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The EU's MiCA regulation reached full enforcement on July 1, 2026, requiring all crypto-asset service providers to hold authorization or immediately wind down EU operations.…
The CLARITY Act missed its White House July 4 signing target, leaving the Senate a narrow window to pass landmark crypto market-structure legislation before August recess.…
A malicious governance proposal drained an estimated $20 million in BONK from BonkDAO's treasury, exposing a critical vulnerability in decentralized governance systems.…
The White House confirms the U.S. is still structuring its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a separate digital asset stockpile, as crypto market-structure legislation advances in Congress.…
China's internet regulator has removed more than 14,000 AI products in the first phase of the sweeping "Qinglang" cleanup campaign, signaling a sharp tightening of domestic AI governance.…
Nigel Farage is under investigation after The Times revealed aide George Cottrell held a key role in Tether.bet, a crypto gambling firm allegedly violating UK law.…
HSBC pulls back from higher-risk private credit lending following a $400 million loss, raising questions about stability and confidence across the broader private credit market.…
Deutsche Bank has stopped lending to private credit funds over risk concerns, a move that could tighten liquidity across private equity and venture capital markets.…
US President Donald Trump, who once called Bitcoin a scam, publicly admitted he became "a big crypto guy" partly for political reasons.…
Xiaomi partners with Adyen to streamline omnichannel payment processing across 18 markets, spanning Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Latin America, and Europe.…
Singapore's dtcpay enlists TP to deliver 24/7 bilingual customer support as the regulated payments firm accelerates its stablecoin-enabled APAC expansion.…
Injective CEO Eric Chen says growing user demand for speed and scalability is forcing Layer 1 blockchains into an uncomfortable compromise on decentralization.…