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The DOJ dropped its USD 722 million BitClub Ponzi case against Goettsche just before trial, after two Trump-linked lawyers intervened.

The US banking regulator OCC grants Circle National Trust final approval to operate as a federal trust bank for digital assets.

17 banks across six continents are piloting cross-border payments with tokenized deposits on the Swift Blockchain Ledger 24/7.

Germany’s federal cabinet plans to scrap the one-year Bitcoin holding period and tax private crypto gains at 26.375% regardless of duration.

India’s central bank keeps pushing for a crypto ban, while the tax authority flags billions in untaxed gains among 39 million investors.

An arbitrator awards Kraken parent Payward USD 22 million against Mazars, a consequence of the Operation Choke Point 2.0 banking campaign.

Most crypto cards hide who issues them. After mapping the licensed issuers, here is why Switzerland’s self-issuing model reads differently.

Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is stuck in a turf war between the Treasury and Commerce departments, while its legal basis is missing.

Seven Swiss crypto service providers hold a MiCA CASP authorization. AMINA was the world’s first; three followed via Liechtenstein.

The Clarity Act delay is intensifying: Galaxy Research cut the odds of a 2026 signing to 50%, while Polymarket now prices them at just 39%.

The FCA cuts the stablecoin capital requirement from 2 to 1 percent and publishes the UK’s first comprehensive crypto rulebook.

18 percent hold crypto assets in Switzerland, an IFZ and LUKB study shows. Banks see potential for up to 1 million advisory clients.

The 21Shares mid-year report rates the Bitcoin cycle as intact despite a 50 percent correction and sees prediction markets ahead.

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.