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Ripple Secures Full MiCA License, Completing EU Compliance
Regulation & Politics

Ripple Secures Full MiCA License, Completing EU Compliance

Ripple has received full Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorization from Luxembourg's Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, the company said in a press release Monday. The license completes Ripple's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) requirements, letting it offer…
AVAX One CEO Jolie Kahn Resigns Days After Stock Crash Warning
People

AVAX One CEO Jolie Kahn Resigns Days After Stock Crash Warning

AVAX One Technology, the Nasdaq-listed Avalanche treasury and bitcoin-mining company, said Chief Executive Jolie Kahn resigned effective July 3, with Chief Operating Officer Pete Wylie stepping in as interim CEO, according to an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Strategy Sells 3,588 Bitcoin for $216M to Fund Dividend Payments
CeFi

Strategy Sells 3,588 Bitcoin for $216M to Fund Dividend Payments

Strategy sold 3,588 Bitcoin for $216 million to cover dividends on its Digital Credit securities, the company said in a post on its official X account Monday. The firm now holds 843,775 BTC in its BTC Reserves and $2.55 billion in its USD Reserves, as of July 5, 2026. The sale is the largest…
ESMA Warns Prediction Market Event Contracts May Fall Under EU Binary Options Ban
Regulation & Politics

ESMA Warns Prediction Market Event Contracts May Fall Under EU Binary Options Ban

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities regulator, said in a statement that many prediction market event contracts may already fall within the bloc's existing ban on marketing binary options to retail investors. The regulator reminded firms they must assess whether…
Warren Pushes to Bar Trump Family From Crypto Profits After $1.4B Disclosure
Regulation & Politics

Warren Pushes to Bar Trump Family From Crypto Profits After $1.4B Disclosure

Senator Elizabeth Warren is pushing to add a provision to pending Senate crypto legislation barring President Trump, his family and senior officials from profiting off digital assets, after a disclosure showed his crypto ventures made more than $1.4 billion last year.
Securitize Tokenizes Its Own NYSE Stock SECZ on Its First Day as a Public Company
TradFi & Fintech

Securitize Tokenizes Its Own NYSE Stock SECZ on Its First Day as a Public Company

Securitize put its own newly listed common stock onchain the same day SECZ began trading on the NYSE, launching tokenized shares on Avalanche and Solana through its regulated platform.
Cloudflare Launches Monetization Gateway for Stablecoin Payments via x402
DeFi

Cloudflare Launches Monetization Gateway for Stablecoin Payments via x402

Cloudflare opened a waitlist for its Monetization Gateway on Wednesday, letting customers charge for web pages, datasets, APIs or MCP tools with payments settling in stablecoins over the x402 protocol. Will Papper, formerly of Syndicate, joined the company as product manager for Agent Payments to lead the effort.
Robinhood Launches Robinhood Chain Mainnet, Adds Stock Tokens, Onchain Lending, and Agentic Crypto Trading
Blockchains

Robinhood Launches Robinhood Chain Mainnet, Adds Stock Tokens, Onchain Lending, and Agentic Crypto Trading

At a London keynote, the trading platform opened its Arbitrum-based Layer 2 to the public, rolled out new stock tokens and a Morpho-powered lending product, and confirmed launches in Canada and Singapore alongside plans for crypto trading in the UK.
SEC Opens 60-Day Comment Period on 'Novel' ETF Rules as Prediction Market Funds Pile Up
Regulation & Politics

SEC Opens 60-Day Comment Period on 'Novel' ETF Rules as Prediction Market Funds Pile Up

The SEC published a formal request for comment on 'Novel ETFs' covering crypto-asset and prediction-market funds, following Chair Paul Atkins' May statement pausing launches for over two dozen pending applications.
Binance and Anchorage Digital Launch Off-Exchange Settlement for Institutional Traders
CeFi

Binance and Anchorage Digital Launch Off-Exchange Settlement for Institutional Traders

Binance and Anchorage Digital launched an off-exchange settlement integration on Tuesday, letting institutional traders access Binance's liquidity while keeping assets in Anchorage's custody through Atlas, Anchorage's settlement infrastructure suite.