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Binance withdraws its Greek MiCA license application and halts all EU crypto services from 1 July. Customers must withdraw their funds.

Four US law enforcement organizations warn that Section 604 of the Clarity Act would hinder investigations into crypto crime.

The EU Parliament’s ECON committee has approved the legal framework for the digital euro and ordered trilogue negotiations to begin.

ICE and OKX launch a 50/50 joint venture for round-the-clock tokenized NYSE shares. Co-chair of the venture is ex-governor Andrew Cuomo.

The Ethereum Glamsterdam upgrade is the biggest hard fork since the Merge: ePBS and parallel processing boost network throughput.

CME Group sues the CFTC after the regulator approved perpetual futures as futures rather than swaps under the Dodd-Frank Act.

Illinois becomes the first US state to introduce a 0.2% Illinois crypto tax on digital asset transfers, taking effect in January 2027.

CBDC ban in the US: the Senate and House agree on a housing bill that bars the Fed from issuing a digital dollar until the end of 2030.

Greece’s HCMC plans to reject Binance’s MiCA licence. Without approval by 1 July 2026, the exchange faces exclusion from the EU market.

Strategy sold 32 Bitcoin in late May and rebought 1,550 a week later. What the move reveals about corporate Bitcoin treasury resilience.

SBF appeal rejected: a US appeals court unanimously upholds Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-year prison sentence for the FTX fraud case.

The CFTC Innovation Agenda under Chairman Selig replaces enforcement with clear rules for crypto, perpetual futures and prediction markets.

More than 50% of the bitcoin supply now sits at a loss. K33 sees parallels to earlier bear market lows that followed within weeks.

Crypto sanctions against Russia: the 21st package proposes a first-ever ban on crypto services targeting entire third countries.

A Reuters analysis estimates the Trump family’s crypto gains at $2.3 billion, while investors incurred book losses of the same amount.

IC3 researchers refute three central promises of the AI and blockchain market narrative in a 155-page survey on crypto and AI.