Brazil Proposes Rigid Guardrails to Stop Government Abuse of Central Bank Digital Currency

Brazil Proposes Rigid Guardrails to Stop Government Abuse of Central Bank Digital Currency
The bill, first introduced last year, aims to prevent the use of an upcoming central bank digital currency ( CBDC) as a cash substitute and to stop it from becoming an element of surveillance. The project notes that financial exclusion might result from fully embracing digital currencies. Brazil’s Congress Moves To Limit State Control Over … Read more

Bitcoin price faces new risk as big buyers lose conviction

Bitcoin price faces new risk as big buyers lose conviction
Bitcoin’s largest buyers are no longer behaving like a reliable backstop for the largest cryptocurrency. The exchange-traded funds, public-company treasuries, and Bitcoin-linked equities that helped define the market’s institutional era are showing signs of strain, just as the world’s largest digital asset struggles to hold above $60,000, one of its most closely watched price levels. … Read more

CLARITY Act Gets New Push as Senator Ties Crypto Rules to US Dollar Power

CLARITY Act Gets New Push as Senator Ties Crypto Rules to US Dollar Power
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott renewed support for the CLARITY Act as he tied stablecoins to U.S. dollar strength. His comments put crypto market rules, consumer protection, and AI oversight at the center of the Senate Banking Committee’s financial policy agenda. Scott Links CLARITY Act Push to USD Dominance and Crypto Rules Senate Banking … Read more

Crypto exchanges are opening a two-front war for the stock market

Crypto exchanges are opening a two-front war for the stock market
Binance, Kraken, Bybit, and Gemini are moving to add US stocks and ETFs to their crypto trading apps, making a direct play for the retail brokerage relationship that Wall Street has owned for a century. Binance launched direct access to more than 7,000 US stocks and ETFs alongside bStocks, a tokenized product offering 1:1 economic … Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO fever sparks $1 billion crypto bet before Nasdaq debut

Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO fever sparks $1 billion crypto bet before Nasdaq debut
Crypto traders have turned Elon Musk’s expected SpaceX listing into a round-the-clock proxy market, pushing more than $1 billion through SpaceX-linked perpetual futures in the last three days as investors try to front-run one of the largest public offerings in Wall Street history. The shift comes as retail investors face limited allocations in a heavily … Read more

BlackRock races Goldman Sachs to turn Bitcoin volatility into ETF income

BlackRock races Goldman Sachs to turn Bitcoin volatility into ETF income
BlackRock has updated its regulatory filing for a new Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, signaling an imminent launch that intensifies a Wall Street race against Goldman Sachs Group to capture yield-seeking digital asset investors. On June 10, the world’s largest asset manager submitted an updated prospectus to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the iShares … Read more

CLARITY Act moves to a fight between cops and coders

CLARITY Act moves to a fight between cops and coders
On June 10, administration officials hosted law enforcement groups at the White House to resolve the provision most likely to block the CLARITY Act from reaching the Senate floor for a vote. As Eleanor Terrett reported, the meeting drew around 20 attendees over nearly 90 minutes, with developer protections drawn from the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty … Read more

Brazil Introduces Bill 2946 to Turn Central Bank Crypto Rules Into Federal Law

Brazil Introduces Bill 2946 to Turn Central Bank Crypto Rules Into Federal Law
Bill 2,946/2026, introduced by Federal Deputy Jonas Donizette, enshrines the VASP rules adopted by the Central Bank of Brazil in Resolution 519 and other resolutions as law, bringing stability and certainty to the Brazilian cryptocurrency market and its users. Bill Aims To Set Central Bank VASP Resolutions As Law Brazil is currently evolving its cryptocurrency … Read more