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The UK’s crypto rulebook is starting to look more real, and stablecoin issuers now have a clearer idea of what they are dealing with. The Financial Conduct Authority has finalised a major set of cryptoasset policy statements and cut a key proposed capital requirement for stablecoin issuance from 2% to 1%. That may sound like a narrow technical change, but it matters. Stablecoin regulation is where consumer protection, payments policy, competition, and crypto market structure all meet. For more details, visit the official Fca platform. TL;DR The FCA has reduced the coefficient for its stablecoin issuance capital requirement from 2%…

eToro has become a strategic investor in Extended, an onchain perpetual futures exchange, and said the round begins a partnership with Zengo, the self-custody wallet eToro acquired earlier this year. Neither company disclosed the investment size.EToro has become a strategic investor in Extended, an onchain perpetual futures exchange, and said the funding round marks the start of a partnership between Extended and Zengo, the self-custody wallet eToro acquired earlier this year, according to a post from Extended.Extended said on X that eToro “is now a strategic investor” and that the partnership will focus on “expanding access to global financial markets…

Victoria, Seychelles, July 3rd, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, announced key highlights for June 2026. The platform recorded $437 billion in monthly trading volume and expanded user investment options through the launch of the “RealStocks” product. The new product gives users real ownership of over 7,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs—complete with dividend eligibility—breaking down traditional market barriers and connecting users to global assets, all within their existing MEXC account. In June, MEXC continued to expand access to emerging assets, listing 153 new tokens across spot and futures markets and driving $1.03 billion in new listing…

Roughly 10.83 million BTC are currently held at a loss, meaning their holders paid more than today’s price, against 9.22 million still in profit, according to Glassnode data. It is the first time loss-making supply has overtaken profitable supply since the current cycle began and reflects how deep the correction from bitcoin’s $109,000 January peak has cut.Historically, these crossovers have landed near periods of peak financial stress and capitulation among newer buyers. They have also marked the point at which coins migrate from weaker hands to stronger ones, since only holders with high conviction tend to sit on losses rather…

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan says MicroStrategy’s run as the most dominant buyer of Bitcoin (BTC) is likely finished, with the treasury giant now positioned to sell rather than only accumulate the asset. Strategy’s (MSTR) preferred stock has collapsed in recent weeks, and a new capital plan now lets the company sell Bitcoin for three primary purposes, including covering its dividend obligations. How MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Machine Stalled For years, Strategy operated as a one-way source of Bitcoin demand, according to Hougan. The firm grew its treasury through ATM equity and preferred stock offerings, often buying thousands of BTC each…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure There is a reason this one is worth separating from the usual market noise. Sui Testnet Update v1.74.1 Slashes Transaction Gas Costs Via Protocol Version 128 gives Bitcoinist readers a clean angle on Sui at a point where the market is trying to separate durable signals from short-lived noise. According to the source material reviewed for this report, the story turns on a few concrete details rather than vague sentiment. That matters because crypto headlines can move quickly, but the pieces that tend to last are the…

In brief OpenAI has proposed handing the U.S. government a 5% stake worth roughly $42.6 billion, based on its $852 billion March 2026 valuation, according to the Financial Times. Sam Altman pitched the idea directly to President Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and wants Anthropic, Google, and Meta to contribute similar stakes. The talks follow a month of escalating government intervention in frontier AI releases—including a delayed GPT-5.6 rollout and a temporary export ban on Anthropic’s top models. OpenAI has been in talks with the Donald Trump administration about handing the U.S. government a 5%…

The U.S.-listed bitcoin BTC$60,449.94 ETFs pulled in $221.7 million on Thursday, their largest inflow in two months, according to SoSoValue. Fidelity’s FBTC led the charge with a hefty $165.96 million inflow, followed by ARKB at $91.84 million and HODL at $4.35 million. BlackRock’s IBIT, the world’s largest Bitcoin ETF, was the outlier with a $40.43 million outflow.The cumulative inflow ends a painful 10-day outflow streak that saw investors pull $2.73 billion from the funds. Even so, the year-to-date picture remains ugly, with net outflows still sitting at a hefty $5.4 billion.Thursday’s bounce is therefore a drop in the ocean compared…

The HCMC did not immediately respond to a CoinDesk request for comment regarding Binance’s MiCA licensing process.”As the person who led the license application, there’s nothing that I have been made aware of that there was any issue with the application,” Lynch added. “In fact, I was told the complete opposite.”Lynch also argued that Europe’s crypto market loses more than just its largest exchange if Binance remains outside the MiCA framework. She said Binance provides liquidity and market infrastructure that benefit the wider crypto ecosystem, adding that regulation should strengthen the industry rather than exclude companies that have invested heavily…

A new round of polling shows the 2026 Senate map is genuinely up for grabs, with Democrats putting several GOP-held seats in play and both prediction markets still giving Republicans a slight edge.The Senate is starting to look like the genuine midterm battleground that individual prediction market contracts have hinted at for some time.A recent New York Times/Siena poll released Wednesday showed six Republican-controlled Senate seat races within three points, including Texas, where Democrat James Talarico pulled even with Republican Ken Paxton. While individual Senate seat contracts have Democrats winning four of the six states, the number of seats needed to…