Jun 30, 20265m 10s
EU Hits 244 MiCA Crypto Licenses With Germany and France in Front
ESMA register data shows the EU has granted 244 MiCA crypto licenses as the deadline lands, with Germany and France leading national authorizations.
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Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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Jun 30, 20264m 42s
ARK Invest Buys Circle, Coinbase and Bullish Into a Falling Market
Cathie Wood's ARK Invest added Circle, Coinbase, Bullish and Robinhood shares as crypto sentiment hit Extreme Fear. Here is what the buying signals.
Jun 30, 20264m 20s
Securitize Heads to the NYSE Under SECZ via Cantor SPAC Merger
Securitize, the tokenization firm behind BlackRock's BUIDL fund, is set to trade on the NYSE as SECZ on July 2 after Cantor Equity Partners II shareholders approved the merger.
Jun 29, 20263m 03s
Ether Fi Hits 100,000 Cardholders and Aims for One Million
Ether Fi says its self-custodial Cash card has reached 100,000 cardholders and is now targeting one million. Here is what the milestone signals for users.
Jun 29, 20264m 14s
Bitmine's ETH Stash Hits 5.7M, Closing In on 5% of Supply
Bitmine added 27,084 ETH last week to reach 5.7 million ETH, nearing 5% of Ethereum's supply, buying through a slump as Tom Lee blamed quarter-end window dressing.
Jun 29, 20265m 10s
Strategy Unveils a BTC Monetization Program and $2B Buyback Plan
Strategy approved a framework that lets it sell Bitcoin to fund operations, authorized $2B in buybacks, and raised its STRC dividend to 12% as BTC sits near $60K.
Jun 29, 20264m 44s
CLARITY Act Passage Odds Slip to 50% as Trump Picks a Different Fight
Galaxy Digital cut its CLARITY Act forecast to 50% and Polymarket sits at 44% as a Trump housing-bill standoff eats the Senate's July calendar.
Jun 29, 20264m 43s
Ukraine Puts $8.3M in Seized Crypto Under State Management for the First Time
Ukraine has moved over 8.3 million USDT seized from an alleged hacking ring into a state-held wallet, the first time the country has formally custodied confiscated crypto.
Jun 29, 20264m 55s
550K BTC Hit Exchange Deposit Wallets as Bitcoin Retests $60K
CryptoQuant says over 550,000 BTC moved to Binance and OKX deposit addresses as Bitcoin retests $60,074 and the Fear & Greed index sits at 16 (Extreme fear).
Jun 29, 20264m 05s
Europe's Unlicensed Crypto Firms Face a Wipeout as MiCA Deadline Lands
MiCA's final transition window closes July 1, 2026. With 244 licensed CASPs against 3,000+ legacy firms, ESMA wants the rest to wind down. Here is the fallout.