Trump agrees to ethics clause in the Clarity Act: It prohibits public officials from issuing crypto and assigns enforcement to the DOJ.
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.
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S&P and Pantera launch the S&P Pantera Index, a crypto benchmark of 18 constituents that excludes Bitcoin for lack of protocol revenue.
The Chainalysis Crypto Crime Report puts illicit activity below 1% of on-chain volume, countering the myth of Bitcoin as a criminal currency.
