strategy, including tokenized equities and its Arbitrum-based Robinhood Chain, could reduce its reliance on traditional crypto trading, analysts said.

Bitcoin price hits $65K wall as stocks battle ‘record’ institutional tech sell-off

Bitcoin faced troublesome resistance at $65,000 while traders still saw a potential BTC price breakout into a “bullish market structure.”

IREN jumps 16% after raising AI cloud revenue target above $4B

The Bitcoin miner raised its year-end AI cloud revenue target to more than $4 billion after signing $2.8 billion in new contracts with AI developers.

Peter Brandt predicts the exact day Bitcoin’s bear market will be over

Renowned trading analyst Peter Brandt says investing in Bitcoin today, will pay off much better in two to three years than buying AI stocks at current prices.

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