France is pushing to phase out classical encryption in favor of post-quantum schemes, reviving questions about how exposed Bitcoin's signatures really are.

Inveniam Capital Partners is acquiring MANTRA, the VASP-licensed RWA layer-1, in a deal set to close by June 30, 2026. Here is what changes and what stays.

CME Group, the world's largest derivatives exchange, plans to sue its own regulator over the CFTC's decision to allow perpetual futures onshore in the US.

Standard Chartered set a $100 long-term price target on Uniswap's UNI for 2030, citing DEX market share and untapped fee revenue. UNI rallied on the note.

Moody's expanded its Token Integration Engine to Solana, letting issuers embed credit ratings directly into tokenized bonds and fixed-income securities onchain.

Rodney Burton, the promoter known as 'Bitcoin Rodney,' pleaded guilty over the $1.8B HyperFund Ponzi. He faces up to 5 years and is sentenced July 23.

Ready restricted USDC card spending for non-EEA users after switching card providers, with some holders reporting an hour's notice before deactivation.

Singapore's central bank placed Bybit on its Investor Alert List on June 17, 2026, days before the June 30 cutoff for unlicensed crypto exchanges.

Governor Pritzker signed Illinois' Digital Asset Privilege Tax into law despite industry pushback: 0.2% per trade, custody included, felony penalties for unregistered brokers.

Reuters reports the SEC is poised to grant an innovation exemption letting crypto firms offer blockchain-based stocks. The tokenized equity market already tops $6.4B.