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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has concluded its case against former Celsius CEO Alexander Mashinsky. Under the final order, Mashinsky is permanently barred from registering with the CFTC and from participating in commodity trading activities within the CFTC’s regulatory jurisdiction.
the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Treasury Department, and other financial regulatory agencies have jointly released the implementation draft of the "GENIUS Act," requiring stablecoin issuers to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and implement Customer Identification Programs (CIP).According to the draft requirements, stablecoin issuers must verify user identities, maintain records of identity information such as names and addresses, and screen against terrorist organization and sanctions lists. The relevant rules have now entered a 60-day public comment period, and will be formally implemented after the final rule is issued.Additionally, Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr expressed reservations about this framework, believing it inadequately addresses the risks of illegal financing in secondary market transactions. The proposal specifically solicits comments on whether customer identification requirements should be further extended to secondary market transactions. (CoinDesk)
Odaily Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and its Chairman Michael Selig in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, concerning the agency's routine approval of cryptocurrency perpetual futures. The lawsuit stems from the CFTC’s May 29 approval of a perpetual futures contract linked to the spot price of Bitcoin by prediction market platform Kalshi, and the issuance of a no-action position for a similar product on the Coinbase exchange. In the filing, CME argues that the CFTC's treatment of "futures" with expiration dates as "swaps" violates directives from the U.S. Congress and the Commodity Exchange Act, and requests the court to invalidate the relevant perpetual futures actions. CME also claims that Selig acted unilaterally without a full panel of five commissioners. A CFTC spokesperson stated that CME is waging a "legal battle" against the agency and the government’s crypto policy, calling the lawsuit "frivolous." Kraken has also announced the launch of perpetual futures trading for U.S. users via the CFTC-regulated platform Bitnomial.
According to a post by Hsiao-Wei Wang (@hwwonx), she has officially stepped down from her roles as Co-Executive Director and Board Member of the Ethereum Foundation, effective immediately. She stated that after careful consideration during her leave of absence, she believes stepping away at this time is the right decision, and she plans to devote more time to her family life going forward. She expressed pride in the Ethereum community’s achievements in building open, censorship-resistant infrastructure and emphasized that she will continue contributing as a member of the community.
According to The Globe and Mail, Canadian fintech company Wealthsimple has announced a partnership with prediction market platform Kalshi to jointly launch a new prediction market product. Previously, Robinhood also entered the Canadian market through its acquisition of WonderFi, intensifying competition in the prediction market sector in Canada. Currently, Canadian regulatory authorities are actively studying preparations related to prediction markets.
Hayden, the founder of Uniswap, posted on platform X, stating that he just noticed CFTC Chair Michael Selig explicitly mentioned UNI as a commodity on Bankless a few days ago. This marks a significant improvement compared to previous regulators who sued everyone without providing any guidance.
Avalanche announced the launch of the Avalanche Payments Collective, with 28 organizations already joining the coalition to build payment infrastructure on the Avalanche network. The coalition aims to integrate multiple domains, including settlement, stablecoins, capital infrastructure, foreign exchange, asset management, compliance, and global payments. Members include Franklin Templeton, VanEck, WisdomTree, Paxos, Kraken, Anchorage Digital, Ethena, and the Wyoming Stablecoin Committee.
according to sources, Meta Platforms' previous acquisition of AI company Manus for approximately $2 billion may face a reversal following a decision by Chinese regulatory authorities to require the transaction to be unwound. Manus's early investors are now planning to buy back the company's equity at roughly the $2 billion price Meta originally paid. This development could enable some of the original investors to regain control of the company and potentially benefit from a revaluation of its worth. (The Information)
Odaily Seer Prophecy Channel monitors that Polymarket has launched a new prediction event for "SpaceX Starship First Launch Date from Florida."To date, all integrated test flights of Starship have been conducted at Starbase in Texas. SpaceX is currently building Starship launch and manufacturing facilities in Florida, including a Starship launch tower at Kennedy Space Center's LC-39A, and renovation work at Cape Canaveral's SLC-37. Relevant projects still require regulatory approval, environmental assessments, and infrastructure construction.SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell stated in a CNBC interview in June 2026 that the company expects Starship Flight 13 to launch in about a month and plans to gradually achieve a monthly Starship launch cadence. She also mentioned that future missions could include Starship's first-ever launch from Florida.Odaily Seer Prophecy Channel continues to follow the prediction market—seeing changes before pricing.
Range, a stablecoin compliance startup, announced the completion of an $8.3 million Series A funding round, with participation from TX Ventures, SixThirty, Maven 11 Capital, Onigiri Capital, and others. The project's total funding to date has reached $11 million.Range provides a unified platform for companies operating both stablecoins and fiat currencies. Its core products include Unify, a real-time ledger system, and Protect, an on-chain transaction screening tool. Its clients include Circle, Solana Foundation, Stellar, Squads, and Jupiter, among others. The funds from this round will be used to expand the Unify and Protect products, grow the engineering and business development teams, and increase integrations and network coverage. (The Block)
According to Forbes, as the 2026 U.S. primaries advance, political donations from the crypto industry have surged significantly. Protect Progress—a Democratic super PAC backed by the Fairshake network—is continuously channeling funds into candidates across several key districts, sparking controversy over “political narrative packaging.” Disclosures show that in the Maryland House of Delegates race alone, Protect Progress has contributed over $4.9 million to candidate Adrian Boafo; similar funding has also flowed to multiple Democratic candidates in Texas and Georgia. Meanwhile, Congress is advancing the Digital Asset Market Structure Act (the CLARITY Act), and the progress of this legislation further elevates the importance of primary election outcomes. Analysts contend that the crypto industry’s influence within the U.S. political system continues to expand, with several senators and candidates publicly endorsing regulatory frameworks for the crypto industry.
According to CoinDesk, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has published a discussion paper exploring how decentralized finance (DeFi) can be incorporated into the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework. The MFSA notes that while MiCA exempts “fully decentralized” crypto-asset services, many DeFi projects still retain centralized features—such as admin keys, centralized governance, and protocol upgrade privileges. The regulator is seeking public input on whether decentralization should be viewed as a “spectrum” rather than a binary concept, and whether a standardized framework should be established to determine whether a given protocol falls outside MiCA’s regulatory scope. Additionally, the paper proposes potential legal structures—including DAOs and cell companies—and examines automated compliance mechanisms such as custodial agents. Public consultation on this discussion paper closes on July 10.
According to La Provence, French police arrested four suspects in Marseille and its surrounding areas in connection with an attempted kidnapping-style robbery targeting cryptocurrency assets. The incident occurred at around 3 a.m. on June 13, 2026, when the suspects broke into a residential unit in Marseille’s 13th arrondissement, attempting to seize cryptocurrency-related assets by taking two women hostage. A family in the building was awakened by the noise and immediately called the police; the suspects fled the scene, leaving behind only their vehicle license plate as a clue. Such “crypto-kidnapping” crimes are reportedly on the rise in France, with approximately 70 cases involving kidnapping or ransom demands targeting cryptocurrency assets recorded since the start of 2026. Authorities note that these incidents typically target cryptocurrency holders and their family members, exhibiting highly targeted and violent characteristics.
stablecoin compliance infrastructure Range has announced the completion of an $8.3 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Swiss TX Ventures and US-based SixThirty, along with other traditional fintech funds, with participation from crypto-native funds such as Maven 11 Capital and Onigiri Capital. To date, the company's total funding has reached $11 million. The new funds will be used to support the development of a unified compliance financial infrastructure platform designed to bridge stablecoins and fiat payment systems, primarily serving enterprises that operate on both on-chain and traditional banking systems. (Chainwire)
according to Aztec Labs monitoring, the team is investigating a potential vulnerability affecting an Aztec payments product that was discontinued in 2021. Approximately $2 million was transferred from an immutable smart contract. This discontinued product is an immutable Stage 2 Rollup version that was deactivated in 2022. Aztec Labs does not hold the admin keys or any control over the system, and thus cannot pause or upgrade it. This incident is separate from the attack on the Aztec Connect product on June 14. The Aztec Foundation stated that the product affected by this attack is not associated with any smart contracts of the current network or the AZTEC ERC20 token.
CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler stated that Bitcoin weakened rapidly after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 3.50%-3.75% and released a relatively hawkish dot plot, falling below the $64,000 mark and dropping about 4% from its intraday high.This meeting marked the Fed's fourth consecutive pause, but the latest dot plot indicates a significant shift towards a hawkish policy path: several officials now expect the possibility of further rate hikes this year, further diminishing the market's pricing of "rate cut expectations." Analysts believe this change has a greater impact than the rate decision itself, directly suppressing risk asset valuations.Market data shows that Bitcoin initially surged to around $66,400 following the announcement, before quickly reversing downward amid heavy selling pressure, hitting a low of approximately $63,870. Trading volume notably expanded, indicating active selling-driven declines. The price is currently consolidating near the lower end of the $63,600–$64,000 range, with no significant inbound capital from bargain hunting.In stark contrast is gold's performance. Spot gold rapidly recovered after briefly dipping to around $4,220, climbing back above the $4,300 level to trade near $4,321, demonstrating strong defensive attributes and capital absorption capacity. Even against a backdrop of easing geopolitical risks, safe-haven demand remains resilient.Market participants pointed out that the core divergence in this round of reaction lies in the repricing of asset attributes: gold completed a swift recovery under the same macroeconomic shock, while Bitcoin failed to reclaim the key level of $64,000, highlighting the higher sensitivity of risk assets to "higher-for-longer interest rates."Overall, the market is transitioning from a phase of "loose expectations supporting risk assets" to one of "hawkish path suppressing valuations," with short-term risk appetite clearly cooling. The key observation point is whether Bitcoin can re-enter the $64,000–$65,000 range with volume confirming stability; otherwise, a weak consolidation structure may persist.
the bond market is signaling increasingly restrictive interest rate expectations, which may continue to weigh on risk assets like Bitcoin. The spread between the U.S. 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields has narrowed to approximately 28 basis points, its tightest level since April 2025, indicating a clear flattening of the yield curve. This shift is widely interpreted as a heightened market expectation of tighter monetary policy or “higher for longer” interest rates.Skanda Amarnath, Executive Director of the policy research organization EmployAmerica, noted that this flattening trend is "one of the clearest market signals that the Federal Reserve is becoming more hawkish." In a more hawkish interest rate environment, the market anticipates rates remaining elevated for a longer period, which enhances the appeal of fixed-income assets and diminishes the investment demand for non-yielding assets such as Bitcoin.Beyond the 10-year to 2-year spread, the gap between the 30-year and 5-year Treasury yields has also fallen to its lowest level since last April, further reinforcing the overall flattening trend of the yield curve.Market participants believe this change represents a significant reversal from the environment earlier this year, which was characterized by a steepening curve and bets on rate cuts. In the latest round of policy signals, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, but its dot plot indicated a higher projected path for future rates compared to previous forecasts, with median interest rate expectations shifting upward across the board, strengthening the “higher for longer” narrative.Analysts suggest that if the high-interest-rate environment persists, risk assets like Bitcoin may struggle to stage a strong upward trend in the short term. The market could enter a phase of volatile downward pressure, intersecting with certain bottoming expectations tied to the halving cycle. (CoinDesk)
crypto trading platform Bybit has stated it has noted its inclusion on the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Investor Alert List and is actively communicating with the MAS to better understand the basis for this listing.Bybit stated that it has always maintained open and constructive communication with the MAS and has continuously taken measures to prevent users in Singapore from accessing its platform, including clearly restricting this in its Terms of Service and implementing geo-blocking of IP addresses from Singapore. Bybit currently does not provide services to users in Singapore and stated it will continue to cooperate with regulatory bodies globally. Further updates will be announced at the appropriate time should there be any new developments.
after the White House issued an emergency takedown order for the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, it sparked concerns among Anthropic employees regarding the company's IPO plans. According to reports, management faced pressure to respond after receiving a 90-minute limited-time takedown order, and some employees were confused by the shifting rationale for the takedown between "national security" and "security vulnerabilities," while also worrying that related regulatory pressure could affect the company's listing process. (New York Times)
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