The 21st EU sanctions package against Russia bars EU citizens from all transactions with HTX and 17 further crypto service providers.
JPMorgan, Citi, Bank of America and Wells Fargo plan a network for tokenized deposits from 2027, operated by The Clearing House.
Crypto VC deals fell to around 50 in May 2026, a five-year low. Mega-rounds like Kalshi’s Series F keep the dollar volume elevated.
Bessent urges Clarity Act passage by summer and confirms progress on the strategic US Bitcoin reserve, now holding 328,372 BTC.
IBM is investing over USD 10 billion in quantum computing: What the roadmap to 2029 means for the Bitcoin risk.
China expands the digital yuan: interest on balances, double the operator banks, and mBridge settling over $55 billion cross-border.
Citi forecasts tokenized securities reaching 5.5 trillion USD by 2030, as DTCC, Nasdaq and ICE build out the underlying infrastructure.
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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.
What separates Dogecoin from Bitcoin is its unlimited supply, and the 2013 satire coin now trades through its own US spot ETF.
