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Alchemy launches AgentCard to enable AI agents Visa payments

**Alchemy launches AgentCard for AI-driven payments via Visa** AgentCard, backed by Alchemy, gives autonomous AI agents virtual Visa payment...

Ethereum drafts EIP-8304 to cut reliance on centralized indexers

**Ethereum Developers Draft Trustless Indexing Proposal** Ethereum developers are discussing **EIP-8304**, a draft design to enable trustless log...

Trace Finance raises $32M to expand stablecoin settlement rails

**Trace Finance Secures $32M for Regulated Stablecoin Banking Expansion** Trace Finance raised **$32 million** in a Series A led by CoinFund to...

SEC moves to scrap trade-through rule to simplify markets

**SEC Moves to Scrap Trade-Through Rule** The SEC has proposed rescinding Regulation NMS Rules 611 and 610(e), questioning whether the...

Ethereum developers propose asset-level limits for AI-agent wallet safety

**Ethereum Devs Float Asset-Level Spend Limits for Delegated Wallets** Ethereum developers are debating a proposal to embed spending limits...

CME sues CFTC over retail perpetual futures approval

**CME to Sue CFTC Over Perpetual Futures Approval** CME Group CEO Terry Duffy confirmed plans to sue the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission...

Coinbase-backed Satori Finance to shut down by July 16

**Satori Finance to Shut Down by July 16** Satori Finance, a Coinbase Ventures- and Polychain-backed decentralized derivatives platform, will...

Bitcoin holds above 200-week SMA as breakout toward $70K looms

**Bitcoin trades near $64K as it tests key long-term signal** The Bitcoin price is around $64,000, down 1.8% in 24h, pressing against a...

Zama and Morpho launch encrypted USDC yield vault on Ethereum

Zama unveils confidential USDC vault on Ethereum Zama and Morpho have introduced a new USDC yield vault design using fully homomorphic...

Copilot AI forecasts gold to reach $4,600 within 90 days

**Gold Target $4,600 Backed by Three Macro Drivers** Microsoft Copilot AI sees gold climbing 6–10% in the next 90 days — despite it already...

France to ban non-quantum encryption by 2027 amid BTC risk

France Sets 2027 Ban on Non‑Quantum‑Safe Encryption, 6.04M BTC Potentially Exposed France’s cybersecurity agency ANSSI will stop certifying...

Illinois imposes 0.2% crypto tax starting January 2027

**Illinois passes 0.2% digital asset tax** Illinois has enacted SB3019, introducing a 0.2% tax on digital asset business activity, effective...

Judge keeps Michelle Bond’s FTX-linked campaign finance case alive

**Judge Rejects Michelle Bond’s Request to Drop FTX-Linked Campaign Finance Case** A federal judge refused to dismiss campaign finance charges...

UK sanctions list puts HTX under ongoing compliance scrutiny

**UK Sanctions Listing Keeps HTX Under Compliance Scrutiny** HTX, formerly Huobi Global S.A., remains flagged under the UK’s Russia sanctions...

House pledges fast-track of CLARITY Act if Senate acts

House ready to fast-track CLARITY Act if Senate moves before recess The House will act immediately on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act if the...

HyperFund promoter pleads guilty in $1.8B crypto fraud case

**Bitcoin promoter pleads guilty in $1.8B HyperFund fraud** Rodney Burton, known online as “Bitcoin Rodney,” has admitted guilt in a...

Binance pursues EU license ahead of MiCA compliance deadline

**Binance Pushes for EU License Before MiCA Deadline** Binance is racing to secure EU authorization under the MiCA framework as the bloc’s...

Ethereum underwater supply reaches levels seen after FTX collapse

**ETH Supply in Loss Near Post-FTX Levels** Ethereum’s latest price drop has pushed a large share of ETH back into unrealized losses....

Ready USDC card stops non-EEA service after issuer change

**Ready Card Halts USDC Spending Outside EEA After Issuer Change** Ready Card has suspended service for users outside the European Economic Area...

Oman launches mandatory national Bitcoin mining pool with Enegix

**Oman launches mandatory national Bitcoin mining pool** Omanhash.om will become the sole official mining pool for licensed crypto miners in...

Major exchanges restrict USDT for EEA users under MiCA rules

**Title:** Exchanges Restrict USDT in Europe Under MiCA Rules **Summary:** Major exchanges in the European Economic Area are limiting...

Ethereum holds $1,800 ahead of Fed decision and liquidity guidance

**Fed decision keeps Ethereum at $1,800 watch level** Ethereum (ETH) is trading near $1,800 ahead of the Federal Reserve’s June policy...

Japan’s top three banks plan joint yen stablecoin by 2027

**Japan’s Megabanks Plan Joint Yen Stablecoin by 2027** Japan’s top three banking groups — MUFG, SMBC, and Mizuho — are designing a shared...

Michael Saylor outlines Bitcoin-backed multi-layer digital finance model

**Saylor outlines Bitcoin-based “Digital Asset Stack”** Michael Saylor is expanding the corporate Bitcoin treasury idea into a four-tier capital...

Coinbase to launch 1:1 backed tokenized stocks offshore

**Coinbase to Launch 1:1 Tokenized Equities Offshore** Coinbase plans to roll out 1:1 backed tokenized US stocks for international markets,...

UK sanctions HTX over $1.5B Russia-linked crypto flows

**UK Designates HTX Under Russia Sanctions, $1.5B Linked Flows Flagged** The UK has placed HTX under Russia-related sanctions, targeting...

Circle launches cirBTC on Ethereum with 1:1 Bitcoin backing

**Circle launches cirBTC on Ethereum with 1:1 Bitcoin backing** Circle has released **cirBTC** on Ethereum, entering the wrapped Bitcoin market...

Bitcoin falls as Fed Chair Warsh ends dot plot guidance

**Warsh May Kill Fed Dot Plot, Bitcoin Holds $65K** Bitcoin (BTC) trades near $65,000, down -2.5% in 24h, as new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh leads...

Bipartisan deal moves to block Fed CBDC until 2030

**Congress Moves to Block Fed CBDC Until 2030** A bipartisan deal in the US Congress proposes banning the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital...

Illinois to impose 0.2% tax on crypto broker transactions

**Illinois Imposes 0.2% Tax on Crypto Broker Transactions** Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a $55.9 billion state budget package that...
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