MiCA licensing only the beginning as crypto custodians face scrutiny
A MiCA license allows crypto firms to operate in the EU, but the ESMA’s review will test whether custodians can meet the required security and resilience…
US charges prisoner over alleged laundering of seized Kraken crypto
US prosecutors charged Rossen Iossifov over the alleged laundering of $290,000 in forfeited crypto from a Kraken account. Source：Cointelegraph
Slumping AI stocks could be really good news for your nontech holdings, says market strategist
Katie Stockton, of Fairlead Strategies, said she is seeing strong buying momentum in the healthcare, industrial, biotech, insurance and utility sectors…
Wall Street banks tighten prediction market rules for staff as insider fears spread
Wall Street banks, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, are restricting employee prediction market trades as insider trading fears spread across…
USDC issuer Circle wins final approval for US national trust bank charter
Circle announces it received final OCC approval for a national trust bank that will initially serve the company and affiliates, with possible future custody…
Japanese lender launches Bitcoin-backed loans of up to $6.2M
CRYL is offering Bitcoinbacked loans to individuals and businesses as Japanese firms explore broader uses for BTC in lending and credit markets.…
TeraWulf eyes $3.5B debt raise for Anthropic-linked data center: Report
Bitcoin miner TeraWulf is reportedly seeking $3.5 billion in debt financing led by Morgan Stanley for its Kentucky data center campus leased by AI company…
Metaplanet explores Bitcoin-backed digital credit with JPYC in Japan
Metaplanet said it is studying Bitcoinbacked digital credit products in Japan with JPYC and Progmat, but no product has been launched. Source：Cointelegraph
EU parliament passes ‘chat control,’ allowing private chat scans until 2028
EU lawmakers have again allowed tech firms to scan chats for abuse material, but exempted endtoend encrypted messages. Source：Cointelegraph
Robinhood Chain sees over $70M in ETH bridged during first week
Robinhood’s choice to use Ethereum further solidifies its position as the “ultimate settlement layer and liquidity foundation for tokenized assets,” said…
Zcash targets July 28 launch for Ironwood network upgrade
Zcash’s next upgrade will replace the oncecompromised Orchard pool and may offer clues about whether counterfeit tokens were created via a recent bug.…
Hackers tried to backdoor Injective npm package to steal wallet keys
The incident is significant for developers and applications that handle Injective wallet workflows, Socket researchers said. Source：Cointelegraph