SecurityG7 Calls for Joint Action Against North Korean Crypto Theft
G7 leaders at the Evian summit called for coordinated action against North Korean crypto theft. Hackers stole $2B in 2025, $6.75B all-time per Chainalysis.
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RegulationCME Group Sues CFTC Over Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Approval
CME Group filed suit against the CFTC over its May approval of Bitcoin perpetual futures. CEO Terry Duffy argues the CFTC violated the Dodd-Frank Act.
MarketsBoJ Raised Rates to 1%: What Awaits Bitcoin in the Next 30 Days
BoJ raised rates to 1% for the first time since 1995. After 4 previous hikes, Bitcoin averaged -5.74% over 30 days. Price targets: $62,700, $59,200 and $56,700.
DeFiStandard Chartered: DeFi to Grow 37x to $2.7 Trillion by 2030
Standard Chartered forecasts DeFi TVL to hit $2.7 trillion by 2030, a 37x rise. Tokenized RWAs and Uniswap are central to the bank institutional DeFi thesis.
InstitutionalMetaplanet Acquires Siiibo Securities for $13M to Launch Bitcoin Yield Products
Metaplanet agreed to buy Japanese broker Siiibo Securities for $13M to launch Bitcoin-linked yield products for retail investors tapping $7.4T in savings.
RegulationPoland Without MiCA: Nawrocki Vetoes Crypto Bill for Third Time
Polish President Nawrocki vetoed the crypto bill for the third time with less than three weeks before the July 1 MiCA deadline.
MarketsSpaceX IPO: Crypto Exchanges Cancel Tokenized Allocations After xStocks Fails
Binance, Bybit, Bitget and MEXC canceled tokenized SpaceX allocations after xStocks failed to deliver underlying assets. Over $557M in USDC is being refunded.
RegulationCourt Upholds Sam Bankman-Fried's 25-Year Sentence
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's 25-year sentence, exhausting his last judicial option.
SecurityAudiA6 Crypto Laundering Ring Busted: 11 Countries, $390 Million
11 countries shut down AudiA6, a crypto mixer that processed $390M for ransomware gangs. Two admins arrested in Georgia, 25 domains seized.