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Regulation & Politics
Crypto Tax Changes Didn't Make It into Senate's One Big Beautiful Bill
The Senate passed the bill yesterday, but last-minute provisions from Sen. Lummis to reduce crypto tax burdens failed to make it into the mega-tax bill.

DeFi
Plume Taps Trump-Linked WLFI Stablecoin USD1 to Power Its RWA Ecosystem
The partnership with World Liberty Financial aims to accelerate USD1’s multichain expansion.

Infrastructure
Circle Launches USDC Chain Abstraction Tool for Devs
Circle Gateway unifies USDC held across different chains into a single balance with cross-chain liquidity.

TradFi & Fintech
Bitcoin Firm BitMine's Stock Surges Almost 700% on ETH Treasury Plan
The Bitcoin mining-focused company is now turning to Ethereum as a treasury asset.

Markets
Crypto Markets Dip on Powell’s Comments, Senate Passing Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Bitcoin slips below $107K as the Fed signals delayed cuts.

DeFi
Bitcoin L2 Botanix Launches Mainnet with Chainlink, Fireblocks, and GMX
The EVM-compatible Layer 2 solution will bring a verifiably decentralized alternative to the growing Bitcoin DeFi space.

DeFi
Centrifuge and S&P Dow Jones Indices Launch First Tokenized S&P 500 Index Fund
The partnership, unveiled in Cannes, debuts new proof-of-index infrastructure.

DeFi
PancakeSwap Launches v3 Liquidity Pools on Solana
The move brings lower fees and higher earnings to traders and liquidity providers on one of crypto’s fastest chains.

TradFi & Fintech
Circle Applies for US Trust Bank License
If approved, Circle would be permitted to act as its own custodian and also hold digital assets on behalf of institutional partners.

Blockchains
DeFi-focused Layer 2 Katana Launches Mainnet With $200 Million in Pre-Deposits
The new blockchain aims to address some of DeFi’s most persistent problems: low liquidity, unreliable yields, and capital constantly flowing out of the system.


