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Bitcoin jumps as Trump’s Iran deal reopens Hormuz – but will Warsh’s first Fed meeting kill the rally?

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Bitcoin climbed back above $65,000 earlier today, reversing weeks of intense selling pressure after a sudden diplomatic breakthrough between the United States and Iran lifted a major geopolitical cloud over global financial markets. Data from CryptoSlate shows that the flagship digital asset rose more than 3% to reach as high as $65,940, but has since … Read more

Strategy bought $100 million more Bitcoin but critics say MSTR shareholders now own less of it

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Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) added another $100 million of Bitcoin to its balance sheet last week, extending a buying campaign that has made the company the world’s largest corporate holder of the digital asset while sharpening a debate over what its common shareholders actually own. On June 15, Michael Saylor, the company’s chairman, said Strategy bought … Read more

VARA Pushes Dubai Crypto Firms to Track FATF Blacklists, Sharpening Risk Controls

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A Dubai regulator is replacing baseline compliance with rigorous, data-driven frameworks. Virtual asset service providers must now use quantitative business data for real-time risk scoring instead of static tracking. New Framework Demands Quantitative Data The Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has published new guidance aimed at tightening financial crime defenses across the region’s booming … Read more

Bank of Ghana Orders Banks to Halt Crypto Dollar Wallets as Enforcement Risks Rise

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The Bank of Ghana has issued a mandatory directive ordering all regulated financial institutions to immediately stop supporting unauthorized foreign currency digital wallets offered by cryptocurrency platforms. Breach of National Financial Laws The Bank of Ghana has issued a directive ordering regulated financial institutions to immediately halt operations that support unauthorized foreign currency wallet services … Read more

MiCA Deadline Looms: Up to 75% of EU Crypto Firms Risk Losing Their License on July 1

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The European Union’s transition period under its landmark crypto framework ends July 1, after which an estimated three-quarters of regional crypto companies could be barred from serving EU customers without full authorization. A Hard Deadline for Europe’s Crypto Industry The transitional period under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation will officially expire on July … Read more

Congress moves to rebuild crypto crime task force after DOJ dismantled its dedicated crypto team

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Congress wants a task force for cryptocurrency theft months after the Justice Department disbanded NCET. The proposal, introduced by Reps. Lance Gooden and Josh Gottheimer, would create a Federal Cryptocurrency Theft Task Force inside the Justice Department and place it under the attorney general or a designee, according to the bill text and a June … Read more

Bitbank Drops Polymarket Warning: Japan Traders Face Account Suspension Over Betting Deposits

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Japan’s Bitbank, one of the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, announced on June 15, 2026, that users transacting with prediction market platforms, including Polymarket, could face immediate account suspension. Bitbank Draws the Line The exchange posted a formal notice citing Japan’s longstanding gambling prohibitions. Bitbank said it would move to suspend any account where deposits or … Read more

How the SEC’s five-year plan could accelerate tokenized capital markets

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The agency that spent the better part of a decade defining crypto policy through enforcement has published a five-year plan describing blockchain as a technology with “the potential to revolutionize America’s financial infrastructure.” The SEC’s draft Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 dedicates a standalone objective to digital assets and blockchain technology, placing … Read more

Congress Targets Crypto ATMs After Americans Lose $333M to Scams

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Lawmakers are seeking to curb crypto ATM fraud with a bipartisan bill that would set transaction limits, mandate scam warnings, and require transaction records and updated kiosk location records. The proposal follows FBI-cited losses of more than $333 million, with older Americans accounting for most known-age financial losses. Bipartisan Bill Would Set Crypto ATM Limits … Read more