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Trump Aide Suspended As CFTC Probes $100K Kalshi Insider Bet Profits
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that President Trump called the conduct "a disgrace" as officials confirm Gabriel Perez is in settlement talks with the CFTC for abusing his non-public access.
Crypto Daily Brief: Saylor’s Warning, Pi Network’s App Update, AERO’s Binance Debut
Institutions target Stellar for private credit scaling, Pi Network overhauls its UI ahead of a privacy-focused protocol upgrade, and Binance adds Base’s liquidity powerhouse.
The Robinhood Chain Paradox: Built for Tokenized Stocks, Dominated by Memecoins
Robinhood Chain launched to make stocks and real-world assets programmable. Instead, CASHCAT and other memecoins became its first liquidity engine—raising questions about growth, risk and long-term credibility.
Ripple & OSL Join 14 New Firms on MiCA Register as Total Hits 294
ESMA’s latest 14-firm licensing update highlights a rapid wave of bank entries, including traditional German and Portuguese lenders, locking in compliant status across Europe.
Solana Protocol DeFiTuna Hit by $580K Exploit, USDC Pool Left Short
The leverage protocol confirmed a loan pool flaw allowed an attacker to drain the funds, creating a critical liquidity gap for stablecoin lenders as security teams work on recovery.
Apple Bans Crypto From Maps as Google Keeps Path Open
Rejecting high-fraud, service-based categories outright, Apple’s new rulebook restricts its forthcoming navigation real estate to a single sponsored brick-and-mortar pin per search.
Trump Pushed the CLARITY Act, Polymarket Cut Odds to 35%
Despite an emergency White House briefing, traders slashed the crypto bill’s 2026 passage odds as Democrats dig in over ethics disclosures ahead of the August recess deadline.
US Sanctions 4 Iran Central Bank Wallets; Tether’s Frozen Total Hits $475M
OFAC has added four more crypto addresses to its Central Bank of Iran designation; wallets that took in $165 million in stablecoins, and Tether froze $131 million of it immediately.
EU Watchdog Echoes Binance’s MiCA Laundering Risk Warning
Addressing the European Parliament, the EU’s anti-money-laundering chief echoed concerns that the rush of users off unlicensed platforms after MiCA's July 1 deadline is straining compliance on both sides of the migration.
Volvo Tests Proprietary Crypto Token for Multi-Party Supplier Payments
Arguing that corporate blockchain adoption is held back by unfair industry biases, Volvo Group's analytics division reveals successful supply chain tests using a closed, proprietary cryptocurrency.
US Senate Unanimously Opposes Presidential Pardon for FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried
In a rare show of absolute consensus, the U.S. Senate passed S. Res. 772 via unanimous consent, drawing a hard line against any potential executive clemency for convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
Kalshi Slams CFTC Trade Order After Michigan Court Fight
In a sharp public pushback, Kalshi's enforcement head stated the exchange "had no choice" but to follow a Michigan court order to unwind the sports trades, hitting back at a conflicting federal mandate to reinstate them.
Wall Street Cuts Circle (CRCL) to $50: The Open USD Stablecoin Threat
Japanese financial giant Mizuho Securities downgraded Circle Internet Group ($CRCL) from Neutral to Underperform, cutting its price target by 41% to $50 per share.
Japan Is One Vote From Bitcoin ETFs and a 20% Crypto Tax Cap
A pivotal revision to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act clears the House of Representatives, setting up a Senate vote to drop the top crypto tax rate from 55% to a flat 20%.
Trump’s Thursday Primetime Address: Iran Escalation Puts Crypto on High Alert
President Trump will address the nation Thursday at 9 p.m. ET, a primetime speech expected to center on the escalating Iran conflict, and it lands in the middle of a treacherous week for crypto, with Bitcoin likely to be the first market to react in real time.
78 Bank Groups Pressure Senate on CLARITY Act Section 404 Stablecoin Yields
Led by the ABA and ICBA, a coalition of 78 banking trade associations is pushing the Senate to tighten stablecoin rules, warning that current Section 404 exemptions could allow crypto rewards to function as high-yield deposit substitutes.
LAB Token Price Drops 99% to $0.27 Amid On-Chain Scandals & July 14 Unlocks
Lumi Finance Drained of $270K on Arbitrum via Smart Account Exploit
An attacker bypassed security checks in Lumi Finance’s smart contract infrastructure on Arbitrum, exploiting an account validation flaw to drain $270,000 in liquidity before core developers paused the protocol's main vault.
Warren Cites Trump’s $1.4B Crypto Windfall to Demand CLARITY Act Ethics Rules
In a letter to Senate leaders John Thune and Chuck Schumer, Senator Elizabeth Warren leveraged the President's latest financial disclosures to demand strict conflict-of-interest blockades be added to the fast-tracked CLARITY Act.
Robinhood Makes $816K, Pays ETH Just $1.5K: Lubin Defends Ethereum L1 Value
A newly released fee audit reveals that while the surging Robinhood Chain pulled in $816,000 in user execution revenue, it paid out just $1,538 in layer-1 settlement fees, prompting an aggressive industry defense of Ethereum's long-term economic security model.