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Bitmine Immersion Technologies purchased another 27,084 Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH), lifting its treasury to more than 5.7 million ETH.

BNY has enabled institutional clients to mint, redeem, store and transfer USD Coin (CRYPTO:USDC) directly through its Digital Asset Custody platform, expanding its digital asset services.

Bitget said it has launched the UEX Futures League, a global trading competition offering a total prize pool of 240,000 USDT across crypto futures and contracts for difference (CFDs).

The White House will meet law enforcement representatives after objections were raised over the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act's treatment of decentralised finance developers and anti-money laundering rules.

JPMorgan Chase said it supports a new US digital asset framework, provided stablecoin issuers comply with the same capital, liquidity and consumer protection standards as traditional banks.

The Clarity Act has entered a pivotal two-week period that could see the bill submitted to the US Senate for a vote as early as the end of July.

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) has launched a "Digital Credit Capital Framework," approving a programme that allows the firm to sell up to US$1.25 billion in Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) to fund cash reserves, service preferred stock dividends on its Stretch (STRC) product, or repurchase common stock at management's discretion.

XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) exchange-traded funds attracted US$22.99 million in net inflows last week, outperforming other major cryptocurrency investment products that recorded significant capital outflows.

Senator Cynthia Lummis said JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon had misrepresented the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act by claiming it weakens anti-money laundering requirements for cryptocurrency businesses.

The wallet that launched ANSEM (CRYPTO:ANSEM) realised approximately US$5,500 in profit after spending about US$6,300 to deploy the Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) memecoin.

Bitwise has deposited and staked 1.775 million Hyperliquid (CRYPTO:HYPE) tokens valued at approximately US$114 million, expanding its investment in the decentralised derivatives protocol.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) warned that rapid growth in artificial intelligence investment could have significant financial consequences if highly leveraged funding structures unravel during a market downturn.

SBI Holdings has agreed to acquire Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank for US$289 million, with Architect Partners saying the transaction strengthens SBI's position in Japan's increasingly regulated digital asset market.

Brazil has proposed a mandatory 24-hour holding period for stablecoin transfers above US$10,000 to allow virtual asset service providers to complete risk assessments before processing cross-border payments.

Changpeng Zhao (CZ) said Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) and the broader cryptocurrency market have declined in 2026 because of a combination of geopolitical tensions, capital flowing into artificial intelligence and the sector's historical four-year market cycle.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) rose about 2% after the United States and Iran agreed to halt military strikes and restart talks over tensions in the Middle East, lifting the cryptocurrency from a 24-hour low of US$58,856 to above US$60,000.

Solstice (CRYPTO:SLX) recorded approximately US$150.1 million in combined 24-hour trading volume on South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, making it the most actively traded altcoin across the two platforms.

Loopring (CRYPTO:LRC) has shut down its decentralised exchange and automated market maker after saying weak adoption, limited business development and newer zero-knowledge rollup technologies made the platform no longer viable.

Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) approved its 50th virtual asset service provider licence by authorising Tribe Tokenisation FZE, marking another step in the expansion of the emirate's regulated digital asset sector.

Privacy-focused blockchain networks are attracting increased regulatory attention as stablecoin issuers confront technical challenges in complying with court-ordered asset freezes without disrupting legitimate users.

The stablecoin market has contracted by approximately US$9.45 billion since May 8, reducing the amount of capital available to support cryptocurrency trading as investors continue withdrawing funds from digital asset markets.

Sharplink has purchased approximately 39,196 Ether (CRYPTO:ETH) worth about US$62.4 million over three days.

Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong defended users' freedom to choose high-risk financial products while agreeing that trading platforms should avoid aggressively promoting betting-style products to less experienced investors.

US Representative William Timmons said Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) and decentralised technologies could fundamentally challenge authoritarian governments during a House roundtable examining the role of digital assets in countries with restrictive financial systems.